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I joined the wind energy industry to become part of the solution to those challenges

Like so many others at Iberdrola Renewables, wind energy has become my life’s work. I came to it from a career working air quality issues, and from that I knew the status quo of conventional ...

Marine energy, our bet for the future

As head of Innovation for ScottishPower Renewables I am particularly focused on our pioneering activities with marine renewables. In addition to testing the new technologies, it is vital we see a strong and competitive supply ...

Educating Families about Wind Technician Jobs in the U.S.

In many communities throughout the United States, families – especially school children – are curious about what wind technicians do on the job every day. I am the wind plant supervisor at Cayuga Ridge, and ...

Turning on the TV or heating a glass of milk are actions which give off CO2

My first post in this blog on sustainability and the environment was about climate change, and now I’d like to share with you some important information about our carbon footprint; what damage it poses to ...

Moving green. Moving in the right direction

While a world population approaching 7 billion people is no longer front page news, a more lesser known global statistic that I was surprised to learn when I became involved in the Iberdrola Green Mobility ...

From wood to batteries. How can energy be stored?

Hello everyone! I’ve been working in the energy sector for several years: 32 years in Iberdrola, to be specific. When I heard about this blog, I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to talk about ...

Too Good to Waste

I’ve worked for ScottishPower for nearly 19 years, and in that time have had experience across a number of different parts of the business. In late December 2011 while I was working in Energy Services, ...

A large-scale passion for wind energy

As the need for skilled wind technicians grows in the United States, Iberdrola Renewables is committed to increasing the traning opportunities for those interested in wind energy. In 2001, we donated $100,000 to Iowa Lakes ...

Network surveillance operators

I’ve been a member of the Sigüenza brigade (Guadalajara) for 25 years and one of the tasks we’ve carried out in every one of those years is the inspection of overhead power lines. This involves ...

A night to remember

The 1st March 2012 is a date that will stay with me for a long time. It started like any other on my shift at Shoreham (near Brighton), one of our gas-fired power stations that ...