The Green Economy in Bristol and the West of ... - Miguel Mendonça
The Green Economy in Bristol and the West of ... - Miguel Mendonça
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Section 1: Development <strong>in</strong> <strong>Green</strong> Technologies<br />
Regen SW Jobs <strong>and</strong> GVA Studies<br />
Regen South <strong>West</strong>, a susta<strong>in</strong>able energy<br />
organisation based <strong>in</strong> Exeter, commissioned several<br />
studies on <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> jobs <strong>in</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> economic<br />
contribution <strong>of</strong>, <strong>the</strong> renewables <strong>and</strong> efficiency sectors<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> South <strong>West</strong> region. <strong>The</strong> studies took place <strong>in</strong><br />
2005, 2008 <strong>and</strong> 2010. Compar<strong>in</strong>g employment <strong>in</strong><br />
renewable energy (RE) <strong>and</strong> energy efficiency (EE)<br />
sectors, between <strong>the</strong> studies <strong>in</strong> 2008 <strong>and</strong> 2010, RE<br />
shows 70% growth, aga<strong>in</strong>st 8% <strong>in</strong> EE. For RE, this<br />
was attributed to growth <strong>in</strong> size <strong>and</strong> number <strong>of</strong><br />
companies operat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> sector. Between 2005 <strong>and</strong><br />
2008, growth <strong>in</strong> renewable energy was around 160%,<br />
compared to 10% for <strong>the</strong> economy as a whole. It<br />
slowed to 75% between 2008 <strong>and</strong> 2010. 17<br />
Table 7. Regen SW Data on Renewables <strong>and</strong><br />
Efficiency Jobs <strong>and</strong> GVA 20052010 18<br />
<strong>The</strong> study ranks <strong>the</strong> UK regions <strong>in</strong> market share <strong>and</strong><br />
value <strong>of</strong> sales, with <strong>the</strong> South <strong>West</strong> rank<strong>in</strong>g fifth,<br />
closely followed by both <strong>the</strong> <strong>West</strong> Midl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong><br />
Scotl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Table 8. Market Share <strong>and</strong> Value <strong>of</strong> LCEGS Sector<br />
<strong>in</strong> Top 7 UK Regions <strong>in</strong> 2010<br />
<strong>The</strong> Regen SW report for 2010 found that <strong>the</strong> ET<br />
sector <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> South <strong>West</strong> should see “significant<br />
growth” <strong>in</strong> future due to a number <strong>of</strong> factors around<br />
policy, <strong>the</strong> exist<strong>in</strong>g cluster <strong>of</strong> companies <strong>and</strong><br />
activities <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> region, <strong>and</strong> its “environmental<br />
assets”, which <strong>in</strong>clude <strong>the</strong> coastl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r sites<br />
for deployment <strong>of</strong> renewable technologies. 19<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Green</strong> <strong>Economy</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>of</strong> Engl<strong>and</strong>