Queensland will need to add 26,700 construction workers to boost its grid capacity by 12 times over the next 30 years to reach net zero by 2050.
Queensland’s renewable energy boom will require up to 26,700 construction workers over the next 20 years to help the state wean itself off its coal-fired power stations and reach net zero by 2050, according to a new report.on the pathway to net zero by the middle of the century, a Construction Skills Queensland report released on Tuesday outlines the challenges it will need to overcome.
Over the next 30 years, Queensland – Australia’s biggest carbon-emitting state – needs to deliver between 105 and 192 gigawatts of additional renewables. The state’s installed capacity is only 3.8 gigawatts.“The biggest challenge in delivering the boom could be the scale of the construction workforce required. Now is the time to start thinking about the long-term impact this future could have on labour and skilled trade provision. Then we can plan with eyes wide open to meet the challenge.
More than half of the construction jobs to roll out new wind, solar, battery and hydrogen projects would be in regional Queensland. Like most states, Queensland is jostling to establish a hydrogen industry to help Australia reach net zero by 2050.$1 billion hydrogen-equipment factoryAs part of the first stage of the project, Fortescue Future Industries – which is part of Fortescue Metals Group – will commit $114 million to build a two-gigawatt Green Energy Manufacturing facility to develop electrolysers that split hydrogen from water.
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