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Siemens plans technician training facility in Florida

By Paul Dvorak | February 13, 2013

SiemensSiemens is planning to build a new, state-of-the-art wind service training facility in Orlando, Florida. The demand for skilled wind service technicians is increasing as more wind projects come online in the Americas, thereby requiring long-term service and maintenance. Siemens is designing the new 40,000-ft2 center, which will be located close to the global headquarters of Siemens’ Energy Service division in Orlando, to be among the most advanced wind training facilities in the world. The company is commitment to providing the most comprehensive skills and safety training to its service technicians and engineers worldwide,

Siemens’ initial investment will be about $7 million and the company plans to create 50 new full-time jobs and host about 2,400 trainees annually from the U.S. and the Americas. The training center, which is being built based on LEED Gold green-building standards, is scheduled to begin operations by this summer.

“As wind energy has become a mainstream source of power generation, the continued reliable and competitive performance of renewable energy is critically important to meeting the nation’s future energy demand,” said Randy Zwirn, CEO of Siemens Energy, Inc. and CEO of Siemens Energy’s global Service Division. “As an industry leader in both onshore and offshore wind, Siemens is poised to meet that demand and this new, advanced training facility in the U.S. will help ensure that our wind service technicians receive the highest standard of technical and safety training.”

The Orlando wind training center will provide technical and health and safety training for Siemens’ wind power service technicians, equipping them with the skills required to safely and expertly meet the service needs of the industry. It will offer a wide variety of qualification and training options covering all aspects relating to the technology and operational reliability – an important contribution toward the efficient, reliable operation of wind turbines over the long-term.

The central feature of the new training center will be two full-size Siemens nacelles upon which wind service technicians will be trained to perform maintenance based on Siemens specifications. In addition, two 32-ft high climbing towers, ladder structures, electrical and hydraulic modules, and a maintenance crane will make training, safety and rescue simulations possible under realistic conditions. The Orlando location will also be designed to accommodate large classroom sizes.

Siemens
www.siemens.com


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    February 14, 2013 at 3:46 pm

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    My idea is so simple, but drastically different.
    I’ve found it very difficult to get an audience with the right people.
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    Regards,
    Boyd Nylen

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