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🆕 Our EU Solar Jobs Report 2024 is out!   📈 SolarPower Europe's new EU Solar Jobs Report reveals that by the end of 2023, the sector offered 826,000 jobs, marking a 27% increase compared to 2022!    🚨 However, the report warns that the annual growth of solar employment will stall in 2024, with a projected growth of only 0.4% this year.   The pause in EU solar workforce growth reflects the slower solar deployment growth projected in 2024, especially in the rooftop market, and the challenges experienced by the solar manufacturing sector.   To ensure that the solar workforce remains ready to deliver solar energy to meet the continent’s decarbonisation targets, the EU Solar Jobs Report makes a number of policy recommendations: 🔍 Assessing the exact need for workers and skillsets at national level. 🛣 Creating a pan-renewable energy career path. ⚡ Including an electrification skills strategy under the Upcoming EU Electrification Action Plan. 🤩 Boosting the visibility and allure of STEM education and careers. 🎓 Retraining workers from legacy-fossil industries. 👷♀️ Supporting the circulation of skills in Europe. ☀ Developing solar-specific training within electrical professional training.   Read the full EU Solar Jobs Report 2024 here 👉 https://lnkd.in/exrVVy9i   #SolarJobsWeek #SolarJobs #SolarWorks #skills

Are you leading the way in sustainable solar energy practices? ☀️ We’re thrilled to announce the European Solar Sustainability Award 2024, where we recognise and celebrate excellence in maximizing the positive impact of solar for communities, climate, and the environment. 🌍   Deadline to submit application 👉 8 November Finalists will be announced 1 month prior and will present their project at our flagship event - Sustainable Solar Europe 2024. Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your company as a leader in solar sustainability! Apply now 👉 https://lnkd.in/dfzjVyBW

What is the state of play for solar jobs in Europe? ☀️   This morning, we officially kicked off #SolarJobsWeek with a dynamic breakfast briefing at SolarPower Europe's office. ☕   Policymakers, industry leaders, and key stakeholders gathered to discuss the findings of our soon-to-be-launched 2024 EU Solar Jobs Report. 👷♀️   The European solar sector continues to lead in employment growth, but with market slowdowns this year, workforce challenges are mounting. As our CEO Walburga Hemetsberger pointed out:   “We need clean, good jobs to make sure that people are profiting from the energy transition.”   Sharing insights from the 2024 EU Solar Jobs Report, our Deputy CEO, Dries Acke reinforced the importance of proactive policy measures:   “Only what gets measured gets done, once you assess you also need to act. For solar and other renewables, we need to be able to adhere to fluctuations in the market.” 📈   Daniela Santopolo from the European Commission stressed:   “Skills are a top concern for the EU political agenda. Assessing skills needs is urgent. We must involve as many stakeholders as possible—training providers, social partners, and industry—to design concrete actions.” 👷♂️   Fruzsina (Fru) Csonka from EIT InnoEnergy noted:   “There are no quick fixes. We need to listen to each other and build on each other’s intelligence.” 🧠   Meanwhile, Julie Beaufils Secretary General of EuropeOn - The European Electrical Contractors Association emphasised:   “We all want to accelerate, but we have to recruit much more people and convince them to join this critical sector.” With solar set to be one of the continent's key decarbonisation tools, the time to secure our workforce is now. Our 2024 EU Solar Jobs Report outlines key strategies to ensure a future-ready workforce for the energy transition. 💹    Missed the breakfast today? Get the key numbers at tomorrow's official webinar at 14:00 CET 💻 Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gHqRMr35.

SolarPower Europe will be attending the Solar Forum ☀️ 📅 09-10/10 | 📍Madrid, Spain Celebrating its 11th edition this year, the #SolarForum organised by UNEF Spanish Solar Association firmly establishes itself as the must-attend annual event for the solar PV industry in Spain. Join us along with 1,000 attendees and 80 international and national figures from the solar industry and government for an exciting 2-day programme, where we will discuss the key factors that will shape the development of solar PV in the coming months. ✅  Check out the agenda and register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dqJXfczf #ForoSolar

👋 We're back!   After a summer hiatus, Solar Manufacturing Matters is back with the full run down on what the new European Parliament and Commission will mean for solar manufacturing in Europe.   From the long-awaited Draghi report, to Commissioner-designates and everything in between, we've got you covered.   Read the full newsletter 👇   #MakeSolarEU

#RESource2024 is less than one month away! ⏰ If you are you a renewable energy buyer you can register for free and gain exclusive access to Day 0 which includes: 🟢 Peer-to-peer networking in the Buyers Bootcamp - an opportunity to learn from and share insight with other buyers 🟢 Flexidao Academy: Mastering Clean Energy Operations  🟢 Pexapark Forum & Academy: "Corporate PPA Journey: from Sourcing to Execution"  🟢 An exclusive networking dinner & drinks Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dnttpXfE RE-Source Platform

🆕 The EU will extend parts of its State Aid subsidy rules 🔜 Competition Ministers from the 27 EU countries met today in Brussels and have asked the European Commission to extend 📝 parts of the EU State Aid 'Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework' (TCTF). The rules dictate how much support EU countries can give to their industry. Dries Acke, our Deputy CEO, said: “It’s good news for solar manufacturers 🏭 that Europe will extend parts of the current subsidy framework beyond 2025. Solar manufacturers need support to reach the EU target of 30 GW of manufacturing by 2030 – we recommend the extension of the TCTF until then... We look forward to analysing the Council conclusions in detail when they available, and supporting the European Commission in their update of State Aid rules.” Read our full reaction 👉 https://lnkd.in/enDAYskR #MakeSolarEU

What is the state of play for solar jobs in Europe? ☀️ Join us for our launch webinar presenting the 4th edition of our EU Solar Jobs Report. 📅 01/10 | 🕑 14:00 |📍Online Following an extraordinary expansion of the EU solar market in 2023, the EU solar sector registered an all-time growth record! This high demand for clean and affordable solar power also means further employment opportunities in the EU solar sector. This webinar will provide: ➡️ The latest statistics on employment within the EU solar value chain  ➡️ Detailed analysis of the solar job market in 2023   ➡️ The forecast for the following years up until 2028     Make sure to sign up for valuable insights into the current state of the #solar job market in Europe! Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/deyeYuw5 Don’t miss our Solar Diversity Champion Award 2024 webinar on 3 October. Join to hear pitches from our three finalists and vote for your winner! 🏆  

🏁 Our sessions have wrapped up at #EUPVSEC in Vienna! Key takeaway: #innovation will help build the energy systems of the future. At our #MissionSolar2040 🚀 session, our CEO Walburga Hemetsberger exchanged with Hubert Fechner, Sebastiaan Coppenholle, and Gofran Chowdhury on the importance of innovation to integrate even more renewables in the energy system... flexibility solutions will help Europe to host 2.4 TW of solar by 2040 📈 Over at our #IncredibleInverters 🧠 session, our Head of Supply Chains Anett Ludwig, as well as Thomas Rührlinger, Andreas Hensel, and Fath Peter covered the 'brain of the solar system': inverters' role in grid-forming, and how to support European production 🏭 Meanwhile, our Head of R&I, Thomas Garabetian and the Increase Project discussed the world of building-integrated solar PV 🌇 (read all about it here: https://lnkd.in/eEqUtRM7 ) Hear more and meet our team at booth D3! ☀ #MakeSolarEU #LetsFlex

The world needs a commitment to #renewables! During this week's United Nations General Assembly and New York Climate Week, we've joined over 1️⃣ 0️⃣ 0️⃣ organisations through the Global Renewables Alliance, calling on world leaders to #NowDeliverChange ! ⚠ World leaders must seize the opportunity presented by the revision of National Determined Contributions (#NDCs) to the Paris Climate Agreement. We've signed an open letter ✉ calling on world leaders to: 🌎 Include ambitious, specific, and actionable renewable energy targets 🎯 in their new and updated NDCs. 🌍 Translate #COP28 global commitments into concrete national plans and local projects.   We must act now to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, transition away from fossil fuels, and keep the 1.5°C target within reach❗ Read more 👇 https://lnkd.in/dENsxgJ9 #GRS24 #Mission2025 #3xRenewables #ClimateActionNow #UNGA #NYClimateWeek