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Discover the latest insights, news and hiring advice articles from the SR2 Clean Energy team.

Germany’s scarcest renewable asset isn’t a battery. It’s a signed lease.

Picture a farmer in Brandenburg with 40 hectares near a substation. In one quarter, three developers approach him. All three want roughly the same thing. All three are offering many…

You’ve just closed your funding round. Your first hire isn’t an engineer.

Raising the money used to be the hard part. It isn’t any more. Capital is available for German battery storage. What’s scarce is a project you can actually build. The…

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Bees & Bears’ Marius Schondelmaier on financing the energy transition

The clean energy conversation is almost always about technology – better panels, cheaper heat pumps, smarter storage. But the hardware has been ready for years. What’s actually stalling the rollout…

Kraftblock’s Martin Schichtel on the next phase of industrial decarbonisation

Industrial heat accounts for two-thirds of industrial energy demand, but gets a fraction of the attention paid to grid batteries or EVs. Martin Schichtel is CEO and co-founder of KRAFTBLOCK…

The Roles Germany’s Battery Sector Can’t Fill (And Why the Answer Isn’t a Bigger Database)

In 2025, 82% of battery industry employers in Germany reported a lack of skilled applicants.  The instinct when hiring feels hard is to cast wider. More job boards. More volume….

Clean Energy Recruitment in Germany: What ‘Purpose-Driven’ Actually Means

There’s a version of purpose-driven recruitment that is, frankly, just marketing. A mission statement on a website. A values section in a pitch deck. The word “partnership” used seventeen times…

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New Report: The Leaders Behind Germany’s Energy Transition

50 organisations. 12 months of verified headcount data. Expert insight from SR2 Clean Energy.  The definitive map of where Germany’s energy transition is actually happening… and who’s making it happen.

5 Reasons Renewable Energy Projects in Germany are Stalling

Germany isn’t short on ambition – renewables already account for over 55% of electricity consumption, with a target of 80% by 2030. On paper, that trajectory looks strong. In practice,…

Why commercial certainty is driving German Clean Energy hiring in 2026

Germany’s clean energy market hasn’t slowed down, but hiring within it has changed. Across EV charging and battery energy storage (BESS), businesses are more cautious, more selective, and far less…

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Why Clean Energy Projects Need Regulatory Specialists Now

If you work in clean energy, you’ve probably noticed the same thing we have: new projects are landing across Europe at a rate that would have been hard to imagine…

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Inside the Skills Race Driving Europe’s Electric Bus and Truck Boom

Busworld Brussels – a biennial gathering of the industry’s most forward-looking manufacturers, operators, and innovators – is much more than a showcase of vehicles.  It is a clear signal: Europe’s…

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Workplaces People Believe In: Building a Clean Energy Culture That Sticks

In a sector rapidly expanding, clean energy organisations face a twofold challenge: scaling impact while securing highly specialised and purpose-driven talent.  SR2 Clean Energy understands this tension intimately. As a…

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