Renewable energies and the labor market – Germany | Xpert.Solar
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Energy transition: fewer jobs generate more electricity
In the first quarter of 2021, coal accounted for almost 29 percent of gross electricity generation, meaning the amount of electricity fed into the grid. The share of renewable energies was just under 41 percent. Nevertheless, as the graphic shows, electricity from wind power, photovoltaic systems, and biomass is becoming increasingly important year by year.
While only 95,939 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity generated from offshore wind farms in 2009 accounted for by renewable energies, this figure had already risen to 242,434 GWh by 2019. This corresponds to 40 percent of total gross electricity generation. However, this figure also includes imported electricity, which can have an impact on the labor market. One indication of this is that, despite the ongoing energy transition, the number of employees in the sector has been steadily declining for the past ten years, with the exception of 2016. According to an analysis by the German Federal Environment Agency , the relocation of the photovoltaic industry to other countries, the decrease in the number of wind turbines installed annually, and unfavorable conditions in foreign trade are responsible for this decline.
Although some of the electricity is imported from abroad, Germany remains an exporting country in the energy sector: 40,000 GWh of imported electricity are offset by 67,000 GWh of exported electricity.
Energy transition: Fewer jobs generate more electricity
In the first quarter of 2021, coal accounted for just under 29 percent of gross electricity generation, ie the amount of electricity fed into the power grid. Renewables accounted for just under 41 percent. Electricity from wind power, photovoltaic systems and biomass is nevertheless becoming more important every year, as the chart shows.
Whereas renewable energies accounted for only 95,939 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity generation when offshore wind farms started in 2009, by 2019 the figure had risen to 242,434 GWh. This corresponds to 40 percent of total gross electricity generation. However, this figure also includes imported electricity, which can have an impact on the labor market. One indication of this is that although the energy transition is underway, the number of employees has been declining consistently for the past ten years, with the exception of 2016. According to an analysis by the Federal Environment Agency , the migration of the photovoltaic industry to other countries, the decline in the number of wind turbines installed each year and unfavorable conditions in foreign trade are responsible for this.
Although parts of the electricity are imported from abroad, Germany nevertheless remains an exporting country in the energy sector: the 40,000 GWh of imported electricity are offset by 67,000 GWh of exported electricity.
Renewable energies and the labor market – Germany – Image: Statista
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