TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Andrew MARSZAL, "Training wind turbine repairers: a dizzying challenge in the USA"
Nathaniel Alexander speaks beside a replica of a wind turbine on the campus of Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, New Mexico, on July 11, 2024. Built in 2008, the campus wind turbine is one of the few in the US where new technicians can train to join the booming wind industry. Among the recent recruits, Alexander, 28, graduated and became an instructor. “I'm all for clean energy,” says Alexander, a local from Tucumcari. Alexander, for his part, believes that the tax credits granted to wind power have “definitely helped” the industry, but confesses to being “not very passionate” about the sector's green reputation. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)