{"id":7149,"date":"2024-09-10T15:50:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/?p=7149"},"modified":"2024-09-10T15:50:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:50:32","slug":"stem-jobs-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2024\/09\/10\/stem-jobs-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM Jobs &#8211; Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-entry-content\">\n<p>The energy sector plays a vital role in the Scottish economy and is increasingly providing a platform for innovation to grow the economy and create jobs. Careers in Energy are on the rise in Scotland and these jobs represent an exciting opportunity for our young people. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153042\/camila-fernandez-leon-36JGULWEsgQ-unsplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2024\/09\/10\/stem-jobs-energy\/camila-fernandez-leon-36jgulwesgq-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153042\/camila-fernandez-leon-36JGULWEsgQ-unsplash.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,747\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"camila-fernandez-leon-36JGULWEsgQ-unsplash\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153042\/camila-fernandez-leon-36JGULWEsgQ-unsplash-300x178.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153042\/camila-fernandez-leon-36JGULWEsgQ-unsplash-1024x607.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7174 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153042\/camila-fernandez-leon-36JGULWEsgQ-unsplash-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153042\/camila-fernandez-leon-36JGULWEsgQ-unsplash-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153042\/camila-fernandez-leon-36JGULWEsgQ-unsplash-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153042\/camila-fernandez-leon-36JGULWEsgQ-unsplash-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153042\/camila-fernandez-leon-36JGULWEsgQ-unsplash.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To give you a window into energy career pathways, we\u2019ve pulled together some of the key websites, facts and reports into one place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Key websites\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renewableuk.com\/page\/UKWEDhome\/Wind-Energy-Statistics.htm\">Wind Energy Statistics &#8211; RenewableUK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/energy-statistics-for-scotland-q1-2024\/\">Energy Statistics for Scotland &#8211; gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishpower.com\/\">ScottishPower<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153102\/nicholas-doherty-pONBhDyOFoM-unsplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2024\/09\/10\/stem-jobs-energy\/nicholas-doherty-ponbhdyofom-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153102\/nicholas-doherty-pONBhDyOFoM-unsplash.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,816\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nicholas-doherty-pONBhDyOFoM-unsplash\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153102\/nicholas-doherty-pONBhDyOFoM-unsplash-300x194.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153102\/nicholas-doherty-pONBhDyOFoM-unsplash-1024x663.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-7175 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153102\/nicholas-doherty-pONBhDyOFoM-unsplash-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153102\/nicholas-doherty-pONBhDyOFoM-unsplash-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153102\/nicholas-doherty-pONBhDyOFoM-unsplash-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153102\/nicholas-doherty-pONBhDyOFoM-unsplash-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153102\/nicholas-doherty-pONBhDyOFoM-unsplash.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Facts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>154,000 UK jobs at present in offshore energy<\/li>\n<li>79,000 offshore energy jobs in Scotland<\/li>\n<li>120,000 remain in oil and gas<\/li>\n<li>34,000 in renewables<\/li>\n<li>In the first quarter of 2024, 10,722 GWh of electricity was generated from renewable sources, a 4% increase compared to the same period in 2023.<\/li>\n<li>15.4 GW of renewable electricity operational capacity in Scotland &#8211; end of March 2024.<\/li>\n<li>There are 790 renewable energy projects in the planning pipeline.<\/li>\n<li>In 2022, 87.9% of electricity generated in Scotland was from low-carbon sources. 11.4% of Scotland\u2019s electricity generation came from fossil fuels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153520\/shaun-dakin-nY_RHD44e_o-unsplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2024\/09\/10\/stem-jobs-energy\/shaun-dakin-ny_rhd44e_o-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153520\/shaun-dakin-nY_RHD44e_o-unsplash.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"709,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shaun-dakin-nY_RHD44e_o-unsplash\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153520\/shaun-dakin-nY_RHD44e_o-unsplash-169x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153520\/shaun-dakin-nY_RHD44e_o-unsplash-576x1024.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-7177 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153520\/shaun-dakin-nY_RHD44e_o-unsplash-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153520\/shaun-dakin-nY_RHD44e_o-unsplash-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153520\/shaun-dakin-nY_RHD44e_o-unsplash-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10153520\/shaun-dakin-nY_RHD44e_o-unsplash.jpg 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Reports<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"ak-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energylivenews.com\/2024\/08\/30\/scotland-powers-nearly-half-of-uks-wind-energy-milestone\/\">Scotland powers nearly half of UK\u2019s wind energy milestone<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>This 30GW of operational wind power is enough to supply\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energylivenews.com\/2024\/08\/29\/discounted-electricity-can-help-manage-grid\/\">electricity<\/a>\u00a0to over 26 million homes and reduce carbon emissions by more than 35 million tonnes annually.<\/p>\n<p>Almost half of this \u2013 48% \u2013 is being generated by Scotland\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energylivenews.com\/2024\/08\/15\/offshore-wind-profits-rise-as-orsted-faces-setbacks\/\">offshore<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energylivenews.com\/2024\/08\/05\/uk-to-ease-solar-and-onshore-wind-planning-rules\/\">onshore wind\u00a0<\/a>farms.<\/p>\n<p>Of this,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energylivenews.com\/2024\/08\/27\/scotlands-wind-farms-paid-over-205m-to-shut-down\/\">Scotland<\/a>\u2018s onshore wind farms, from the Borders to the Highlands and Islands, currently contribute 9.5GW.<\/p>\n<p>Offshore wind farms along Scotland\u2019s coast currently provide 5GW of clean energy, with a target of 11GW by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Scotland\u2019s green energy suppliers provide services to renewable technologies including:<\/p>\n<p>Hydro<\/p>\n<p>Wave and tidal<\/p>\n<p>Offshore Wind<\/p>\n<p>Solar<\/p>\n<p>Heat<\/p>\n<p>Wind<\/p>\n<p>Hydrogen<\/p>\n<p>Storage<\/p>\n<p>Other<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/policies\/renewable-and-low-carbon-energy\/\">Renewable and low carbon energy &#8211; gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2024\/09\/10152539\/Scotlands_Renewable_Energy_Industry__Supply_Chain_Impact_Statement_2024_SPREADS_original.pdf\">Scotland\u2019s Renewable Energy Industry Supply Chain Impact Statement 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-64865088\">The students at the heart of the green jobs boom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c7v5y6gnjeyo\">GB Energy to be headquartered in Aberdeen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4coffshore.com\/news\/first-minister-of-scotland-opens-new-ocean-winds-base-in-buckie-nid30273.html\">First Minister opens new Ocean Winds base in Buckie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com\/news\/opinion\/columnists\/scotland-on-the-right-path-to-reach-renewable-energy-potential-angus-robertson-4765827\">Scotland on the right path to reach renewable energy potential<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowlive.co.uk\/news\/glasgow-news\/derelict-glasgow-sites-handed-residents-29860632\">Derelict Glasgow sites to be handed to residents to generate renewable energy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/news\/green-hydrogen-production\/\">Green hydrogen production &#8211; gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/news\/fast-tracking-scotlands-energy-transition\/\">Fast-tracking Scotland\u2019s energy transition &#8211; gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Pathways<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk\/what-we-do\/apprenticeships\/modern-apprenticeships\/modern-apprenticeship-frameworks\/engineering-energy-related\">Engineering &amp; Energy Related &#8211; Skills Development Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishpower.com\/pages\/careers.aspx\">Careers &#8211; ScottishPower<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdi.co.uk\/business-in-scotland\/work-in-scotland\/career-opportunities\/energy-transition\">Scotland&#8217;s energy transition career opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The energy sector plays a vital role in the Scottish economy and is increasingly providing a platform for innovation to grow the economy and create jobs. 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