China Breaks the Solar Barrier — And What It Means for Australia’s Workforce
China has just surpassed 1 TW of installed solar PV capacity, adding a jaw-dropping 93 GW in May alone—that’s nearly 100 solar panels every second—as part of a record-setting surge in renewables (with thanks to reneweconomy.com.au).
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This monumental achievement underscores two critical points:
Scale demands skills: Building and operating such massive projects requires a highly skilled workforce—engineers, installers, data analysts, maintenance technicians, and more.
Australia must capture the opportunity: With our ambitious clean energy targets and booming solar uptake, we need strong pipelines of locally trained professionals ready to build, operate, and maintain next‑generation renewable systems.
How ARA is stepping up:
At the Australian Renewables Academy, we’re focused on building a workforce for a net-zero future by:
Equipping people for work, not just qualifications—supporting hands-on, industry-connected training pathways.
Partnering with communities, employers, training providers, and governments to develop local jobs for local people in renewable energy supply chains.
Focusing on regional opportunity, social equity and workforce mobility as we support people into secure, meaningful careers.
Offering independent research, advocacy, and capability-building to shape policy and practice across the clean energy ecosystem.
Why it matters:
Energy security & sovereignty: Growing local expertise reduces reliance on overseas skilled labour and supply chains.
Economic opportunity: Clean energy projects are creating new jobs across Australia, in regional, urban, and Indigenous communities.
Global leadership: To remain competitive on the world stage, Australia must build talent at scale, right here, right now.
ARA is committed to building the clean energy workforce Australia needs for 2030 and beyond.
Let’s draw inspiration from global leaders like China, not by chasing scale alone, but by investing in skilled, local people who can deliver a sustainable future.
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