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10,000 new renewable energy jobs, in UK marine energy sector

 Positive Energy: Renewable Energy Sector set to Offer More Jobs, Report reed.co.uk,  LONDON, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Renewable energy sector could potentially offer up to 10,000 more jobs over the next eight years, predicts job site

Starting salaries are also set to rise in the industry

The latest research from Renewable UK, the leading renewable energy trade association in the UK, has revealed that approximately 10,000 jobs could be created in the wave and tidal industry within the next eight years.

The study also highlighted the current dearth of talent in the
renewable energy sector, with many employers struggling to find
talented engineers with the correct experience. According to Renewable
UK, those with a strong foundation in mechanical and electrical
engineering, along with cross sector expertise, will find plenty of
graduate job opportunities in the upcoming years.

Top job site, reed.co.uk, recognise that the major difficulty,
however, will be finding professionals within the renewable energy
sector that would be willing and able to work in remote areas around
the world.

The South West region of the UK is currently at the forefront of the
country’s renewable energy sector. The area is set to be home to the
Britain’s first Marine Energy Park, which is a development that will
stretch from Bristol to Isles of Scilly. Greg Baker, the climate
change minister, believes that this park has the potential to create
27 gigawatts of power in Britain by 2050. This is the equivalent to
the amount of power produced by eight coal-fuelled power stations.

These findings are concurrent with the latest AGR Graduate Recruitment
survey of 2012, which indicates that job vacancies and starting
salaries are set to rise by 16% in the energy, water, and utility
sector during the course of the year. Between January and February
2012, the Reed Job Index also showed that energy sector will increase
by 37 index points, from 92 to 129……
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/positive-energy-renewable-energy-sector-set-to-offer-more-jobs-report-reedcouk-2012-04-05

April 5, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | employment