According to a recent report Task Force on America’s Future Energy Jobs at the Bipartisan Policy Center, it is estimated rhat 30 to 40 percent of the 400,000 people employed in electricity generation, transmission and […]
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) designated development of a smart grid as a national policy goal and specifically said that the interoperability framework should be “flexible, uniform, and technology neutral” while […]
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has released a report, Transportation Electrification: A Technology Overview, which provides projections of the commercial rollout of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), gives an overveiw of vehicle, plug-in and other […]
Germany’s aging population and low birth rates is creating a labour shortage that is limiting Germany’s economic growth. According to the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce DIHK Germany needs 400,000 engineers, master craftsmen and […]
I have been travelling a bit and got a bit behind on some of the things that I normally try to track. One of the most exciting things that has happened over the past few […]
According to Allianz, the turning point for China’s labor market will be reached in 2013. Today for every 100 people of employable age, there are 19 people aged 60 and older. With current birth and […]
According to Statistics Korea, in South Korea over eight million workers or 33% of the labour force are over 50. In 1991 only 21% of Korean workers were over 50. In 2010 the largest group […]
I have blogged previously about utility workforce challenges in Texas, Japan and Europe. I have been spending quite a bit of time in Europe recently and am impressed with some of the differences and similarities […]