Renewable Energy Will Boost Software Demand, Says Greenpeace

As countries restructure their electricity sector to include more renewable resources, there will be a higher demand for management software, throwing up opportunities for software and services companies worldwide, according to a Greenpeace spokesman.

Managing a single point supply like a coal plant involves fewer challenges than managing a distributed energy supply system consisting of conventional power stations and renewable energy systems spread across a number of locations, said Sven Teske, Director of Greenpeace's Renewable Energy Campaign, on Friday.

Last October Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council set a blueprint for reducing carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2050 in a document entitled "Energy Revolution". Renewable energy from sources including wind and the sun is a key component of this strategy.

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