Defining the Wind Energy Workforce Gap

Jeremy Stefek; Corrie Christol; Tony Smith; Matthew Kotarbinski; Brinn McDowell

doi:10.2172/1896898

Defining the Wind Energy Workforce Gap

Jeremy Stefek, Corrie Christol, Tony Smith, Matthew Kotarbinski, Brinn McDowell

National Wind Technology Center

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Research output: NREL › Technical Report

Abstract

This report shares insights as to what the wind energy workforce gap is and why it exists, and how to inform industry, educational institutions, and the potential workforce so that they can reduce barriers and better connect the wind energy workforce through existing and novel pathways. The insights used in this report were collected from two web-based surveys:, one designed for industry and the other designed for the potential workforce.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	65
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/1896898
State	Published - 2022

NREL Publication Number

NREL/TP-5000-82907

Keywords

wind
wind energy
workforce

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