How then, do we move backwards? How does a society, with most of the people having no clue of future events, move from being dependent on a vast and intertwined network of goods and services produced by the indigenous people of whereever, to a local resource and renewable energy based society, and do so in the timeframe available (20-30 years using the most liberal extimates, 10-20 with resonable estimates, 5-10 with worst case scenarios), all the while prices on everything increasing, world politics getting more militaristic, governments continuously reducing civil liberties, shortages of goods on the market and weather patterns resembling bad Hollywood movies?
Joined: Jun 28, 2005 Posts: 330 Location: san jose CA
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:53 pm Post subject: Any wind turbine techs here?
Just looking into this as a possible peak oil resistant job option for myself. There are some wind turbines reasonably close to where I live and I wouldn't mind getting a job in the renewable energy sector for both practical reasons and because I could feel my job has genuine importance and thus I would take some pride in my job. Anyways I have done a little bit of research on this my own and found it require a degree of mechanical skill as well as being able to electrically troubleshoot. I figured I would toss this out to get some input from anybody who might be in the field.
Joined: Jan 03, 2005 Posts: 1147 Location: western Wisconsin
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:21 pm Post subject: Re: Any wind turbine techs here?
There are some tech schools or colleges that offer training to become a wind generator technician and as far as I know, that would be minimum training to get that kind of job. I think that there may be links at either HomePower magazine or at the MREA website .
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Joined: Jun 28, 2005 Posts: 330 Location: san jose CA
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject: Re: Any wind turbine techs here?
I actually called and spoke to a recruiter from FLP ( Florida Light and Power) and talked for awhile about the industry. She told me that its not necessary to attend a turbine tech training school per say, however she did say you need at the least good mechanical or electrical experience. Since there are no schools anywhere around where I live for wind turbine training I am taking electrical classes at a local vocational school (DC&AC theory, then this fall the measurements /lab classes) I just got a new job though which should give me some limited electrical and mechanical experience and combined with my classes I hope to maybe get a job as a turbine tech in the long term.
Joined: Jan 03, 2005 Posts: 1147 Location: western Wisconsin
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:23 am Post subject: Re: Any wind turbine techs here?
The advantage of at least some of the tech schools is that they will give students actual experience working on generators in real wind farms as part of the curriculum.
Another thing to do is to attend as many energy fairs and similar functions as possible to look at machines and talk to people in the industry.
Joined: May 21, 2008 Posts: 3 Location: rural oklahoma
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject: Re: Any wind turbine techs here?
Wind turbine jobs? I work in western Oklahoma in oil/gas well service.....many wind farms: Lawton, Ok....Woodward, Ok...Weatherford, ok try www.fpl.com and www.ompa.com
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