Energy-intensive industries that are targeting net zero emissions through decarbonization efforts are gathering momentum to embrace novel technologies, smart policies, robust investments, and new business models, GlobalData finds.
These industrial decarbonisation efforts are fueling initiatives such as talent hiring across industries such as energy and utilities, transportation and construction.
Kiran Raj, Principal Disruptive Tech Analyst at GlobalData, commented: “The recent boom around earth-saving technologies for renewable power generation, energy efficiency, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) and hydrogen economy is fueling the need to hire mid-to-senior level talent in emission-intensive industries…”
GlobalData’s FutureTech Series report, ‘Net Zero by 2050: Industrial Decarbonization Gains Momentum to Fight Climate Change’, reveals the hiring trends of major companies in some of the emission-intensive industries.
The report highlights the current state of play and future potential of decarbonizing high-impact industries such as energy and utilities, metals and mining, chemicals and petrochemicals, transportation, and construction.
Sanchari Chatterjee, Senior Disruptive Tech Analyst at GlobalData, noted: “Commissioning solar and wind power generated projects in energy and utilities, designing electric vehicles in transportation, and creating smart grid systems for green buildings continue to remain the hiring sweet spots of big companies to drive decarbonization efforts.”
Companies Scout for Renewable Energy Talents
Vestas, the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions, is scouting for directors in its sales and operations divisions to manage wind energy projects, as well as technicians and engineers globally to design, service, and install wind turbines.
Volvo is focusing on hydrogen powered-electric vehicles (EVs) evident from its hiring announcements including head of charging and infrastructure and senior hydrogen fuel cell designer.
AECOM, the infrastructure consulting firm, is looking for senior talents like grid modernization market sector leader and associate director of renewable energy. Its focus areas include energy management, solar design, and green building certification.
Tesla has been on a hiring spree in both transportation and energy. Its Gigafactory powered by solar panels and microgrids for zero emissions is seeking for onboard technicians, analysts, engineers, and managers to handle projects on electric vehicles. It is also seeking candidates with experience in manufacturing solar roofing and energy-efficient building materials.
“Seasoned talent in sustainability is imperative to achieve net zero goals by 2050. It can happen only if companies find talent with the right skills and motivation to drive sustainable outcomes without compromising financial attributes. Radical revaluation is required in the hiring strategies of companies operating in energy-intensive industries.”
Sanchari Chatterjee, Senior Disruptive Tech Analyst, GlobalData
In a world where climate change is increasingly influenced by industrial emissions, decarbonizing the industrial sector becomes the immediate priority to phase out CO2 emissions from the use of fossil fuels.
As countries and companies target net zero emissions by 2050, the term ‘industrial decarbonization’ gathers momentum as an amalgamation of emerging technologies, advanced materials, smart policies, bold investments, and new business models to push some of the world’s largest industries to remove carbon from the process chain.
These ongoing efforts present viable decarbonization solutions that leverage technologies revolving around renewables including hydrogen, energy efficiency, electrification, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) to achieve net zero goals.
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