The table displays the proportion of power generated from non-fossil fuel sources and how many people were employed in each sector in 2009.
A brief assessment of the table shows that, although wind and hydro-electric power were the most used sources of renewable energy, they employed the fewest number of people. Conversely, electricity produced from sunlight provided the lowest amount of energy, yet the solar industry had by far the highest level of employees.
In 2009, 13. 7 percent of energy production in the UK came from hydropower, while the figure for wind was slightly lower at 10. 2 percent. Moreover, these sectors employed similar amounts of people, with 1013 employees for the former and 1198 for the latter. In contrast, solar energy made lowest contribution to power production (3. 6%), although solar provided jobs for 12, 450 people, which was almost three times greater than the next biggest (geothermal).
“With respect to the remaining sources of renewable power – tidal and geothermal – they provided almost identical percentages of 6. 8 and 6. 9 percent respectively. On the other hand, while geothermal energy production employed just over 4, 500 people, tidal power employed a little less than half this number (2, 034).
The table displays the proportion of
power
generated from non-fossil fuel sources and how
many
people
were
employed
in each sector in 2009.
A brief assessment of the table
shows
that, although wind and hydro-electric
power
were the most
used
sources of renewable
energy
, they
employed
the fewest number of
people
.
Conversely
, electricity produced from sunlight provided the lowest amount of
energy
,
yet
the solar industry had by far the highest level of employees.
In 2009, 13. 7 percent of
energy
production in the UK came from hydropower, while the figure for wind was
slightly
lower at 10. 2 percent.
Moreover
, these sectors
employed
similar amounts of
people
, with 1013 employees for the former and 1198 for the latter.
In contrast
, solar
energy
made
lowest
contribution to
power
production (3. 6%), although solar provided jobs for 12, 450
people
, which was almost three times greater than the
next
biggest (geothermal).
“With respect to the remaining sources of renewable
power
–
tidal and geothermal
–
they provided almost identical percentages of 6. 8 and 6. 9 percent
respectively
.
On the other hand
, while geothermal
energy
production
employed
just
over 4, 500
people
, tidal
power
employed
a
little
less than half this number (2, 034).