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International Geothermal Association (IGA), National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
39 (NCERC), 49–50, 51, 52
International Renewable Energy Agency National Hydropower Association (NHA), 47
(IRENA), 7, 15 National Institutes for Water Resources, 43
internships. See volunteer work and internships National Registry of Radiation Protection
Technologists (NRRPT), 67, 70
job descriptions Nevada, 7
biofuels processing technicians, 48–50, 52 North American Board of Certified Energy
geothermal technicians, 32–35, 33, 36–37 Practitioners, 19, 27
green building construction managers, 56–58, nuclear chemistry technicians. See radiation
61 protection technicians
hydrologists, 40–42, 44, 45 Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), 71
radiation protection technicians, 64–66, 69 nuclear engineers, 6
solar voltaic designers, 9–11, 13, 18 nuclear fission, 64
solar voltaic installers, 16–18, 17, 21, 72–73 nuclear technicians, 6
wind turbine technicians, 24–26, 25, 29
job outlook Occupational Outlook Handbook (BLS), 75
biofuels processing technicians, 48, 53–54 Occupational Safety and Health Administration
geothermal technicians, 32, 38 (US Department of Labor), 67
green building construction managers, 56, 62 Operator and Laboratory Technician in Training
hydrologists, 40, 45–46 Program (NCERC), 51
industry as whole, 4–5, 7 OwlGuru (website), 49, 50, 52
radiation protection technicians, 64, 70
solar voltaic designers, 9, 14 personal qualities and skills
solar voltaic installers, 16, 22 biofuels processing technicians, 48, 51–52
wind turbine technicians, 24, 30 geothermal technicians, 32, 36
Jordan, Heather, 29 green building construction managers, 56, 60
Journal of Young Investigators, 42 hydrologists, 40, 43–44
radiation protection technicians, 64, 67–68
Keefe, Bob, 8 solar voltaic designers, 9, 12
Kenya, 38 solar voltaic installers, 16, 20, 73
wind turbine technicians, 24, 28
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Philippines, 38
Design (LEED) certification, 59 principal solar systems engineers. See solar voltaic
lead wind technicians. See wind turbine designers
technicians
licensing. See certification and licensing radiation protection specialists. See radiation
line installers and repairers, 6 protection technicians
radiation protection technicians
managers of hydrolicensing and water resources. advancement opportunities, 69–70
See hydrologists apprenticeships, 67
Massachusetts, 7 basic facts about, 64
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), certification and licensing, 67
22 earnings, 69
McNamee, Gregory educational requirements, 66–67
on energy losses in buildings, 57 employers, 68–69
on geothermal’s potential ability to meet US information sources, 70–71
power needs, 38 job description, 64–66, 69
on interface between geothermal energy and job outlook, 70
electricity, 34 personal qualities and skills, 67–68
job outlook for solar designers, 14 radiation technicians. See radiation protection
meteorologists, 6 technicians
MLive (website), 29 radiochemical technicians. See radiation
Murphy, Peter, 72–74 protection technicians
Ratterman, Walt, 11
National Biodiesel Board (NBB), 54–55 renewable energy
National Center for Construction Education & countries using geothermal, 38
Research (NCCER), 60, 63 electricity produced in US by biomass, 49

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