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Title Careers in green energy.

Publication Info. Ipswich, MA : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Incorporated, [2018]
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 361 pages) : illustrations.
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Series Careers in--
Careers in--
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction to careers in green energy -- Architect -- Biofuels: overview -- Chemist -- Civil engineer -- Construction and building inspector -- The smart grid: overview -- Electrical and electronics engineer -- Energy auditor -- Energy conservation and use technician -- Energy engineer -- Geologist and hydrologist -- Geothermal energy: overview -- Heating and cooling technician -- Industrial designer -- Industrial engineer -- Insulation worker -- Meteorologist -- Mining and geological engineer -- Nuclear engineer -- Power plant operator -- Renewable energy technician -- Roofer -- Solar energy: overview -- Solar energy system installer -- Urban and regional planner -- Water and wastewater engineer -- Wind energy: overview -- Wind energy engineer -- Appendix a: holland code -- Appendix b: general bibliography -- Index.
Summary "Careers in Green Energy contains twenty-three alphabetically arranged chapters describing specific fields of interest for those with a desire to work in the green energy sector in the areas of science and research, engineering, construction and building, management, and installation. Merging scholarship with occupational development, this single comprehensive guidebook provides students planning to pursue one of many potential careers in Green Energy with the necessary insight into opportunities, and provides instruction on what job seekers can expect in terms of training, advancement, earnings, job prospects, working conditions, relevant associations, and more. Careers in Green Energy is designed for the high school and undergraduate audience as well as for the adult job seeker who is looking to change careers. Careers in Green Energy profiles 23 career paths describing specific fields of interest for anyone preparing for a career in green energy that involves both traditional green energy sources like wind and water power, as well as the ever-evolving technologies and innovations that are the hallmark of green energy's latest advances in the areas of solar and geothermal energy."--Publisher's description
Note Online resource; title from electronic title page (Gale, May 14, 2019).
Subject Renewable energy sources -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
Energy industries -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
Sustainable engineering -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
Energy industries -- Vocational guidance. (OCoLC)fst00910179
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Added Author Salem Press, publisher.
Other Form: Print version: Careers in green energy. Ipswich, MA : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc., [2018] 1682179222 (OCoLC)1034614819
ISBN 9781682179369 (electronic book)
1682179362 (electronic book)
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