(20y/o) About to start my year-long community college wind tech cert. I got into it because I heard wind techs were in high demand and made good money; I like technical/active/problem-solving work as opposed to anything where I'd have to sit in an office and deal with time management; I want to do something to help stop climate change; and I dropped out of two traditional 4-year schools because sit down shut up generally doesn't work for me. The idea of something slightly dangerous with amazing views is also appealing, and I'm not afraid of heights... It seems like it fits the bill of a mentally stimulating career where ADHD is not a concern.

The thing is, I'm a pretty extroverted person, and do not want to forgo having fun in my 20's. Are there any cities or somewhat metropolitan areas with clubs, bars, museums, nightclubs, other young people, fun stuff to do etc... where one can live while in this career and not get violently depressed and lonely?

I am trying to land a job in wind energy after 8+ years in the tech biz (semiconductor and aerospace hardware).

I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering and am currently pursuing an online masters in renewable energy from Penn State (https://www.ress.psu.edu/node/11) with an extra course from Wind-U at Texas Tech (https://www.depts.ttu.edu/elearning/windu/). Would anyone in the wind industry value this masters degree after completion or am I wasting my time and money?

I'm having no luck getting called back on anything. There seem to be about 9 technician jobs for every 1 non-tech job. Even if I decided to pursue a technician role, would I require outside training? Would a company even hire me with my experience? I'd expect they'd think I'd quit the first chance something office-based comes along.

Thanks!

Hi,

I'm looking to get into the industry (or at least understand it better). Is there some sort of map of how all the large companies interact?

Like Develops buy from OEM's and Developers hire out OEM servicers or Contractors to service and then blade recycling is hired out by who? Who is doing the install process? Are Developors basically a utility company?

Is there a map with names of all the large companies? Or some stereotypical relationship that these companies have with each other?

Maybe I'm not asking this correctly? The industry is confusing from an outsider perspective and I just want to understand the basic layout before applying / certainly before an interview.

EUROPE: Hi! So, I just finished highschool, i dont want to pursue a college or a career and i want to work on windturbines bcs i heard that u can work 14 days on and 14 days off. Do u have time to travel in that 14 days off or can I go to my country to stay with my family in those 14 days? In the future i would love to build a home van and maybe travel after the 14 days of work. Thanks!

How do the squirrel cage generators generate power in wind turbines? From my understanding rotor (squirrel cage) doesn't use PM, so spinning the rotor won't induce current in stator winding.

What’s life like living on SOV, I start on an offshore wind project tommorow. I’d like to know what time is like when not working, (bunk rooms, recreation, cell service, galley food, etc)

What’s it like out there, specifically the living conditions on the boat? I realize every boat/company will be different, but what can I expect? Thanks!

Hey all!

I’m a Canadian citizen, New Zealand resident here in France for 6 months to work on the wind turbines. I’ve got a valid Type-D Schengen visa and all the necessary qualifications to carry on blade repair. I’m finding the company I’m meant to work for hasn’t employed a non-EU member before and they’re either a bit confused with the paperwork necessary or are being a bit unhelpful. Are there any other techs who have been in a similar situation? What did you do? If any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Happy to send some CV’s too if there’s a company you’d recommend!

I’m a 20 year old male who left college about a year ago because college just wasn’t for me and i also feel like I can make the same amount of money a college graduate would probably make by doing a trade. Should i go to trade school and take a wind turbine tech program or should i just take my chances applying for random wind turbine tech jobs without any training or experience? I am also willing to travel if I do land a job so any advice or suggested companies would be great. Thank you.

Have been traveling tech for a while now doing one of the harder wind jobs and have been interviewing with Vestas for a site tech position. What is it like being a site tech? Can someone give me their day to day? I really care less about money now and just want to be around my family again, have a less physically demanding job, and have weekends back. Any advice, things to look out for, or just any info?

Was observing a anemometer spinning like crazy a few days back and am wondering if it is possible for it to double up as a power generator through wind power.

Do any wind turbines use a control system that changes both blade pitch and electrical load simultaneously or is this too challenging from a controls standpoint? (I am thinking using simultaneous control—likely through ML, for controls rather than having a variable load and fixed pitch during the operating wind regime)

My only experience is with building a smaller scale wind turbine where predicting wind speed made this challenging and simultaneously controlling both was not generally applied but I am curious about how this scales.

Thanks in advance.

Im currently a blade repair tech but realizing more and more everyday how bad this company is and how cheap they are, the only positive is theres work year round. I applied all over indeed and linkdin but thought i may as well ask here too. Even thought about a union job but dont know how to even start with that

I want to place wind turbines in my roof but am not sure how to move the energy form the batteries to my home, and how to know when they are full. pls help

Hey I've been hearing about wind technicians, and doing some research. It seems really cool but I was just wondering if anyone could help me find a school or somewhere to do like a on the job training. It's hard to find any schools that do it since I live in Illinois.

Are there any companies hiring in Lubbock Texas ? About a year in and basically know everything about maintenance

It was my first day and I was supposed to be setting all my IT equipment but it wasn’t on site yet, so I was sized for all my harness and given my safety gear.

Since today was a maintenance day in two towers my boss asked if I wanted to do a free climb today. Of course I said hell yeah!

It was brutal on my forearms more than my legs and back. My forearms were on fire when I got to the top, after taking a break at every platform going up. One tip to any newbies that want to train for this to get in shape: Farmers Walk but putting it down and picking it back up every few steps to recreate the squeeze and release action you’ll be doing.

I know it’ll be easier with the climb assist, but I was not ready for that to be that hard, because I thought I was “in shape”

Enercon has released their new turbine E175-EP5-E2 7MW, with hub heights(HH) 112m, 132m & 162m. For 112m HH, with this huge rotor, the ground clearance to the lower tip is only 24.5m. In which surroundings/conditions, this turbine with 112m HH would be preferred over the other HHs? Can an expert give their insights?

Hi, I'm looking for a career change into becoming a Wind Turbine technician. I have 25 years experience in Network Rail as a Signalling technician fault finder/maintenance. I would like to eventually try to work offshore but will start any way I can. Would getting training before I start be of benefit to me or can I get training on the job. Is there any company's that take on experienced technicians from other industries. Any advice would be much appreciated. I am based in Scotland but I'm will to relocate or travel.

Is there a tool or a website where i can input the site conditions and it would tell me the suitable blades/turbines? (Offshore)

Any fellow New Jerseyans looking to enroll in the Offshore Wind Technician program in South Jersey? I haven't received any responses from anyone in charge of the Wind Power Ready program, at least for the technical portion. I know there's the safety training, but it appears to only be for ONshore.

https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/vindturbinen-var-i-drift-da-bladet-falt-ned-1.16840146

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew why France were using offshore wind turbines much smaller in capacity then other nations.

I'm doing a thesis and noticed projects such as Calvados and Fécamp both due to be commisioned over the next 2 years are using 7 MW turbines. While other projects like Dogger Bank in the UK due to be finished around the same time is using 13 MW turbines, much bigger in size as well.

is this due to long wait times in France's system or did they not predict this growth in the industry? or maybe is it for an actual reason such as soil conditions or other concerns?

I cant find any reasoning online, so I thought id check if anyone had any inkling. Thanks

Hey y’all I’ve been thinking, and whilst walking outside I’m really sick of wind. I was thinking we should ban it. Thoughts?

I’ve got an video for entry level position at sky climbers. Just wondering what to expect and questions there might be thanks

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