Job generation
As the UK prepares to increase energy capacity, plans for new generators and a clean-up
of existing facilities promise a jobs bonanza for engineers. Julia Pierce reports
DESPITE environmental pressure
on companies and individuals to
use less energy, demand for
electricity is soaring in the UK.
In last year’s Energy White
Paper, the government estimated
that about 20–25GW of new
generation would be required by
2020. Since then the Department
for Business Enterprise and
Regulatory Reform has
announced plans for more than
14GW of new generation capacity,
which will create significant
employment opportunities for
skilled engineers.
Meanwhile, further demand
for engineers is being created by
those in charge of cleaning up
existing facilities.
‘Today the world’s electricity
markets are undergoing major
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changes with an increase in
demand, the introduction of
deregulation, power trading and
new standards for environmental
emissions,’ said Angela Osborne,
human resources manager at
power sector equipment and ser-
vices provider Alstom.
‘This has created a need for
flexible strategies for future
growth, embracing optimised
generation assets, improved
power plant revenues, extended
plant life, increased output at
lower cost and reduced emissions.
This dynamic and exciting
market place demands pioneering
engineers to create innovative
solutions.’
Alstom Steam Turbines
Retrofit has supplied more than
770 state-of-the art retrofit
solutions worldwide, and more
than 300 of these were for
third-party machines. These
have increased plant output and
efficiency, extended plant life and
reduced emissions.
The company is at the
‘This dynamic and exciting marketplace
demands pioneering engineers to create
innovative solutions’ Angela Osborne, Alstom
forefront of new technology in the
development of steam path, frame
architecture, component design
and material development, with
each solution being tailor-made to
meet the customer’s needs and
CAREERS
specifications. In the last year
Alstom has taken on more than
10,000 new employees.
‘Our goal is to ensure that the
men and women who make up
Alstom, and who are our most
valuable asset, are given a
positive working environment,
career prospects and training
bolstered by clear company
values, ethics and profit-sharing
opportunities in line with their
expectations,’ said Osborne.
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