According to a recent article by Woods Mackenzie, solar is projected to continue growing over the next decade. During that time they expect the world to add at least 5.4 terawatts (TW) of wind and solar to reach a total of 8 TW. To put this into context, the
"Green jobs" and "green employment" are terms that get used pretty extensively to describe a range of work and jobs that may include any type of sustainability related focus. I have limited my use of those terms on ZeroHero.net because they seem somewhat generic. That
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The solar job market in Texas is booming thanks to a variety of factors including favorable regulatory policies, abundant solar resources, growing demand for clean energy, and a need to improve the resilience of the state's electrical grid. According to the SEIA.org, Texas ranks third in the
New York State is becoming a hotspot for the solar industry. This is being driven by favorable policies being implemented at the state level and specific utility company programs like various feed-in tariffs. New York’s Clean Energy Standard sets goals for achieving 70% renewably sourced electricity by 2030 With
California has been the leader in solar installations for several decades and the industry is still growing. With the state's commitment to clean energy and carbon emission reduction, the California solar industry is projected to create a thousands of new jobs in the next ten years. Although California
Update: unfortunately this idea never got off the ground and was cancelled before Trump's second term. It was a preemptive shutdown by the Biden administration who understood it would be shutdown by the new administration anyway. Apparently it was more of a rebranding of mostly existing jobs in
For most people finding a job in the solar industry means earning a paycheck while contributing your skills and abilities to develop clean energy. Although the transition to zero carbon emission energy sources is well underway, we are now entering a significant growth phase in new job opportunities. With concerns