Wind technicians are the life blood of the wind industry. When they are well trained, experienced, healthy, and safe, their wind farm’s will be productive. What is not often spoken of is their responsibility to themselves. In this podcast with Judah Moseson, Director of O&M Services with infigen Energy, he recaps the comments he made…
First WindTech event earns high grades
In Sweetwater, Texas, wind turbines rise above the horizon in every direction. It takes an army of wind energy technicians to keep them all running, and the quality of their training is critical to the longevity of the machines. In late November, wind energy technicians and students arrived at Texas State Technical College West Campus…
Photoblog: An editor’s view of WindTech 2012
Last Thursday morning, boot-wearing Texans from around the state filed through the doors of Texas State Technical College. They were there for WindTech 2012, a hands-on educational event for wind technicians and students that was organized in part by this publication. I was posted just inside those doors, acting as the directions guy. “Are you…
Things I learned at WindTech 2012
Technical school for wind techs is usually about 18 to 24 months. But you can’t learn everything in a classroom. Sometimes you have to climb a tower, many towers. And that is good way to learn. But after a few years out of the classroom, it’s a good idea to come back and find out…
Wind Tech 2012 – Getting familiar with suspended access platforms
presented by Clint Ramberg, Spider – Wind Access Director There are several ways to closely examine a turbine blade. One is with a suspended access platform. It’s innovative wind access equipment which is rigged from a nacelle with the wire ropes and lets the crew ascend and descend along every inch of a blade or…