Anyone in here leave wind; what did you end up getting into? Been traveling for a little while now doing MCE and have to stop traveling later this year. I’m super confused on what to do next and feeling stressed. Just looking for advice or people’s experiences.

I’m working as an engineering manager for a wind developer. Currently there is a wind farm construction project and I’m preparing technical specifications for the BoP part. The external engineering company who does grounding studies says there is no need to interconnect the ground between the 4 wind turbines and the substation, but the wind turbine OEM says we should in their specs. Have you ever come across this issue and what did you decide to do? knowing interconnecting the parc comes with its price.

Just trying to get into the industry, does anyone hire people with no experience other than sky climbers? There’s a college course for the year which I don’t mind doing but that would start in September and mean not getting started for another year. So I’ve applied for entry level site positions nearby but been rejected and haven’t heard back from a few including skyclimbers. But most people seem to say they hire everyone and yes I’m aware of their terrible name but a foot in the door is all I’m after. T

I I'm Canadian, and I'm looking for a blade repair job I'm new to wind turbine But I have studied composite fabrication and repair and have my diploma

Do you guys no any good company looking for people And I would love to travel internationally if it's possible

Thanks you for your time

My friend is buying an old farm in Iowa, there's always wind and he has several acres he can build on. I'm looking into setting up a wind turbine for him. What's the best brand to go with and any advice? He's on propane and electric baseboard so anything to reduce his electric bill will really help.

Hello all im currently looking for a job in the wind turbine industry. I have no experience but im willing to travel, learn fast, and im a hard worker. Does anyone know of any places Hiring people with no experience?

I am interested in starting a career in wind power. I like using my hands, fixing things, problem solving and really think I would do well in this industry considering the work environment. I just left my amazon job of 4 years and need something new. I went to College for IT related stuff but have sadly lost interest and dropped out then started the Amazon thing and took two promotions and spend 4 years only to realize it is a totally dead end job with no true growth involved.

There is a wind turbine tech program local to me which I feel lucky to have but its 20k for a 7 month program. I could relocate to a place far away where school would be cheaper but I wouldnt have a place to stay so it would in the end be similarly expensive if not more expensive for me to relocate for cheaper school. Not sure what to do. Please help.

What is the best and most reliable way to get into this industry?

Anybody know where I can get an end of life wind turbine blade or part of one? TIA

Can anybody who's been through HUET let me know how it was for you? I've expressed interest in going to this training through my company. I was told that the two techs that they sent had to go to the hospital due to exhaustion or something. This makes me worried about whether or not I can hack it. Please share your experiences with this training, so I know what to expect or prepare for!

I have an idea for high altitude wind power. What projects are currently out there for this?

hi. I made an account for Reddit, so I don't know how to work Reddit well yet, just to ask this question regarding the wind/electric industry.

Specifically for those who attended NW REI, is it possible to still be in the wind/electric industry with the education/training you received at NW REI and NOT be a wind turbine tech?

I am thinking of heading toward that career path however I heard it's a good idea to get an electric engineering degree as well in case becoming a wind turbine tech isn't what I like/want. I am still learning about the courses/school so any advice would be very helpful if possible to give.

thanks.

Hi there, guys and gals, I am thinking about becoming a traveling wind turbine technician, I like to travel a lot and I don´t have anything anchoring me. I am wondering if any of you worked as a windtech while living in an Rv, do you think it´s viable? what are some of the problems that you encountered?

I am thinking that living in an RV would be way cheaper than sleeping in motels while traveling for work, what do you think about this?

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I'm currently taking a course to be a windmill tech because my cousin talked to me about it and made it sound like a good opportunity

But I sorta just jumped into it without doing any real research on the job

So what is the work really about? whats a typical day like? Do you drive to work everyday or do you stay on site? If you're traveling How often do you get to go home? Would you say it's a good opportunity for a 19 year old high school graduate?

Any thoughts and comments are appreciated

Boeing's plans have been in the news recently, and they want to accelerate the manufacture of their 737 model jet aircraft. It struck me that we will not actually be needing all those airplanes (typical lifespan over 20 years) because we will not want them burning fuel. In WW2, automobile and appliance factories were re-purposed into making military equipment, with the government as the customer.

Are aircraft factories suitable for converting into making parts for windmills? Aluminum, Carbon fiber, large workspaces, airfoils, good rail connections, etc.

This would be in addition to making light railroad cars.

Hi, I have a schoolproject in which I have to gernerate 12 Volts with a small generator which produces about 1.2V for 1000rpm. I have bought some timing pulleys for making more rpm. Thats a different story though and I have no idea if the torque required is reachable.

Anyways: I have designed a rotor in QBlade with the SG6043 Airfoil. My rotor length is 24.5cm so I can print them vertically on my ender 3 pro. The teacher told us that the Fan used to make the turbine spin produces windspeeds of about 10meter per second. I have no idea which Reynolds number to use because I have assumed a quite liminar flow berfore but now idk how to adjust the rotor for the turbulent flow that will be generated by the fan or if the Airfoil choise is even good because idk if SG6043 is good for turbulent and small rotors.

I´m sorry for my poor vocabulary, english isn´t my main language.

If anyone knows how to help or is able to explain me what I should do or just to recomend another airfoil, feel free to comment and help me out.

Hello Everyone,

As part of my university dissertation I am looking for examples of offshore wind farms where the proposed plans changed during the projects life cycle. For example the capacity or size was reduced due to environmental or regulatory reasons, anything really.

So far I have found Rampion Wind Farm and Dudgeon Wind Farm, which both reduced the proposed capacity of the wind farm.

If anyone happens to know any other cases like this that I could look into that would be awesome, thanks.

Hello,

I currently work on CTVs driving techs to turbines each day. Before this I was on large cargo ships as a deck officer.

I’ve always regretted not taking the more technical path and becoming a ships electrical officer / engineer. Working with the techs has made me realise that it would be a much better career path and more enjoyable work. Plus the rewards, treatment, pay and rotation are so much better than in maritime. I spent 3 years in college to get all my certifications however we are not paid as good as the technicians for what is similar level of work/sacrifice (maritime jobs are competing with cheap international labour).

I have lots of transferable skills such as no problem being away from home, having worked in the same health and safe environments, familiar with how the industry operates, lots of lifting ops, working with multinational crews, risk assessments and permits to work etc, able to lead teams, not scared of hard work and learning having worked Middle Eastern dry docks as an example, strong computer literacy and probably hundreds of other transferable skills I could list.

My main issue is I don’t have a super technical background. I love working on my cars and bikes and have lots of experience using tools and all sorts of electrical, mechanical and hydraulic systems on ships. I do a fair amount of basic maintenance on the CTV such as oil changes, greasing, repairs and so on but the technical side is definitely where I would need to build skills - however I would love to do it.

So I was wondering if anyone from the U.K. could give me an idea of how I could become a wind turbine technician with my background. Is it realistic and feasible? I have my GWO Slinger Signaller but all my sea survival courses are STCW and not fro the wind industry - even though they cover mostly the same stuff.

Thanks for any help in advance.

Hi, I have two questions, one is that I've been interested in the wind and ways to measure it, to measure/capture it's direction, to capture it itself. So naturally I've been interested in such things as weatherwane and windsock, as well as anemometer. I was interested, what could you suggest for me, as an artist, who wants to do some artistic-researh on wind, what sources could be useful for reading, as well as what kind of anemometer would be enough and alright for the begginer in all of this? I liked the ones that measure more things, I guess, I think I saw some measuring temperature as well as wind speed, wind direction, and if I'm not wrong, something like volume of air (not a native English speaker, not sure of the term:) thank you:)

There is conflicting inforrmation on who made the first electricity producing wind turbine on the internet. Certain sources claim it was josef friedlander who installed the first one at the vienna conference in 1883.

Other sources say that it was James Blythe who used it to power his house in scottland in 1887

Who was the actual inventor of electricity producing turbines?

Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the US grid for the first time
https://candorium.com/news/20240103153303892/Two-large-offshore-wind-sites-are-sending-power-to-the-US-grid-for-the-first-time