Hydropower Careers
Get ready for the jobs of the future. As the world moves away from dirty, non renewable energy and towards renewable energy, hydropower will play an instrumental role.
It does not matter what field you are in now, all sectors are needed. If you are a engineer or builder, all fields are needed. Find out which career you can plug yourself into.
Hydroelectric Operations Maintenance Worker
Hydroelectric Operations Maintenance Workers are responsible for the preventive care, inspection, maintenance, and repair of water-powered electrical generators. This applies to a wide range of equipment, including electric motors, diesel engines, switch gears, pumps and hydraulics, water transmission systems, and flood channels. The Hydroelectric Operations Maintenance Worker regularly inspects, calibrates, and services all this equipment, providing repairs and upgrades when necessary. They need to be able to identify potential mechanical malfunctions, operational errors, and other potential production disturbances, and head them off. >More
Hydroelectric Plant Installation Technician
A Hydroelectric Plant Installation Technician has a very hands-on job. A Hydroelectric Technician works in a hydroelectric plant, doing a lot of installation and maintenance work. This includes welding, rigging, machining, and pipefitting. Preventative maintenance will be a common occurrence, along with installing new components to the hydroelectric plant's systems. Since hydroelectric plants are constantly striving to create less pollution and make less impact on the environment, they are a great place to work if you want to be in a 'green' career.>More
Hydroelectric Plant Efficiency Operator
Being a Hydroelectric Plant Efficiency Operator is a 'green' job because hydro electric plants are on the leading edge of pollution-free electricity production. The responsibilities of a plant operator include inspecting all plant equipment, taking readings from gauges and meters, entering crucial information into logbooks, and constantly checking for strange sights, smells, and sounds that could indicate a problem in the plant. If you want be a Hydroelectric Plant Efficiency Operator, you will need to start out as an apprentice. You will spend many hours being trained by Journeymen Operators in how to run certain aspects of a hydro electric plant. >More
Micro Hydropower System Installer
To become a micro hydropower system installer, you must possess personal qualities like attention to detail, versatility, and flexibility to adapt to new situations and challenges and to deal with various people, and ability to deliver on responsibilities required of the job. Also, you will need to possess proper permits and licenses from government authorities, with membership in trade organizations a definite plus. Of course, individuals can perform DIY micro hydropower projects but this is not advisable due to state regulations and safety considerations. >More
Electrical Engineer
Are you fascinated about green energy? Are you a detail oriented person? Electrical engineers will always be needed in the changing economy. You must have a real love of science to start in this field. Most people may be able to start working in the field in about two year. Many of the clean energy jobs employ electrical engineers. People with a science background will love this field. Electrical engineers design develops and test electrical equipment, along with similar tasks. How does this fit in the new green economy? >More
Hydrologist
Do you like puzzles? Sometimes the earth can provide amazing real life mysteries. Hydrology is the study water. Understanding the movement of water is a puzzle and is a very rewarding job. While this may not seem like most exciting thing, it is a lot more complex than that. Hydrology is the study of the movement of water. They study rainfall, precipitation and other forms. They also analyze the movement of the water from when it falls to the run off. As water travels, it will eventually flow back to the ocean or back into the clouds.>More
Hydropower Resources
- *The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower (Mother Earth News Wiser Living)
- *21st Century Complete Guide to Hydropower, Hydroelectric Power, Dams, Turbine, Safety, Environmental Impact, Microhydropower, Impoundment, Pumped Storage, Diversion, Run-of-River (CD-ROM)
- *The Micro-Hydro Pelton Turbine Manual: Design, Manufacture and Installation for Small-Scale Hydro-Power
- *The Guide to Hydropower Mechanical Design
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