Alternative Energy Jobs
Solar Power captures the sun’s energy to provide and heat and electricity. It is used on a large scale, to capture and transmit power to whole communities, and small scale, to power a single home. Jobs in this area include:
Engineers - Chemical, mechanical, and electrical
Research and Development workers - to develop and improve technology
Maintenance Workers - to repair and maintain facilities
Technicians – who install and maintain equipment
Construction workers – who construct power plants
Geothermal Energy utilizes heat from the earth for many purposes such as heating buildings, melting snow, and generating electricity, if it is hot enough. Jobs in this area include:
Scientists-environmental scientists, geologists, geochemists, geophysicists, and hydrologists, who help find and survey reservoirs
Engineers - reservoir, hydraulic, heating, electrical, mechanical
Electrical Workers - technicians, electricians
Construction workers – who construct power plants
Drillers – who access the reservoirs under the earth’s surface
Wind Power uses the amazing power of the wind for energy, through modern windmills that generate electricity. Windmills have been used for centuries to grind grain and pump water. Today, giant wind turbines can generate much of the electricity for large communities. Jobs in this industry include:
Meteorologists - who help find the BEST place to put wind turbines where it is windy all the time, but the turbines won’t disturb the natural habitat.
Engineers – who design power plants
Construction workers – who construct the power plants
Technicians - mechanical and electrical (wind smiths), who operate and maintain the facility.
