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Europe’s solar workforce will need agility to adapt to the sector\u2019s evolution in the coming years. Image: Bill Mead via Unsplash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The European Solar Academy is getting to grips with its mission to equip Europe\u2019s solar workforce with the necessary skills for a rapidly expanding sector. JP Casey reports on the academy\u2019s initial steps as it approaches its first anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to its most recent report into jobs in the European solar sector, trade body SolarPower Europe estimates that there were over 820,000 full-time equivalent positions in the industry as of the end of 2023. This was a 28% increase over the number of positions in 2022, outpacing SPE\u2019s initial forecasts for 24% growth. According to SolarPower Europe\u2019s analysts, this reflects both the growing appetite for solar power in Europe and a parallel need for new solar workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere will be a lot of solar PV installed,\u201d Christophe Lits, a market analyst at SolarPower Europe, tells PV Tech Power<\/em>. \u201cThe growth rate has decreased \u2013 in 2020 we installed about 40GW, in 2022-23 it was 58GW, now it\u2019s a bit more than 60GW, and it will fluctuate a bit between 65-70GW \u2013 but the market is not expected to decrease, really.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even the relatively conservative year-onyear growth in capacity additions is impressive, with Europe adding 50% more new capacity in 2023 than it did in the previous year and pushing the continent\u2019s cumulative operating PV capacity to 269GW. As a result, SolarPower Europe expects Europe to employ more than one million people as early as 2027, with its most optimistic forecasts suggesting Europe could have 1.4 million solar workers by 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, last summer, EIT InnoEnergy launched the European Solar Academy, one of the Net-Zero Academies implemented by the European Commission (EC). The academy aims to deliver better training and reskilling programmes for European solar employees and help standardise qualification and certification practices across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The academy is approaching its one-year anniversary and aims to train 65,000 workers by the middle of 2026. Its emphasis has been on standardisation, collaboration and agility in the fluctuating European solar sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond installation jobs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While SolarPower Europe expects the installation sector\u2019s dominance of European solar jobs to decline slightly in the coming years \u2013 forecasting its contribution of total European jobs to fall from 87% in 2023 to 79% by 2028 \u2013 deployment is likely to remain the largest part of the industry, and this is where EIT InnoEnergy is directing its focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInstallation remains a key area of demand in the European solar industry,\u201d Jacqui Wigg and Oana Penu tell PV Tech Power<\/em>. Wigg and Penu, respectively the solar learning project manager at EIT InnoEnergy and director of the InnoEnergy Skills Institute, note that not all installation jobs are one and the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to differentiate between rooftop and utility-scale installations,\u201d they explain. \u201cWhile utility scale projects are expanding rapidly, the rooftop sector remains the largest employer due to its labour-intensive nature.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is reflected in some of Europe\u2019s largest solar industries, with SolarPower Europe figures showing that in Germany, Italy and France there are around double the number of positions in rooftop installations than utility-scale ones. Indeed, just over 31% of the EU\u2019s total jobs are in the utility-scale sector, with the rest in rooftop deployments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lits says of the greater numbers of rooftop installers: \u201cIt makes sense at the moment because we have a growing market, and in the future, we will still need those jobs because the product by itself lasts for 30, 35 years, and you always have something to replace or maintain. But [installers] will probably be less needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wigg and Penu describe Europe\u2019s solar jobs landscape as \u201cdynamic and in high demand\u201d. Macroeconomic headwinds have cooled the appetite for new solar deployments as a whole but also changed perceptions of different scales of solar projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe expect growth to rebound in the next year or two, driven by technological innovation, strong policy support from national governments and the EU, and the ongoing energy transition,\u201d they say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to differentiate within the market: residential rooftop installations have slowed, partly due to lower electricity prices reducing urgency for homeowners. However, commercial and industrial rooftop projects are growing rapidly as businesses invest in energy independence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also suggest that, as Europe looks to deliver greater energy independence by investing in its manufacturing space, there will be a greater demand for jobs in upstream production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReshoring efforts in solar manufacturing are likely to create new job opportunities,\u201d Wigg and Penu say. \u201cBeyond installation, critical skill areas include manufacturing and operations & maintenance (O&M).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delivering consistent credentials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now, just over a year into the work of the European Skills Academy, Wigg and Penu say that most of its work has focused on \u201claying strong foundations\u201d for the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have identified critical job roles across the solar value chain and developed a comprehensive skills framework aligned to these roles, as outlined in a recent report,\u201d they say. \u201cThis ensures our training is relevant to industry needs while supporting workforce mobility across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve also established an advisory council with representatives from SolarPower Europe, the Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centers (EUREC), the European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA), European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) and the European Commission, providing strategic guidance and reinforcing industry alignment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This range of stakeholders could be significant, as Lits suggests that hiring and training all of the people required to meet Europe\u2019s solar goals will need different commitments from different organisations and actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s mostly the job of the sector as a whole to organise those trainings \u2026 usually large installation companies have their own training programmes, from which they hire and employ,\u201d says Lits. \u201cThere\u2019s [also] the political job, which is not to create those jobs, but to make them valid wherever you go, and in whatever country you\u2019re moving to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s the role of the Commission to create those training programmes, but maybe the Commission\u2019s role is to simplify the administrative procedure \u2026 making the certifications that you get in Germany work in Spain also, that sort of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The skills academy team also highlights the importance of standardising qualifications across Europe, which will help deliver consistent standards across a range of countries and jurisdictions on the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA flagship project is our collaboration with SolarPower Europe to develop a credential for solar installers \u2013 addressing a pivotal role in scaling deployment,\u201d they say. \u201cThis credential will serve as a clear benchmark of competence, providing confidence to both trainees and employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGreater harmonisation across Europe would bring significant benefits to the solar industry, and this is a core objective of the European Solar Academy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reskilling and retraining<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wigg and Penu also describe reskilling and retraining \u2013 the hiring of workers with skills in adjacent industries with the idea that some of their expertise will transfer to the solar sector \u2013 as a key component of the European Skills Academy\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe anticipate both,\u201d they say. \u201cWorkers transitioning from other energy sectors and individuals entering the solar industry for the first time. We\u2019re partnering with a new solar manufacturing company in France to reskill individuals from other manufacturing sectors. While they bring transferable skills, they\u2019ll need to acquire solar-specific competencies to reach the required level of productivity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Lits is less optimistic about putting such an emphasis on hiring workers with experience in other industries, suggesting that there may not be many directly transferrable skills useful for the solar sector and the rooftop installation component in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom a personal point of view, I don\u2019t really know if it\u2019s possible, but I\u2019ll be really curious to investigate a little bit more,\u201d he says, saying that there may be more synergies between other aspects of the energy industry, such as retraining offshore oil rig workers to work on floating wind farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lits notes, however, that he is not ready to dismiss the idea, describing it as \u201ca question I\u2019d like to investigate\u201d in SolarPower Europe\u2019s next jobs report, which will cover European solar employment in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forecast for an \u2018evolving\u2019 industry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wigg, Penu and Lits all say that looking ahead, training and hiring practices in European solar are likely to change as the industry evolves. When asked about the future of the practice in Europe, Wigg and Penu say they are already paying particular attention to manufacturing qualifications as Europe looks to solidify its supply chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn line with Europe\u2019s ambition to reshore solar PV manufacturing, we\u2019ve placed strong emphasis on manufacturing job roles,\u201d say Wigg and Penu. \u201cWe\u2019ve partnered with local organisations in France to establish a training unit supporting major new manufacturing projects to secure the needed talent timely and at the right level of productivity to meet their business objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This emphasis on agility is important as, according to Lits, recent fluctuations in power prices and demand for new solar products have left companies whose workforces expanded rapidly in the boom times somewhat exposed as demand has ebbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe energy crisis [created] a lot of need for solar PV, so a lot of solar PV companies expanded their workforces and hired a lot of people,\u201d Lits explains. \u201cThen when the energy price went back to normal, a lot of people didn\u2019t see installing PV [as so] urgent, so the demand for PV decreased just after those companies had increased their workforces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen a lot of companies \u2013 not just in deployment as mentioned but in manufacturing \u2013 hire not too many people,\u201d he adds, suggesting that, as with all aspects of the global solar supply chain, hiring and training will need to respond to these macroeconomic conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA dynamic, scalable approach is central to our mission,\u201d agree Wigg and Penu. \u201cThis translates to maintaining strong industry engagement, regularly updating our skills framework to reflect emerging trends and creating new partnerships across the solar ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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