Employment in the German renewable energy sector was considerably higher within the wind energy technology area, with over 130,000 thousand jobs in 2021. Approximately 350,000 people were employed in the renewable energy sector that year. Following wind energy, solid biomass and solar photovoltaic had high employment figures.
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IRENA. (June 16, 2023). Employment in the renewable energy sector in Germany 2021, by technology (in 1,000 jobs) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/809462/renewable-energy-employment-germany/
IRENA. "Employment in the renewable energy sector in Germany 2021, by technology (in 1,000 jobs)." Chart. June 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809462/renewable-energy-employment-germany/
IRENA. (2023). Employment in the renewable energy sector in Germany 2021, by technology (in 1,000 jobs). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809462/renewable-energy-employment-germany/
IRENA. "Employment in The Renewable Energy Sector in Germany 2021, by Technology (in 1,000 Jobs)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809462/renewable-energy-employment-germany/
IRENA, Employment in the renewable energy sector in Germany 2021, by technology (in 1,000 jobs) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809462/renewable-energy-employment-germany/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Employment in the renewable energy sector in Germany 2021, by technology (in 1,000 jobs) [Graph], IRENA, June 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/809462/renewable-energy-employment-germany/