Forecasted Growth For Wind Power May Whip Up Demand for PE Engineers

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A study published last fall by the Global Wind Energy Council and Greenpeace International forecasts that wind power could generate up to 12% of the world’s electricity by 2020 and as much as 22% by 2030, given the adoption of favorable energy policies. If the reality comes close to these predictions, there should be great opportunities in the wind turbine industry for power electronics (PE) engineers. In this article, I highlight a few of the technical requirements for PE engineers working in this field and present example listings of current opportunities at various wind turbine manufacturers.

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Author & Publication:

David G. Morrison, Editor, How2Power.com, How2Power Today, Jan 01 2011

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