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EU Solar-Storage Jobs Near 1 Million Mark, Manufacturing Employment Dips

The European Union’s (EU) solar and battery energy storage sectors supported approximately 982,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in 2025, driven by continued...

October 9, 2026

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar
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US Clean Energy Sector Lost Nearly 37,000 Jobs in 2025: Report

The U.S. clean energy sector lost 36,949 jobs in 2025, reversing four consecutive years of employment growth, according to E2‘s Clean Jobs America 2026 analysis....

September 25, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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US Clean Energy Manufacturing Investments Plummet to $758.3 Million in Q1 2026

Clean energy manufacturing investment in the U.S. continued to slow in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, with businesses announcing $758.3 million in funding across 12 new...

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Renewable Energy Jobs Hit Record, But Growth Slows Amid Automation

Global renewable energy sector employment stood at 16.6 million in 2024, up 2.3% from 2023, even as global renewable power capacity expanded to 4,443 GW, with a record...

January 14, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Renewable Energy

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Solar

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Wind
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Europe’s Solar Jobs Rise 5% YoY to 865,000: Report

Full-time equivalent (FTE) employment in the European solar sector grew by 5% year-over-year (YoY) to 865,000 in 2024 from 826,000, according to SolarPower Europe’s EU...

October 9, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Trained Workforce Shortage Imperils India’s Renewable Energy Sector

India’s ambitious bid to lead the global renewable energy transition is running into a significant obstacle, a shortage of skilled workers. Industry leaders say...

August 13, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Renewable Energy
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Solar Inverter Firm Yaskawa America to Invest $180 Million in Wisconsin Plant

Yaskawa America, which manufactures solar inverters and industrial robots, is investing $180 million to expand and consolidate its facilities into a single campus in...

June 18, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Global Clean Energy Sector Added 1.5 Million Jobs in 2023: IEA Report

Energy job growth was fuelled by record levels of investment across a wide range of energy sources in the wake of the global energy crisis. Job growth in clean energy...

November 18, 2024

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Module Manufacturing Capacity Grows in 1H

India added 11.3 GW of solar modules and 2 GW of cell manufacturing capacity in the first half of 2024, according to Mercom India’s recently released research report,...

October 9, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Solar Represents 44% of Global Renewable Energy Jobs: IRENA

The global renewable energy workforce grew to 16.2 million in 2023 from 13.7 million in 2022, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has said in its Renewable...

October 8, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Solar

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Wind
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SolarEdge Cuts 16% of Global Workforce, Affecting 900 Employees

SolarEdge, an Israel-based solar inverter manufacturer, has announced a restructuring initiative to trim operating expenses and adapt its cost structure to current...

January 22, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar Jobs in the US Increase by 3.5% YoY in 2022

The United States had 263,883 jobs dedicated to solar energy as of December 2022, indicating a 3.5% growth with 8,846 additional jobs since 2021, according to the 13th...

July 28, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Oorja Raises $1 Million in Seed Funding for Agri Solar Solutions

Oorja Development Solutions, a Delhi-based off-grid solar services provider, said it had secured $1 million in seed funding from Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia...

October 12, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Ford, SK Innovation to Invest $11 Billion to Build Mega EV and Battery Facilities

Ford Motor Company and SK Innovation plan to invest $11.4 billion to develop electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facilities in the United States. The companies...

September 29, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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Offshore Wind Segment to be the New Hiring Haven for Energy Jobs: Report

The offshore wind energy segment will be the new hiring haven for energy jobs, according to Rystad Energy analysis. Demand for offshore wind staff will triple by the end...

February 23, 2021

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Wind

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