Navigating the Unique Recruitment Market in Germany and Europe for Solar, Wind and Battery Projects

The smarter E Podcast Episode 209 | March 20, 2025 | Language: English

In our The smarter E podcast, we talk to Tom Essex, co-founder and managing partner of Kigyo Solution, about how the energy transition will accelerate the demand for labor. With the European Green Deal now being linked to the Clean Industrial Act, it's crucial to monitor its impact on the labor market.


The energy transition and the expansion of production capacity in the EU could require over a million new jobs by 2030, at a time when the industry is already struggling with labor shortages. We want to know how the problem can be solved, what models exist and what appropriate support for the industry could look like?


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About Tom Essex and Kigyo Solutions

Tom Essex, Co-Founder Kigyo Solutions

Tom Essex is a recruitment professional with 8 years of experience supporting and leading teams working on global technological programmes. He is extremely passionate about solving problems for clients, passionate about helping candidates with the right steps and passionate about the industry as a whole.

Along with his friend and colleague Jon Stanley, he co-founded Kigyo Solutions in 2020 with the goal of building an international recruitment business that stays true to its DNA no matter how big it gets and genuinely keeps the interests, wellness and success of its clients and candidates at the heart of everything it does.

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Our European energy system is undergoing a major transformation, moving towards decentralization with increased penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) connected to the grid, such as PV solar, battery storage, and EVs. While DERs provide clear benefits such as limiting costs, reducing CO2 emissions, and helping to empower consumers, there are still challenges to overcome to develop DERs to their full potential. This session will focus on best practices and innovative projects, both from a grid and user perspective (e.g. energy communities) and we will discuss how the regulatory framework can be improved to facilitate the penetration of DERs and active participation from consumers.

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