Employment in Denmark's energy sector increased significantly over the past year. From 2023 to 2024, the number of full-time employees has grown by over 7,000 and is now 107,720, according to a report from Green Power Denmark.
Especially more employees have been hired within energy supply, innovation, development and consulting.
- The energy sector is in the process of implementing the green transition - e.g. by replacing natural gas with district heating and expanding the electricity grid to accommodate more electric cars and heat pumps, says Martin Ingerslev, chief economist at Green Power Denmark.
Employment in industrial companies that produce energy technology has largely remained unchanged from 2023 to 2024. These companies account for around half of all employees in the sector.
Martin Ingerslev emphasizes that skilled workers continue to make up the largest group in the energy sector. At the same time, the number of employees with a higher education has increased significantly in the past year - with over 4,000 new employees.
- If we take wind turbines as an example, the development of the technology takes place in Denmark, while production increasingly takes place close to the markets where the wind turbines are sold. And we can only note that there have been many more employees within innovation, development and consulting in the energy sector, he says.
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