The hard-hitting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that the US clean energy industry reached the end of 2020 with the fewest number of workers employed in the sector since 2015 and a decline in jobs compared to the previous year.
About 16,900 jobs were added in December by US clean energy businesses, leaving more than 429,000 (12 percent of the sector’s pre-COVID-19 workforce) still unemployed, according to the latest analysis of federal unemployment filings prepared for E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), E4TheFuture and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) by BW Research Partnership.
Ten months after the nationwide unemployment crisis began, 70 percent of the jobs lost in the clean energy sector have yet to be recovered, according to the monthly report. At the rate of recovery since June, it would take about two and a half years for the clean energy sector to reach pre-COVID employment levels. It would take an additional year to reach the levels of clean energ
Wednesday, 13 January 2021 It feels like the world has been on the cusp of a vehicle revolution for some time now. We may not be heading towards flying cars, but an electric revolution seems almost fully charged. Pixabay
The merits and disadvantages of electric vehicles have been debated for years. However, there’s no denying the impact driving gas-guzzling cars and trucks, whether for personal or professional use, has had on our environment, and the respite a wholesale switch to electric alternatives could offer our planet.
Much of the trouble has been in convincing major industries to adopt an electric outlook. While many are coming round, some are still hesitant. To analyze this situation we’ve put together a list of some of the industries most likely to benefit from a full transition to electric vehicles, whether that is in terms of profit or productivity.
Courtesy of Kia Motors.
Kia and OVO Energy share a close synergy with both companies having a strong green ethic towards their future developments. Kia has a Plan S , which aims at the company having 11 dedicated EV models in their portfolio by 2025, including passenger vehicles, SUVs and MPVs as well as developing powertrains and technologies. Future plans also encompass further electrification and mobility services as well as connectivity and autonomy.
“At Kia we pride ourselves in finding the right car to fit individual business needs and having worked closely with the team at OVO Energy, we are pleased that they have chosen the e-Niro for their field team” said Lucy Allberry, Regional Business Sales Manager at Kia Motors.
Courtesy of Ingeteam.
The company is currently providing operations and management (O&M) services for 380 MW of installed capacity in the wind sector and 270 MW in the PV sector in the United Kingdom. This is equivalent to the annual energy consumption of 442,867 households. The strong growth has led the company to double its staff in the United Kingdom and it has also recently opened new offices in Glasgow, where one hundred employees are now working.
Since its arrival in the United Kingdom in 2015, the company has strengthened its position in the O&M sector, to become a trusted option for the maintenance of renewable energy plants in this country. Ingeteam currently has a 2 percent market share in the British market.
Following the design, construction and successful operation of a 5 MWe biomass cogeneration plant in the Croatian municipality of Slatina, Resalta has sold the power plant to Luxembourg-based investment fund PEARL Infrastructure Capital. The transaction is one of the largest foreign investments in the biomass renewables segment in Croatia. Courtesy of Resalta
Resalta will use funds from the sale of Slatina to explore and develop further projects in the field of renewables in the region. PEARL Infrastructure Capital is dedicated to energy and ecology transition, energy efficiency and circular economy and specializes in infrastructure assets in the environmental resource management sector (renewable energy based on renewable fuels biomass/RDF/waste, waste valorization and recycling, water and waste water cycle management) for industrial clients and municipalities in Europe.