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InnoBlog: Choosing a career in renewable energy
In my last posts, I covered the global evolution of renewable energy we witnessed over the last few decades. But the big question on everyone’s mind is if renewables can transform our energy systems that have been built on the foundation of fossil fuels over the last 200 years. In this post, I present some interesting facts that shine light on the future of our energy systems.
A booming sector
We are seeing an unprecedented growth in the renewable energy industry today. Over the last decade, Solar PV led the race to be the number one power generation source installed across the world. Renewable energy went from being a technology heavily dependent on subsidies and tax credits to a highly bankable and attractive investment asset. Onshore wind and solar power are the cheapest source of electricity today in at least two-third’s of the world and in the last 10 years investment in renewable energy has grown by more than USD 2.6 trillion.
This has tremendous implications for students interested in entering this industry. A large skilled workforce will be essential to drive its growth forward. So, I highly recommend students contemplating a career in renewable energy to take the dive as the future looks very bright for the industry.
