As of: September 2007
Renewable energies already providing 236,000 jobs in Germany in 2006
Research projects and publications by the BMU on work and training in the field of renewable energies
The continuing boom in the renewable energies' sector created more jobs in Germany last year than previously assumed. According to a BMU research project conducted by the Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW, Stuttgart) which was completed in September 2007, in 2006 renewables already provided 235,600 people with jobs. This is an increase of nearly 50% compared to 2004 (around 160,000 jobs).
This document offers an overview of the project's main findings as well as the BMU's further activities in the field of work and training in the renewable energies sector.
Further Information:
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International Workshop: "Renewable Energy: Employment Effects" - Press Release as of 17.09.2007: Renewables industry provides work for 235,000 people
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