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🔋 America's Next Energy Challenge: Skilled Clean Energy Workers Needed The demand for skilled clean energy workers in the U.S. is rapidly outpacing supply. As we push for energy independence and economic resilience, the shortage of trained professionals is a hurdle—but one we can overcome. 🤝 Public-private partnerships hold the key to bridging this gap. By collaborating with community colleges and trade schools, companies can create targeted training programs that align with their specific needs. For example, Sila's partnership in Moses Lake, WA, provides students with hands-on experience and immediate job opportunities, ensuring a steady talent pipeline. 📚 Investing in workforce development is just as crucial as investing in infrastructure. Through innovative training and partnership models, we can build a robust, skilled labor force ready to lead the clean energy transition.💼 #CleanEnergy #WorkforceDevelopment #PublicPrivatePartnerships

In support of President Biden’s Investing in #Americaagenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (#DOE) yesterday announced awards totaling $52 million for a broad range of small businesses in 39 states. The projects will work to solve a wide range of problems—from #cybersecurity for #electricvehicle charging #infrastructure to new ways to detect radiation threats and new ways to manufacture #lithium-metal for batteries. “Since Day One, the Biden-Harris Administration has supported small businesses, prompting record growth in the U.S. economy,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. “With research and development grants awarded for small businesses in nearly every state, DOE continues to invest in an industrial strategy that leaves no community behind as we transition to a #cleanenergy economy.” DOE Small Business Innovation Research (#SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (#STTR) awards strive to transform DOE-supported science and technology breakthroughs. Funded through the DOE’s SBIR and STTR programs, today’s selections are primarily for Phase I research and development, with a limited number of Fast-Track (combined Phase I & II awards). Small businesses that demonstrated technical feasibility for innovations during their Phase I grants will compete for funding for prototype or processes development during Phase II. The median Phase I award is $200,000 for a period of six to twelve months. A total of 229 projects will be funded by the following DOE Offices: Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response; Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation; Electricity; Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Fossil Energy and Carbon Management; and Nuclear Energy. Of the new projects announced, 20 projects totaling $8M are funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The DOE SBIR/STTR program ensures that the U.S. not only remains at the cutting edge in energy science and engineering but also enables those innovations to achieve commercial impact. As Justice40 covered programs, SBIR/STTR will also ensure that these impacts reach disadvantaged communities. From 2009-2018, previous grantees raised $8.6 billion in private-sector follow-on funding and reported over a thousand inventions and patent applications, evidence of their commitment to commercialization. Projects selected for award include: Advanced Grid Technologies, Lancaster, PA, Extending Distribution Transformer Lifetime and Reliability.  Distribution transformers play a vital role in the nation’s #electricgrid but utility companies are experiencing an unprecedented shortage of new transformers compromising the nation’s ability to expand and maintain access to reliable electricity. This SBIR program will develop a cost-effective approach to extending the lifetime of currently deployed #transformers improving the long- term reliability of the electric grid.

🚀🌉📈 The Backbone of Progress: UK's Infrastructure & the Engineering Skills Gap Did you know that engineering is much more than a cog in the UK's economic machine? It's a whopping 27% of our GDP! That's right, a significant slice of our prosperity pie is thanks to the marvels of infrastructure - from the roads we travel on to the energy that powers our homes and industries. ⚠️ But here's a staggering fact: the UK is facing a deficit of 55,000 engineering professionals each year. Yes, you read that right. Our infrastructure, which is critical to both our economy and society, is at risk due to a widening skills gap. As someone who's spent over two decades nurturing talent within Engineering, specifically in Infrastructure and Energy sectors, I'm penning a white paper on this very conundrum. 🏗️💡 We're looking at the pressure points - Utilities & Energy; the new frontiers - clean energy innovations like nuclear, and carbon capture. What's causing this skills gap? How is it affecting our capacity to keep up with the demands for skilled workers? And crucially, what can we do about it? I'm reaching out to industry experts and academics - I want your insights! If you have a pulse on what's happening or innovative ideas for bridging this gap, I need you. 🤝 Together, we can dissect the challenges and cultivate strategies to ensure sustained growth and stability. 📚🔍 Be part of the solution, be a voice in the qualitative analysis. Send me a direct message to be involved and leave your legacy. Or, spark the conversation right here - comment below with your views on the skills gap. Your expertise could pave the way to fortify our infrastructure and empower a skilled workforce for the future. Let's collaborate, innovate, and inspire. Reach out now, and let's fortify the foundations of the UK's success - together! 🇬🇧🛠️ #EngineeringUK #SkillsGap #FutureofInfrastructure #energy #utilities

🚀🌉📈 The Backbone of Progress: UK's Infrastructure & the Engineering Skills Gap Did you know that engineering is much more than a cog in the UK's economic machine? It's a whopping 27% of our GDP! That's right, a significant slice of our prosperity pie is thanks to the marvels of infrastructure - from the roads we travel on to the energy that powers our homes and industries. ⚠️ But here's a staggering fact: the UK is facing a deficit of 55,000 engineering professionals each year. Yes, you read that right. Our infrastructure, which is critical to both our economy and society, is at risk due to a widening skills gap. As someone who's spent over two decades nurturing talent within Engineering, specifically in Infrastructure and Energy sectors, I'm penning a white paper on this very conundrum. 🏗️💡 We're looking at the pressure points - Utilities & Energy; the new frontiers - clean energy innovations like nuclear, and carbon capture. What's causing this skills gap? How is it affecting our capacity to keep up with the demands for skilled workers? And crucially, what can we do about it? I'm reaching out to industry experts and academics - I want your insights! If you have a pulse on what's happening or innovative ideas for bridging this gap, I need you. 🤝 Together, we can dissect the challenges and cultivate strategies to ensure sustained growth and stability. 📚🔍 Be part of the solution, be a voice in the qualitative analysis. Send me a direct message to be involved and leave your legacy. Or, spark the conversation right here - comment below with your views on the skills gap. Your expertise could pave the way to fortify our infrastructure and empower a skilled workforce for the future. Let's collaborate, innovate, and inspire. Reach out now, and let's fortify the foundations of the UK's success - together! 🇬🇧🛠️ #EngineeringUK #SkillsGap #FutureofInfrastructure #energy #utilities

🚀🌉📈 The Backbone of Progress: UK's Infrastructure & the Engineering Skills Gap Did you know that engineering is much more than a cog in the UK's economic machine? It's a whopping 27% of our GDP! That's right, a significant slice of our prosperity pie is thanks to the marvels of infrastructure - from the roads we travel on to the energy that powers our homes and industries. ⚠️ But here's a staggering fact: the UK is facing a deficit of 55,000 engineering professionals each year. Yes, you read that right. Our infrastructure, which is critical to both our economy and society, is at risk due to a widening skills gap. As someone who's spent over two decades nurturing talent within Engineering, specifically in Infrastructure and Energy sectors, I'm penning a white paper on this very conundrum. 🏗️💡 We're looking at the pressure points - Utilities & Energy; the new frontiers - clean energy innovations like nuclear, and carbon capture. What's causing this skills gap? How is it affecting our capacity to keep up with the demands for skilled workers? And crucially, what can we do about it? I'm reaching out to industry experts and academics - I want your insights! If you have a pulse on what's happening or innovative ideas for bridging this gap, I need you. 🤝 Together, we can dissect the challenges and cultivate strategies to ensure sustained growth and stability. 📚🔍 Be part of the solution, be a voice in the qualitative analysis. Send me a direct message to be involved and leave your legacy. Or, spark the conversation right here - comment below with your views on the skills gap. Your expertise could pave the way to fortify our infrastructure and empower a skilled workforce for the future. Let's collaborate, innovate, and inspire. Reach out now, and let's fortify the foundations of the UK's success - together! 🇬🇧🛠️ #EngineeringUK #SkillsGap #FutureofInfrastructure #energy #utilities

🚀🌉📈 The Backbone of Progress: UK's Infrastructure & the Engineering Skills Gap Did you know that engineering is much more than a cog in the UK's economic machine? It's a whopping 27% of our GDP! That's right, a significant slice of our prosperity pie is thanks to the marvels of infrastructure - from the roads we travel on to the energy that powers our homes and industries. ⚠️ But here's a staggering fact: the UK is facing a deficit of 55,000 engineering professionals each year. Yes, you read that right. Our infrastructure, which is critical to both our economy and society, is at risk due to a widening skills gap. As someone who's spent over two decades nurturing talent within Engineering, specifically in Infrastructure and Energy sectors, I'm penning a white paper on this very conundrum. 🏗️💡 We're looking at the pressure points - Utilities & Energy; the new frontiers - clean energy innovations like nuclear, and carbon capture. What's causing this skills gap? How is it affecting our capacity to keep up with the demands for skilled workers? And crucially, what can we do about it? I'm reaching out to industry experts and academics - I want your insights! If you have a pulse on what's happening or innovative ideas for bridging this gap, I need you. 🤝 Together, we can dissect the challenges and cultivate strategies to ensure sustained growth and stability. 📚🔍 Be part of the solution, be a voice in the qualitative analysis. Send me a direct message to be involved and leave your legacy. Or, spark the conversation right here - comment below with your views on the skills gap. Your expertise could pave the way to fortify our infrastructure and empower a skilled workforce for the future. Let's collaborate, innovate, and inspire. Reach out now, and let's fortify the foundations of the UK's success - together! 🇬🇧🛠️ #EngineeringUK #SkillsGap #FutureofInfrastructure #energy #utilities

🚀🌉📈 The Backbone of Progress: UK's Infrastructure & the Engineering Skills Gap Did you know that engineering is much more than a cog in the UK's economic machine? It's a whopping 27% of our GDP! That's right, a significant slice of our prosperity pie is thanks to the marvels of infrastructure - from the roads we travel on to the energy that powers our homes and industries. ⚠️ But here's a staggering fact: the UK is facing a deficit of 55,000 engineering professionals each year. Yes, you read that right. Our infrastructure, which is critical to both our economy and society, is at risk due to a widening skills gap. As someone who's spent over two decades nurturing talent within Engineering, specifically in Infrastructure and Energy sectors, I'm penning a white paper on this very conundrum. 🏗️💡 We're looking at the pressure points - Utilities & Energy; the new frontiers - clean energy innovations like nuclear, and carbon capture. What's causing this skills gap? How is it affecting our capacity to keep up with the demands for skilled workers? And crucially, what can we do about it? I'm reaching out to industry experts and academics - I want your insights! If you have a pulse on what's happening or innovative ideas for bridging this gap, I need you. 🤝 Together, we can dissect the challenges and cultivate strategies to ensure sustained growth and stability. 📚🔍 Be part of the solution, be a voice in the qualitative analysis. Send me a direct message to be involved and leave your legacy. Or, spark the conversation right here - comment below with your views on the skills gap. Your expertise could pave the way to fortify our infrastructure and empower a skilled workforce for the future. Let's collaborate, innovate, and inspire. Reach out now, and let's fortify the foundations of the UK's success - together! 🇬🇧🛠️ #EngineeringUK #SkillsGap #FutureofInfrastructure #energy #utilities

🚀🌉📈 The Backbone of Progress: UK's Infrastructure & the Engineering Skills Gap Did you know that engineering is much more than a cog in the UK's economic machine? It's a whopping 27% of our GDP! That's right, a significant slice of our prosperity pie is thanks to the marvels of infrastructure - from the roads we travel on to the energy that powers our homes and industries. ⚠️ But here's a staggering fact: the UK is facing a deficit of 55,000 engineering professionals each year. Yes, you read that right. Our infrastructure, which is critical to both our economy and society, is at risk due to a widening skills gap. As someone who's spent over two decades nurturing talent within Engineering, specifically in Infrastructure and Energy sectors, I'm penning a white paper on this very conundrum. 🏗️💡 We're looking at the pressure points - Utilities & Energy; the new frontiers - clean energy innovations like nuclear, and carbon capture. What's causing this skills gap? How is it affecting our capacity to keep up with the demands for skilled workers? And crucially, what can we do about it? I'm reaching out to industry experts and academics - I want your insights! If you have a pulse on what's happening or innovative ideas for bridging this gap, I need you. 🤝 Together, we can dissect the challenges and cultivate strategies to ensure sustained growth and stability. 📚🔍 Be part of the solution, be a voice in the qualitative analysis. Send me a direct message to be involved and leave your legacy. Or, spark the conversation right here - comment below with your views on the skills gap. Your expertise could pave the way to fortify our infrastructure and empower a skilled workforce for the future. Let's collaborate, innovate, and inspire. Reach out now, and let's fortify the foundations of the UK's success - together! 🇬🇧🛠️ #EngineeringUK #SkillsGap #FutureofInfrastructure #energy #utilities

🚀🌉📈 The Backbone of Progress: UK's Infrastructure & the Engineering Skills Gap Did you know that engineering is much more than a cog in the UK's economic machine? It's a whopping 27% of our GDP! That's right, a significant slice of our prosperity pie is thanks to the marvels of infrastructure - from the roads we travel on to the energy that powers our homes and industries. ⚠️ But here's a staggering fact: the UK is facing a deficit of 55,000 engineering professionals each year. Yes, you read that right. Our infrastructure, which is critical to both our economy and society, is at risk due to a widening skills gap. As someone who's spent over two decades nurturing talent within Engineering, specifically in Infrastructure and Energy sectors, I'm penning a white paper on this very conundrum. 🏗️💡 We're looking at the pressure points - Utilities & Energy; the new frontiers - clean energy innovations like nuclear, and carbon capture. What's causing this skills gap? How is it affecting our capacity to keep up with the demands for skilled workers? And crucially, what can we do about it? I'm reaching out to industry experts and academics - I want your insights! If you have a pulse on what's happening or innovative ideas for bridging this gap, I need you. 🤝 Together, we can dissect the challenges and cultivate strategies to ensure sustained growth and stability. 📚🔍 Be part of the solution, be a voice in the qualitative analysis. Send me a direct message to be involved and leave your legacy. Or, spark the conversation right here - comment below with your views on the skills gap. Your expertise could pave the way to fortify our infrastructure and empower a skilled workforce for the future. Let's collaborate, innovate, and inspire. Reach out now, and let's fortify the foundations of the UK's success - together! 🇬🇧🛠️ #EngineeringUK #SkillsGap #FutureofInfrastructure #energy #utilities

🚀🌉📈 The Backbone of Progress: UK's Infrastructure & the Engineering Skills Gap Did you know that engineering is much more than a cog in the UK's economic machine? It's a whopping 27% of our GDP! That's right, a significant slice of our prosperity pie is thanks to the marvels of infrastructure - from the roads we travel on to the energy that powers our homes and industries. ⚠️ But here's a staggering fact: the UK is facing a deficit of 55,000 engineering professionals each year. Yes, you read that right. Our infrastructure, which is critical to both our economy and society, is at risk due to a widening skills gap. As someone who's spent over two decades nurturing talent within Engineering, specifically in Infrastructure and Energy sectors, I'm penning a white paper on this very conundrum. 🏗️💡 We're looking at the pressure points - Utilities & Energy; the new frontiers - clean energy innovations like nuclear, and carbon capture. What's causing this skills gap? How is it affecting our capacity to keep up with the demands for skilled workers? And crucially, what can we do about it? I'm reaching out to industry experts and academics - I want your insights! If you have a pulse on what's happening or innovative ideas for bridging this gap, I need you. 🤝 Together, we can dissect the challenges and cultivate strategies to ensure sustained growth and stability. 📚🔍 Be part of the solution, be a voice in the qualitative analysis. Send me a direct message to be involved and leave your legacy. Or, spark the conversation right here - comment below with your views on the skills gap. Your expertise could pave the way to fortify our infrastructure and empower a skilled workforce for the future. Let's collaborate, innovate, and inspire. Reach out now, and let's fortify the foundations of the UK's success - together! 🇬🇧🛠️ #EngineeringUK #SkillsGap #FutureofInfrastructure #energy #utilities