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Spanish companies have hired again in 2026. The problem is that there is no one to hire

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Spanish companies start 2026 wanting to expand their workforce, but they face a big problem: they cannot find enough qualified candidates for your vacancies. According to the data of the ‘Labor Market Guide 2026‘ prepared by the consulting firm Hays, companies are ready to grow and hire more staff. However, the labor market has changed and professionals are already they don’t want to give up to their current jobs. Companies step up. The Hays study reflects that 81% of Spanish companies plan to increase their workforce during 2026. The economic growth trend drives the expansion objectives of Spanish companies and, to carry it out, new vacancies have been opened. This growth in job offers is especially noticeable in dynamic sectors such as technology, professional services and industry. However, the big obstacle quickly appears: there are not enough professionals with the necessary training to fill those vacancies. 93% of the companies consulted for the Hays study claim to have serious difficulties in find qualified profilesa percentage that reaches a historical record and is paralyzing many hiring plans. Talent shortage vs. little training. The lack of qualified professionals has become an insurmountable wall in the hiring processes for new vacancies. 85% of companies claim to have launched internal training programs to develop capabilities of its employees. Only 18% of participants openly admit that they are not investing enough in closing this skills gap that holds them back so much. From the employees’ side, the perception is different. Only 48% of employees are aware that training is being carried out in their company to improve their training. This disconnection between what companies promise and what workers see aggravates the situation, making it more difficult to attract and train talent. Qualified external talent is not found, but neither are resources allocated to train the talent that is already on staff. Less job rotation. Unlike what happened years ago, in 2026 professionals have prioritized stability and growth within their company, instead of jumping to another offer. This change in mentality represents a change with respect to the years 2022 and 2023 in which the labor market had high mobility and the workers they changed jobs frequently in search of better working conditions. Even so, 62% of workers feel that their salary does not reflect all the effort that they put in day by day, but that dissatisfaction is not enough to push them to movesince they value stability and personal balance more. Christopher Dottie, regional managing director of Hays for Southern and Western Europe, puts it in clear words: “companies continue to look for talent, while talent continues to look for stability.” Better salary and flexible working hours: keys to attracting talent. To break this inertia and attract available talent, 72% of companies plan salary increases in 2026, with increases of 7% in areas such as customer service, administration and finance, and 6% in the technology sector to meet salary expectations what candidates demand. Furthermore, the flexible days They are imposed as a key piece in attracting talent, although many companies still resist implementing them despite the fact that the vast majority of employees consider them essential for their well-being. In fact, this ability to adapt to demands for flexibility and offer teleworking options is what is tipping the balance. between the public and private sectors. In Xataka | The employment paradox in Spain: we have the highest unemployment in the EU and also the lowest number of job vacancies Image | Unsplash (Beatriz Cattel)

They preferred to retain talent rather than hire again

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The data indicates that salaries have not stopped rising in recent years. However, inflation has caused workers have not seen that rise as an improvement in their purchasing power due to the general increase in the price of the shopping basket. A recent study carried out by Randstad ensures that Spanish companies are responding to the rise in prices with salary increases with the aim of retaining their workers and avoiding a greater evil: the talent shortage. Keep employees happy. According to the report ‘Workmonitor 2026’ prepared by the Randstad employment platform, 63% of Spanish companies have increased the salaries of their employees to counteract the increased cost of living in recent years. This figure exceeds the global average of 56% of companies. This percentage indicates a greater sensitivity of Spanish companies towards loss of purchasing power of their templates. According to the report ‘Salary evolution 2007-2025’ prepared by Eada Business School of Barcelona and the consulting firm ICSA Grupo, small companies are those that have presented the largest salary increase during 2025, with an estimated increase of 5.50% for their employees, and 1.59% for their managers. For 59% of workers in Spain, salary continues to be the main factor when choosing a company, in a context of general increase in the price of the shopping basket. The priority is talent retention. The Randstad report explains that companies prefer to raise the salaries of their current employees even above the CPI in order to retain them, instead of losing them and having to hire new staff. 69% affirm that retaining an employee is cheaper and more efficient than hiring a new one. The report highlights that this commitment to retaining internal talent helps to stabilize staff in the face of economic pressures, thus avoiding having to incur additional expenses with the selection and training of new employees in a context of shortage of trained personnel. Flexibility as the key to staying. Beyond the economic factor, flexibility and autonomy when working have a great weight in permanence of employees in a company. Randstad estimates that 42% of professionals have left a job because their schedules did not fit with their personal life, and 24% did so due to a lack of independence in making decisions about their work.​ The data indicates that 43% of workers would not accept a job that did not have flexibility in schedule or the possibility of teleworking some days. On the other hand, 74% of the companies consulted consider that giving more autonomy increases the commitment and productivity of their employees by making them responsible for the organization of their work. According to Oriol Mas, CEO of Randstad Enterprise, “the ability to decide how, when and in what way you work increasingly outweighs job stability.” More than one job to survive. Despite the salary increases indicated by the study, the data also indicates that 34% of Spanish talent has accepted or is looking for a second job to face the rising cost of living. This figure rises to 48% among young people aged 18 to 26 and is below the world average of 40%, reflecting the economic pressure they are suffering. the new generations. According to the ‘Balance of the labor market in 2025’ elaborated According to the USO union, some 886,800 people in Spain are in a situation of multiple employment, continuing with the upward trend in the need to have several jobs to survive that has been emerging since the COVID-19 pandemic. To put it in context, in 2022 there were less than 450,000 people with multiple jobs. In Xataka | Venezuela has set a new record: that of new Social Security contributions in Spain Image | Unsplash (Sigmund)

Bill Gates has been a famous “workaholic” but he knew who to hire to solve problems: the lazy ones

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Bill Gates is one of the most decisive figures in the evolution of technology of the last 40 years. Found one of the most innovative companies of his time can only be achieved through a lot of work. However, Bill Gates himself has stated that he can be a little lazy at times. The technology magnate has been away from the first line of command at Microsoft for some time, and he dedicates all his time and fortune to the philanthropic work carried out since foundation he created with his ex-wife Melinda Gates. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation invests in projects that encourage development, education and well-being of people in developing countries and at risk of social exclusion. One of his recent hobbies related to raising awareness about these socially conscious investments has been to create the Unconfused Me podcast in which he chats with personalities related to the scientific, teaching or business fields. In one of his last talks with San Khan (founder of Khan Academy) the magnate confessed that In his school days he was quite lazy. With an intelligence quotient (IQ) of 160, Bill Gates He has always had a knack for mathematics.. However, the millionaire himself confessed in his autobiographical book ‘Source code: My beginnings’he always tried to do as little as possible in class to pass the law of least effort. In eighth grade, his teacher reproached him for his attitude: “How can you be so lazy? You could be very good at this,” the teacher told him. “But we’re not doing anything interesting. I had this idea that the less effort you put in, the cooler you are.” Bill Gates states that, that teacher was crucial in his life since thanks to him his attitude towards learning changed since the teacher provided him with books and resources that encouraged his interest to continue moving forward and achieve a goal. Put a lazy person to solve a problem Bill Gates took his attitude towards effort to the extreme in the early years of Microsoft, when was able to remember car license plates that were parked in front of the Microsoft offices and relate them to their employees to know, at a glance through the window, which employees were still in the office and which had already gone home. In a so competitive scene As is the case with technological innovation, it is surprising to come across a phrase attributed to Bill Gates: “I will always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” However, in it we can see represented the Bill Gates lazy and unmotivated in his school years. In reality, it’s not that Bill Gates is excited about being surrounded by sloths, but rather the meaning of his statement aligns with what he learned from his eighth grade teacher: the important thing is to have a clear objective. If your goal is not to overwork, then you will find a way to get the job done as easily as possible. The motivation to do something has been so important in Bill Gates’ career that even people around him have used it as a tool to prevent the technology magnate from neglecting his duties at the helm of Microsoft. In Xataka | Bill Gates was so obsessed with driving a Porsche 959 that he managed to change the laws that prevented him from doing so Image | Flickr

The lowest birth rate forced South Korea to a desperate measure: hire foreign nanny

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Of all the problems in South Korea, one was certainly shocking in September last year (things have changed a little Since then): they had the lowest birth rate in the world, of 0.72 children per woman. In recent years, governments and administrations have been passing, but no one managed to stop the descent, nor the super checksnor the rocambolesque idea that Girls begin the school before. The next measure was a symptom of the crisis: they are being forced to Hire foreign nanny. Nannies and visas. As part of the Government’s strategy, the hiring of 100 Philippine nannies that could work in the country since then. The measure was just the beginning, since approximately 1,200 foreign nannies for the first half of 2025and a “more affordable” program Last March. A problem without solution. Despite government efforts during the last 17 years, including An expense of 380 billion wones (Around 284,000 million dollars) In various incentives to increase fertility, the birth rate has continued to plumn. The desperate situation that in Seoul was warned that the country could be the first of the world to disappear due to this demographic decline is such. Moreover, the administration of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recognized that drastic measures are needed to reverse this trend, and that was the first of the ideas: the introduction of foreign nannies with the aim of relieving the load of the care of children of parents who work, especially in households with double income, and ultimately increase the birth rate. The new policy. As The Government reportedthe entrance was formed between 24 and 38 years old who have the national level II certificate of care certification of the Filipino Government and who have received wide training. Their skills, according to the government, include the care of children, domestic tasks and the basic domain of the Korean language. In addition, the workers do it with an E-9 visa, which allows employment in non-professional sectors in the country, and will be part of a pilot program restricted to Seoul residents. This six -month program aims to provide affordable child care services with homes with children under 12, single -parent families and those with several children. Who pays the party. The lack of affordable nurseries is one of the main concerns among the parents who work, hence the question is more pertinent than ever, who paid the babysitters? According to the Seoul government, hire a foreign nanny for eight hours a day I could cost households around 2.38 million wones per monthalmost half of the average monthly income of Korean households. This generated many doubts about the affordability of the program for average Korean families. “We are seeing complaints about the cost burden of foreign domestic employees,” You Hye-Mi saidmain secretary of the president, in an interview. “Therefore, we are trying to explore ways to mitigate the burden it supposes for an individual home to hire them.” The controversy of the minimum wage. In addition, the program also faced criticism from work activists and immigrant rights groups. It happened in 2023, when the mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-Hoon, proposed to hire foreign nanny to A monthly cost of approximately 1 million woneswhich is significantly lower than the minimum wage in South Korea. Not just that. Deputy Cho Jung-Hun also proposed a bill that would exclude immigrant domestic employees from the requirement of the minimum wage law, arguing that the salaries of these workers should be in line with those of their countries of origin, a proposal highly criticized by human rights organizations, which argue that it violates the rights of foreign workers and violates the norms of the International Labor Organization (ILO). And birth rate? As we said at the beginning, the introduction of foreign nannies is part of a broader government effort to boost female participation in the workforce, which is considered essential to improve the country’s birth rate. The number of households with double income in South Korea has increased constantly, reaching 5.82 million in 2021. The problem is that many women end up abandoning the workforce due to the responsibilities of child care. Therefore, by offering more affordable child care options, the government expects to create a more conducive environment for young couples to have children, thus addressing, in theory, the worrying birth rate in descent. A version of this article is PUblicó in 2024 Image | Pexels, Pexels In Xataka | South Korea has taken the rivalry in the classrooms to the extreme: 84% of its children go to academies to be even more competitive In Xataka | Seoul lives an unprecedented birth crisis. The idea of ​​its mayor: set up a municipal dating program

dismiss sellers to hire other expert sellers in AI

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In July, Microsoft proved to have radically changed strategy as its investment in AI. The Batacazo were The 9,000 layoffs that affected several of their departments, but there was also a change of sight: their approach to corporate sales. After having fired thousands of commercials traditional, the firm opted for replace them with solution engineers Specialized in artificial intelligence. A transformation that seems to be marking trend in the technological sector and that responds to the new demands of the business market. A change in the sales model. Microsoft’s strategy is to eliminate the figure of the general seller, that profile focused on commercial relationships but with limited technical knowledge. Instead, the company is committed to professionals who can make technical demonstrations from the first contact with the client. Judson Althoff, commercial director of Microsoft, It has reorganized completely its division with the aim of turning the company into “the firm of the avant -garde”. Why Microsoft makes this decision. According to Business Insider sources Near to the company, some business clients transferred their frustration to Microsoft for having to go through several vendors before reaching the technical aspects of the product. “The client wants Microsoft to present their people technically,” according to internal sources of the company. Artificial intelligence has raised expectations, as there are more and more companies that prefer to have first hand a deep understanding of the product from the first meeting, not superficial commercial talks. The competition presses. Microsoft faces a fierce battle with OpenAi and Google for the business market. Although it has the advantage that many large companies already use their tools, Your employees prefer chatgpt for being better known. This competitive pressure has accelerated the reorganization of the six areas of previous solutions in only three: business solutions, Cloud and IA platforms, and security. The domino effect on the sector. Microsoft’s strategy is not an isolated case. Salesforce has already applied a similar approachreducing your support staff from 9,000 to 5,000 employees thanks to AI agents. Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, explained that “I managed to rebalance the number of support personnel because I need less.” This restructuring has allowed it to redirect resources towards R&D departments and more specialized sales. Eliminating layers. What is really happening is a redefinition of commercial value in the AI ​​era. Sector investors and analysts interpret These movements as a sign of technological maturity. And it is that companies such as Microsoft are showing that sales teams that do not understand the complexity of their products can no longer allow. Jason Lemkin, Specialized Software Startup Investor, esteem that “between 30% and 40% of sales representatives of one or two calls will be replaced by AI”. Cover image | Simon Ray In Xataka | “I’m afraid we’re going to be more busy”: Jensen Huang Discrepa from Musk and sees at AF a deep labor transformation

They are going to retire later than ever, but nobody wants to hire them

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In Spain, the employment situation of the workers over 50 years It has become especially worrying, since they represent an increasing part of registered unemployment. At the same time, the investment of the demographic pyramid forces to extend work life delaying The retirement age to guarantee the Pension sustainability. In other words, the labor market is cornering workers over 55, between chronic strike and a more and more distant retirementwhich only adds tension to the state coffers. Retire later. Statistics and projections on the population coincide: Spain must increase the ordinary retirement age if you want to avoid the collapse of its pension system. According to A study of the BBVA and IVIE Foundation, the aging of the population and the delay in the incorporation into the labor market of young people will force retirement to delay even 71 years due to the fall of active contributors and the progressive increase in pensioners. The OECD too This diagnosis reaffirmspointing out that the employment rate will fall 10.3% from here to 2060 if measures such as the regularization of immigrants that complement young people, or the greatest labor integration of workers over 55 years. It is precisely in this second aspect where the focus would be to be focused more urgently. Less young, more seniors. According to Official datathose over 50 already suppose approximately 47% of the unemployment recorded in Spain, which represents more than 1.14 million unemployed people in that stretch of age. On the other hand, in percentage terms, this group has a 10.35%unemployment rate. The data seems contradictory since the age segment that brings together 47% of the total unemployment, only records a unemployment rate of just over 10%. We have the explanation in the demographic pyramid. Such and as he clarified The economistthis range of over 50 years has gone from having 3.8 million active workers at 8.1 million in recent years due to the aging of the templates. Hence its unemployment rate seems less. In contrast, the range of younger workers has a lower volumealthough it suffers a higher unemployment rate. The latest Active Population Survey (EPA) sample That those under 25 have an unemployment rate exceeding 26.53%, but total around 451,000 unemployment workers, that is, less than half than those over 50. More senior unemployed. These data leave us a photo in which there are less young people entering the labor market, but more and more employees of more than 50 years excluded, which generates a scenario of labor shortage. The Official reports of the Ministry of Labor point to the lack of digital qualification and the difficulties in the recalification of those over 45 as the main barriers to senior employment, especially in sectors such as banking, industry or large technological ones, where template adjustment processes They have focused In older workers. The INE figuresThey confirm that the group of over 55 years has doubled its weight in the labor market in the last fifteen years, but its vulnerability to long -term unemployment and its expulsion of professional training processes has also increased. Retirees at 55. The direct consequence of this doors closure is that a good part of Those over 55 years old They end up touring a path that combines periods of unemployment, subsidies and, ultimately, early retirement or involuntary. According to the SEPE, the reality is that the State assumes, several years in advance, the costs of these subsidies and subsequent retirement benefits for almost half of the current labor mass, in part because companies continue to consider someone 55 years “too old” to be productive, despite the fact that there are hardly any young people available available To take your relief In many strategic sectors. Greater life expectancy for them. The goal of Expand working life of the workers, in addition to maintaining an active labor mass that is cited, is to balance the retirement age Regarding life expectancy. In other words, do not do without workers when they are still physical. However, excluding workers from labor market What can and want to workonly aggravates the situation by adding an average of 10 years more the dependence of these workers of the public coffers. In Xataka | From the “great resignation” to “great prejubilation”: the labor market loses the experience of those over 55 years Image | Unspash (James Hose Jr)

or hire more controllers, or there will be delays this summer

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The Irish airline Threat with 20% more delays for this summer If the Minister of Transportation, Óscar Puente, does not increase the template of air drivers. Why is it important. Ryanair has made the shortage of controllers a public battle against the Spanish government. And not just Spanish: a few days ago He pointed to his five major European markets on his own website. The company records 11,576 delays in 2025 that have affected more than two million passengers. And the figures are transformed into media pressure strategy. In Xataka In its extreme obsession with hand luggage, Ryanair has created a new and explicit product: “Backpacks to travel with Ryanair” The facts. Spain occupies The second European position in air control delaysjust behind France. The data is objectives: 2024 was a record year in ATC delays despite having 5% less flights that before pandemic in Europe. Air traffic grew 9.7% in 2024 after A especially negative 2023 in terms of delays. Spain It manages 22% of European traffic and generates 11% of delays Continental. The process of forming a controller requires two years, which complicates the immediate response to the demands of the airline. The context. This campaign comes in full controversy due to Ryanair fines for abusive practices. The company had already previously attacked Minister Pablo Bustinduy after receiving A sanction of 179 million euros. Between the lines. Ryanair’s tight schedules (one of the factors that explain its important profitability) amplify any system delay. When an airline program scales with minimal times, five minutes of delay can generate a cascade of problems that the automatic Eurocontrol system does not forgive. The question in the air is whether the lack of controllers is the main cause of delays or if there are operational factors of the airlines themselves aggravating the problem. The answer possibly includes both elements. In Xataka | The great secret of Ryanair’s success is that he does not earn money to fly: he does so squeezing you in everything else Outstanding image | CLAUDIO LUIZ CASTRO in Unspash

IBM fired 8,000 workers to replace them with AI. What I did not expect was to hire many others … for the AI

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The chickens that enter through the chickens that come out. IBM was one of the main protagonists in the Waves of mass layoffs globally Two years ago, and now it is again for the consequence of making this decision: having even more workers. The layoffs. In January 2023 IBM joined the Gray days In the technological sector. Google announced the departure of 12,000 of its employeesX (old twitter) fired 83% of its workforce in Spainand Spotify said goodbye to 600 workers. On the IBM side, I know They completely paralyzed hiring and the dismissal of 7,800 workers was formalized. IBM CEO itself explained That his company would cover artificial intelligence, affirming at least 30% of its workforce was replaceable. The consequences. IBM talked about how they could do without workers by replacing them for AI, but not about the people necessary to operate that AI. One of the executive directors of the technology, Arvind Krishna, collects to WSJ that the number of employees has increased after the wave of layoffs. “Although we have done a huge amount of work within IBM to take advantage of AI and automation in certain business workflows, our total employment has actually risen, because we have managed to obtain more investment capacity to cover other areas,” Krishna told The Wall Street Journal. The company has fired workers to replace them with artificial intelligence, but has also increased hiring in programmers and sales personnel. They have not transcended concrete numbers about how many hiring there have been and if they have really covered or not the 7,800 layoffs. The automation to command. IBM has been fully trusting more than three years Askhran artificial intelligence solution that began to take shape in 2021 and that Today they use for processes related to human resources management (payrolls, employee documentation, vacation managed). The company claims to have automated 94% of RRHH’s routine tasks, achieving productive improvements worth 3.5 billion dollars in recent years in more than 70 business areas. This significant saving in human resources, according to the company, is allowing them to invest in other areas. An AI-FIRST company. On the IBM website we have detailed The official position of the company with AI. It is worthy of a Black Mirror chapter, but perfectly summarizes the state of AI in the workplace. “As the chatbot learned and became smarter, our NPS (Net Promoter Score) began to increase. We added more functionalities, along with the ability to perform transactions. Askhr evolved to a digital assistant that allowed managers to transfer employees to another manager or initiate the quarterly promotion process. Everything was done directly in Askhr With just a few clicks. In 2024, Askhr He managed more than 11.5 million interactions; 94% of them were resolved within the platform. That means that, of all the questions asked, only 6% needed to be derived from Askhr To a specialized partner in HR. The current NPS is +74, so we have traveled a long way from that -35. There are almost 90 automation integrated into Askhrand more on their way. Thanks to this, managers can make HR transactions 75% faster than before. According to IMB, automating processes with AI has allowed you to be faster and more efficient, with a minimum need to derive HR personnel processes. One of the keys is in the evolution of the assistant: they have been using it in tests since 2017, and in 2025 it is already replacing humans. IBM is not alone. The companies replacing workers for AI was not an experiment of 2023. There are already companies that have dispensed with 90% of their customer service departments by Chatbots, ensuring that it was the right decision. Duolingo started 2025 With replacement of human teamsome already shot them through the cylinder head and They ended looking for programmers on LinkedIn. AI and its labor impact It is especially linked to process automation. Reports like ‘The Future of Jobs Report 2025’prepared by World Economic Forum, hope that by 2030 the Process automation destroy about 92 million jobs. In Xataka | “I have three years of work”: more and more IA managers believe that AI will end up removing the position

Peru would hire José Pékerman

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The Peru team has a principle according to the Argentine coach, José Néstor Pékerman, as its new technical directorin a last attempt to sneak into the qualification zone for the 2026 World Cup, where the Inca team has had lousy results. According to TyC Sports, the former strategist of the selections of Colombia and Argentina, in lower divisions, would have already defined the last details to assume one of the hottest positions of the South American qualifiers. The report indicates that the contract is valid until the next World Cup and, according to the performance of the ‘Blanquirroja’ would cover up to the World Cup next year, with a performance clause that would allow it to remain in office for the process towards the World Cup of 2030. The intention of the Peruvian Federation would be for Pékerman to generate a restructuring at all levels of Peruvian selectionswhich includes decision -making power to choose coaches and training programs, in a medium -term process. Because with the end of the Argentine process, Ricardo Gareca, who returned to Peru to a World Cup in 2018, the Inca team has come to less, in 2022 he stayed one step away again, but lost international repechage against Australia José Néstor Pékerman had no mercy to answer Mbappé.Credit: AP José Pékerman Palmarés Pékerman has in his record at the coffee team in the World Cups of 2014 and 2018, his maximum achievement was to take Colombia for the first time in Du Historos to about a quarterfinals in Brazil 2014 In addition, he directed the minor teams of Argentina between 1995 and 2000, participating in the Sydney Olympic Games. In addition, he was in charge of the major selection between 2005 and 2006, directing the 2006 World Cup. Departure from Jorge Fossati The Uruguayan Jorge Fossati has ceased to be a coach of the Peru selection after reaching an agreement with the football leaders. “The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) informs public opinion that, after arriving in mutual agreement, Professor Jorge Fossati will not continue as a technical director of the Peruvian soccer team”says the statement released in the social networks of the Federation. The agency expressed his gratitude “to Professor Fossati” and his technical command “for the commitment shown during the time he was in charge of our selection” and wishes him “the greatest successes in his future projects.” In addition, the FPF said that in the next few days it will announce the new soccer director, with whom the election of a new technical command for the absolute selection will be defined, and in this way they will continue “their restructuring plan and institutional renewal”. “We thank the fans for her unconditional support and commit ourselves to continue working for our bicolor and an increasingly competitive football”the FPF concluded. Continue reading: Better than Cristiano Ronaldo? Kylian Mbappé exceeds Portuguese’s scoring numbers at Real MadridRadja Nainggolan, said drugs, came from converting an Olympic goal into his return to footballReferee Michael Oliver receives death threats for expelling player in the Premier League (tagstotranslate) Jos \ u00e9 n \ u00e9stor pekerman

Texas installed millions of solar panels on rural land. To maintain it they have had to hire 3,000 sheep

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When one of the world’s largest solar plants was installed near his home, sheep herder JR Howard never imagined it would end up being a golden opportunity for the sheep business. Context. Despite being the main oil producer in the United States, Texas has made one of the country’s strongest bets on renewable energy to the point of surpassing California in solar production. In Milam County, just outside of Austin, is the fifth largest solar photovoltaic park in the world. Owned by SB Energy, this installation covers 1,600 hectares of rural land in solar panels, generating up to 900 W of clean energy power. 3,000 sheep. Under the shadow of hundreds of thousands of solar panels, not only insects that were previously threatened proliferate, like bees. Grass also grows healthily, which requires maintenance. The solar industry tends to rely on gas-powered lawnmowers to remove grass, which defeats the fundamental purpose of renewable energy. But SB Energy opted for a more sustainable and traditional solution for the maintenance of its land: a flock of 3,000 sheep. why sheep. In addition to the economic benefits, sheep reach grasses that lawnmowers can’t reach, such as those that grow in small crevices. No less important: the sheep happily chew whatever day it is, rain or shine. But the proliferation of grazing animals on solar farms is not unique to this Texas facility, but is part of a broader trend in the agrivoltaic industry sometimes called “solar grazing.” an opportunity. To JR Howard, solar grazing has changed his life. His sheep farming business has been industrialized and he now has 8,000 animals and 27 employees. An image that is repeated in 27 states in the United States, according to the American Solar Grazing Association, which reports 60 new agrivoltaic projects with grazing by small herbivores. The solar industry is a golden opportunity for sheep herders, who have seen the wool and breeding business in general decline. Agrivoltaics makes it possible to take advantage of sunny land both to generate electricity and to maintain livestock, herds of goats and sheep or grow food. Image | AgriSolar Clearinghouse In Xataka | Minnesota installed solar panels on two huge crops. Five years later, they are a paradise for bees

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