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Poster: Wind for Schools: Developing Educational Programs to Train a New Workforce and the Next Generation of Wind Energy Experts

Wind for Schools: Developing Educational Programs to Train a New Workforce and the Next Generation of Wind Energy Experts Poster

File: Poster: Wind for Schools: Developing Educational Programs to Train a New Workforce and the Next Generation of Wind Energy Experts

Date: 4/15/2010

As the United States dramatically expands wind energy deployment, the industry is challenged with developing a skilled workforce and addressing public resistance. Wind Powering America's Wind for Schools project addresses these issues by: Developing Wind Application Centers (WACs) at universities; installing small wind turbines at community "host" schools; and implementing teacher training with interactive curricula at each host school.

This information was last updated on May 03, 2010