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Last July 3–5, LOMARTOV actively contributed to the SEED International Conference on Sustainable Energy Education, held at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, by leading one of the event’s key workshops: RE-SKILLS.

While the conference took place in mid-2024, we’re excited to revisit its impact now, as the official SEED 2024 Workshop Book has been published. This comprehensive volume compiles the most significant insights and outcomes from the event’s various sessions. Our RE-SKILLS Workshop is featured in Chapter 8, which highlights a collaborative effort to identify and prioritise the critical skills needed for the adoption of emerging renewable energy technologies.

With the release of this book, we’re proud to share the workshop’s findings more broadly—and reignite the conversation on aligning education, industry, and policy to accelerate the green transition.

About the workshop: Skills for the green transition

Organised within the framework of the SolDAC project, the RE-SKILLS Workshop set out to map the evolving skills and training needs in the renewable energy sector.

The workshop brought together industry experts, academics, and professionals for a dynamic two-part session:

  • Session 1 showcased innovative EU projects—SolDAC, RES4CITY, ALL-in-Zero, HEPAFLEX, and DARE2X—that are pushing the boundaries in solar energy, fuels, green ammonia, and perovskite technologies. Industry representatives also shared real-world challenges in adopting sustainability strategies and renewable solutions.

  • Session 2 engaged participants in an interactive skills-mapping exercise, prioritising the technical, digital, and business competencies necessary to support and scale up innovation across the sector.

Key findings

The RE-SKILLS Workshop reinforced the urgent need to update educational programs and promote lifelong learning, ensuring the current and future workforce can meet the demands of a rapidly evolving renewable energy landscape.

Some of the priority skill areas identified included:

  • Materials and process modeling

  • Thermodynamics and engineering design

  • Digital competencies: data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital twins

  • Regulatory compliance and policy development

  • Sustainability assessments and stakeholder engagement

Beyond the technical scope, the workshop also spotlighted systemic challenges such as skill obsolescence, gender disparity in innovation, and talent shortages in high-growth areas like solar, wind, battery technologies, and hydrogen.

The SEED 2024 Workshop Book

The key outcomes and recommendations from the RE-SKILLS Workshop have been published in the newly released SEED 2024 Workshop Book, under Chapter 8: “Unveiling Training and Skill Requirements for Driving the Adoption of Emerging Technologies in the Renewable Energy Sources field.” Authored by LOMARTOV, in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Valencia, this chapter reflects our long-term commitment to advancing sustainable education, responsible innovation, and high-impact training for a more resilient and forward-looking energy sector.