Siemens Boss Sounds the Alarm on Looming Shortage of Skilled Clean Energy Workers
A top Siemens Energy executive has sounded the alarm over an impending shortage of skilled green energy labor as the UK steps up efforts to increase its green energy capacity. Siemens Energy’s UK and Ireland boss Darren Davidson says the lack of skilled workers is one of the top challenges facing the country’s burgeoning renewable energy sector and estimates that the industry will need up to half a million more skilled workers to meet net-zero emission targets. With the renewable energy space going through ‘unprecedented growth,’ the Siemens executive said, this labor gap will be one of the largest obstacles…