When Juan Flores started his first job fixing wind turbines 14 years ago, he wished he’d had more training. On one of his first days on the job, he had to climb a 90-meter ladder. But no one told him ...

Centura College has a new attraction that stands 60 feet tall in its parking lot. The two-bladed, G-11 wind turbine with a 40-foot rotor diameter needs a wind speed of 7 mph to continuously spin. The ...

Federal data indicates wind-turbine technician is the fastest-growing job in the US. The US and other countries are building more wind farms to tackle the climate crisis. This article is part of ...

Texas State Technical College wind energy technology instructor James Chung, center, helps Steven Vasquez, left, and Shayne Howard, right, during a class in Sweetwater on March 5. Wind energy ...

Tami Howe practices ladder climbing with a harness and other equipment inside a climbing tower Tuesday at Casper College during a 10-day wind turbine technician training course offered by Goldwind ...

Registration for TSTC’s Wind Technician Entry-Level Training Program is open. Classes are scheduled to begin on Monday, March 3 at the Sweetwater campus. (Photo Courtesy of TSTC) SWEETWATER If you are ...

Shaun Mitchell left Halliburton for the offshore-wind industry in 2019 and quickly climbed the ranks. In early 2023, wind farms became the largest source of electricity in the UK. This article is part ...

SHERMAN COUNTY, Ore. — One of the country’s largest renewable energy companies is expanding into rural Oregon: Avangrid just opened a new training center in Sherman County. If you drive through ...

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TSTC is the only school in the state that offers a wind technician program developed in close collaboration with wind energy firms. Colleges in other parts of the state told The Texas Tribune they ...