IRENA 2016 annual report figures on employment and renewable energy reveal that the worldwide number of people employed in the renewable energy industry increased by 5% in 2015, reaching 8.1 million.

There was a slight decline compared to previous years, but the number of jobs in this sector continues to increase in the long-term projections.

The most important contractors in this sector are mainly related to solar energy, which accounted for 2.8 million jobs in the same year (increase of 11% compared to 2014).

Countries with the highest employment figures in renewable energy sector were China, Brazil and the United States.

In Brazil, current estimates indicate that for each photovoltaic MW installed, there are directly or indirectly 20 to 30 jobs create.

In this country it is expected that solar photovoltaic energy will be the industry with the fastest expansion due to facilities and plants planned, which are expected to reach 3.3 GW of solar energy generating by 2018.

They could create 60,000 to 90,000 jobs by comparison with what happened in Germany: 100,000 solar jobs were counted when this sector reached 7 GW in 2012.

Solar energy has great potential to generate long term employment in Brazil and Latam.

The reduction in solar related costs has helped the installation of small and large scale solar photovoltaic plants increase.

The solar photovoltaic energy plants increased by 20% in 2015 with China, Japan and the United States in the lead.

China is the largest employer with 1.7 million jobs in 2015.

As the photovoltaic solar industry is becoming increasingly decentralized, different parts of the value chain (such as assembly, distribution or after-sales service) are easy to relocate, thus creating more jobs.

The labor market and the planned expansion of solar photovoltaic energy will be one of the main topics to be discussed at the Job & Career Forum at Intersolar South America.

This event not only provides a platform for job seekers and other solar professionals to obtain more and better information on current labor trends, but also solar companies and human resources specialists will be present to promote their own job deals. This platform is being organized with the support of Sopelia.

Referring to the following code 16104DD609D43B you will get a 10% discount on your ticket to Intersolar South America by accessing the following link.

With events in 4 continents (Munich, San Francisco, Mumbai, São Paulo, and from 2016 in Dubai), Intersolar is the largest trade fair in the world for the solar industry.

Intersolar South America will take place at the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo, Brazil.

The fair and the congress will focus on the areas of photovoltaics, PV production technologies, energy storage systems and solar thermal energy technologies.

Politicians and leaders with ideas lacking, you can say higher but not clearer: solar energy creates jobs! And it is a huge boost for any country economy.

Students, professionals and entrepreneurs: solar energy is a sector with great potential where we can develop professional or corporately and at the same time contribute to improving our environment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to train you (and in some cases access to job opportunities) from wherever you are, you just have to wait until next September (enrollment period begins in August) to access the best e-learning training of market with Sopelia.

And do not forget to visit Intersolar South America before.