Clean energy jobs

Podcast

The great electrician shortage

The table is set for widespread electrification. But do we have enough electricians to make it happen?

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By Stephen Lacey . 26 min . 11 January 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Nicole Luckey, SVP at Invenergy

Plus, climatetech career moves at NuScale Power, WeaveGrid, Strata Clean Energy and Enel X Way — and some Nigerian Dwarf goats, too.

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 5 January 2023
Long-duration energy storage

Form Energy to build novel iron batteries in West Virginia steel town

The extremely well-funded long-duration storage startup Form Energy found an eager partner in West Virginia’s state government.

By Julian Spector . 22 December 2022
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Jess Brooks, chief development officer at Sunwealth

Plus, climatetech career moves at FreeWire, Prologis, Form, FERC, Fermata and 7-Eleven.

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 8 December 2022
Just transition

To get tax credits, clean-energy firms must soon meet labor standards

In January, new wage and apprenticeship criteria will kick in for companies seeking popular federal tax incentives for renewable energy projects.

By Julian Spector . 2 December 2022
Clean energy jobs

Want to work in climatetech? Here's how to get started

Canary highlights top resources, recruiters and communities to help you land your dream job in renewable energy, cleantech or climate.

By Mike Munsell . 10 November 2022
Just transition

Who should pay to help coal communities in the energy transition?

Staff at Arizona’s utility regulator say customers shouldn’t be charged more to fund a $144 million just transition package for the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe and other coal communities.

By Alison F. Takemura . 24 October 2022
Just transition

A Brooklyn neighborhood's long fight for green jobs is paying off

In New York City's Sunset Park, Equinor’s plan for a wind turbine hub is part of the community's larger vision to clean up and revive the waterfront.

By Maria Gallucci . 13 October 2022
Clean energy

Chart: Clean energy jobs still lag dirty ones, but they're growing fast

The U.S. had more than 600,000 jobs in carbon-free electricity and fuels in 2021. Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, it’s poised to add millions more.

By Shel Evergreen . 30 September 2022
Workforce diversity

Chart: Women hold less than a third of jobs in wind and solar power

A staggering 70% of the U.S. workforce for wind and solar electricity generation is male — even worse than the gender gap in coal and gas power generation.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 9 September 2022