How Wind Turbine Technicians Risk Their Lives to Keep Blades Spinning | Risky Business

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[@DestroyAllDemocrats]

Do a report on how inefficient wind energy is vs the cost and how they are powered by diesel generators when the wind isn't blowing. Also discuss the dead bird graveyard at the base of windmill farms. The worst of the fake green energies

[@kylear6120]

I’m a cell tower climber in upstate NY

[@boohere2]

I would have like to seen how they put one of these up. Like how they are assembled

[@elye3701]

Repeat this but for offshore wind turbines.

[@elye3701]

The cameraman who filmed this. That's got to be a risky business.

[@dariussmith9846]

Truck driver here and I'm so fascinated with the drivers who haul these windmill blades. They usually travel in groups of 3. Much respect for these guys. I love driving thru windmill farms during my daily travels 💪💪💯💯

[@lrn_news9171]

I've seen that while living in Ontario canada when a wind farm was being built. Trucks transporting pieces of these massive things were going by everyday. They're bigger than they look

[@lrn_news9171]

Btw being a trucker is much more dangerous than this job, even though it doesn't look like it

[@TroopsofDoom666]

@@lrn_news9171 fatique is scary...

[@ahmeddhere1154]

@@lrn_news9171 you’re insane

[@lrn_news9171]

@@ahmeddhere1154 Why?

[@CJ-kw8vc]

Just got my contract, waiting to find out which wind farm I’ll be heading to end of this month cannot wait!!!!!

[@dani.mughal2438]

How u apply

[@lukekennedy6394]

Good luck mate you'll love it! What firm you with?

[@dani.mughal2438]

Where

[@lukekennedy6394]

@@dani.mughal2438 A lot of companies won't accept people without previous experience or the right certification. You may need to self fund these first. Many guys in the industry are self-employed

[@honesty_-no9he]

Thank you !! ABC ! Always Be Careful.

[@a9s2w5]

Dang, I have climbed up various broadcast towers and things like that, but nothing like this, even in decent shape you don't realize how difficult it is. If you don't do it all the time or even if you do….your legs go. Your hands quit functioning. It's a rough go. It seems so simple and easy, it's not. Nothing but a lot of respect for people like this.

[@mirandahotspring4019]

Easy job. I did it for years, sitting in a comfortable Petzl Podium and charging a great per hour fee.

[@dr.octogan1656]

​@mirandahotspring4019 I agree. Been doing it for 12 years now. It's not particularly hard at all.

[@robertbishop5357]

​@@mirandahotspring4019sitting at a desk would make this incredibly easy. I dare you to climb these as a profession.

[@mirandahotspring4019]

@@robertbishop5357 Did you not read my post. This is exactly what I did for a living for several years and still do part time when the need arises. Try Googling "Petzl Podium", there's no desk involved.

[@mirandahotspring4019]

@@robertbishop5357 I did do that for a living, and still do a bit part time. I think you misunderstood what a Petzl Podium is.

[@DavidBrocekArt]

This is one of those jobs that you would never even think exists, but when you see it, it makes total sense.

[@joshuabaughn3734]

They deserve respect! I don't understand their job but I do understand the amount of work they have to do. Michigan has pretty crazy wind and weather due to the Great Lakes. One moment it's a calm day and the next you're holding on to your hat for dear life. There's a lot of wind farms along the coastlines of the lakes because of this.

[@CFox.7]

Respect ? for what ? I guess you dont realise how many people there are out there that love heights and risky work - especially when it pays so much. I used to rock climbing and abseiling down was my favourite part. Imagine getting paid big bucks to do something you love - there are many many many ppl like me

[@goingberserker505]

@@CFox.7Respect to anyone who’s willing to take a risky job, goofy ass it went over your head.

[@darel2911]

Glad we have these kind of people who risk life and limb for this kind of work, I install roof framing on houses just 5-6 meters and at times I get light-headed when I'm on the edge of the roof frame.

[@m0r73n]

It's just what you are used to, I was the same as you in the beginning, 5-6 meter was scary, but I eventualy ended up working up to a few hundred meters above ground.

[@daveyjoseph6058]

the only people who actually risk their lives are the ones dumb enough to not ensure their safety

[@lexbeltran1354]

It looks like a fun job, better than being in an office or warehouse 😅

[@habesha6883]

Men*

[@Fractal227]

I could never do this, i dont even want to look over the edge from 6'th floor and feel my stomack "sink". Respect to those who can.

[@highimshadow6367]

@@repentandbelieveinjesuschr9495Will Jesus fap with me?

[@believer1056]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ Allah is one

[@alasiri2275]

with time you get used, personally hated this job now am an engineer working relatively the same thing

[@victorjatogetherijusthadto2701]

Same here 😅😂

[@elvenkind6072]

The "sink" in your tummy, turns into a "YAY!" feeling when you realize you are completely safe. Or better: It's a mix of "sink" and "woopee!". 🙂

[@brittenyevans1101]

I would be scared as hell to do this, much respect to these men .

[@bitcoinisfreedommoney.fckt2663]

it's not a job for non-males then again neither is any job that requires bravery, intelligence or keeping civilisation ticking over. Non males are only capable of make-work jobs like HR, primary school teaching and admin

[@Grimmes12]

Hey Britteny where are all those strong empowered fearless feminist women like AOC to do these jobs to keep green technology running

[@brittenyevans1101]

@@Grimmes12 lol 😭😭😭

[@uap24]

@@Grimmes12 i aM a sTrOnG iNdEpEnDeNt wOmAn

[@Grimmes12]

@@uap24 where are you and women like you to do these kinda jobs???

[@laurenescamilla2529]

I live in suburban illinois and rural illinois is like 1-2hrs away from where I’m at. When you drive down these 1 lane roads, you see HUNDREDS of wind turbines in the fields. So many of them were broken and I couldn’t help but worry for the people who would have to climb up there to fix them.

[@nadavegan]

They won't get fixed. They build them, collect their tax rebate, and leave the turbines to rot.

[@laurenescamilla2529]

@@nadavegan if that’s true, it’s a shame. Defeats the whole purpose of having wind turbines.

[@melamineflorentine8134]

@@laurenescamilla2529 Ultimately... our future relies on our ability to follow through & manage the issues of upgrades, maintenance, & material recovery. What's happening at the Space Station is another sign of short term thinking undermining companies who built reputations for developing durable reliable tech you could bet your life on. We've got to reclaim that legacy or there will be more junk in the fields!

[@jamesbilalourenco448]

I am from Angola and I am mechanical engineer.I am in Portugal since 2020 and don't not have residence yet.I speak English and French fluently beside portuguese. I expect to work in this area as soon as possible.I am just waiting for my residence and some courses that I have to get as BTT and BST from GWO. I wish you guys a great job.

[@rodrigoteixeira4795]

nao sei se andas à procura de lugares para fazer o gwo mas 1 sitio onde fiz foi no jorge lozano em queluz quanto ao btt acho que encontras na area do porto

[@CCL0286]

Good luck to you! Much respect

[@nareshaggarwal3230]

How much KW/MW is the output of one wind turbine and generator of this size.

[@danny_racho]

Maybe get yourself the same GoPro like this guy in the video and put your work on KZbin and TikTok, you'll earn much more than 30k$ a month

[@michalm6]

​@@nareshaggarwal3230 I can't tell exactly from this video which model it is,but I am doing commissioning on exactly this turbines, but I think it's a 5MW one, latest ones from this manufacturer are 6.8MW

[@mtiedemann11]

Much respect and appreciation for tower workers!

[@Grimmes12]

You mean the men who risk their lives for green technology because those strong empowered women like AOC ain't trying to do these types of jobs

[@mountopia77]

screw them.

[@locochang6533]

No need. They get paid.

[@tommytheshimigami]

turbines rarely break, yeah right there are thousands if not tens of thousands of dead broken ones. this is such media propaganda

[@the.communist]

You should have appreciation for cleaners n fast food restos attendants. They have really grim.

[@pk-fb2yr]

They don't get paid enough to be risking their lives like this .Bravo to all the brave hard working men .

[@tasiociafancelli9912]

@John Clemens The think is that this job is safer than driving your car on the street IF things are done right all the time, without never ever overlooking the safety aspects. One of those aspects also is that the company and bosses have to do everything for the safety of their workers, and in Spain and Portugal these companies take advantage of the workers: they pay less for the same job than in northern european countries, put you in distress and hurries, don't check the mandatory safety equip revisions, etc. It's a pity cause in spain for what i have seen the workers are really strong and go above and beyond in safety issues also creating a sense of community, but hey who could tell that capitalism tries to lowkey kill the workers...

[@HeliumFreak]

They dont pay the portuegues enough thats for sure, at least when compared to say UK techs, cause portugal is actually really poor. UK blade techs earn in 3 months what they earn in a year

[@nobull772]

@@HeliumFreakCan’t you move to another country in the EU for work?

[@randomly_random_0]

All for "safe, environmental friendly" energy source

[@bigetnt]

They aren't risking there lives..... The death rate of this job is nothing compared to a welder. Or refinery worker. Your more likely to die in your car. Then on the job here

[@nicholashaindl7940]

Pretty cool job, I used to work as a commercial diver, diving in water towers/tanks. Didn't have to climb up more than 200 feet, but respect what these guys do, anything with heights involved isn't easy.

[@Kylewraps]

Wait commercial diver? What all did that entail and how do you get into that line of work?

[@nicholashaindl7940]

@@Kylewraps I had just graduated college in 2020, probably the worst time with covid and all. Saw an ad for underwater welding on facebook and ended up taking the plunge for commercial dive school. It was a 6 month program in NJ where I got a feel for being/working underwater. Got a job a month out of dive school and it was cool for awhile. Did the tank diving because it paid a little more for green beans in the industry and it was close to home. Diving water towers/tanks is physically demanding, climbing up 175 at the most and then hauling up all your dive gear/equipment with ropes/pulleys is tough lol. I dove the tanks for cleaning sediment/other crap on bottom, Inspections of the insides, and occasionally repair work say if there was a leak or something like that.

[@Kylewraps]

@@nicholashaindl7940 how much was dive school? I’m a high school dropout 26 years old and trying to find something to do with my life. Thinking about wind turbine technician classes but I need to conquer my queasiness with heights which idk if it’s realistic Gonna jump out of a plane this year I think to see if that helps my fear

[@nicholashaindl7940]

@@Kylewraps anywhere from 10k-35k, their usually around the same time, 4-6 months of training. Morgan city college in Louisiana is the cheapest and DIT in seattle WA is probably the most expensive. There's also a couple in Texas, Arizona, and Florida. Theres a lot of possibilities with dive work depending on your work ethic/skills, having a mechanically lined aptitude helps. A lot of guys go offshore to work in the GOM after school. There's inland work all over the place, from dams, nuclear power plants, potable diving, salvage, general construction. Lots of options.

[@Kylewraps]

@@nicholashaindl7940 nice I’m in Houston Texas I’m not handy or mechanical so I feel like I would get discouraged rather quickly and quit Maybe I should try electrician trade school, I thought about Tulsa Welding school but then I realized I would have to buy a diesel truck and financially it makes no sense to buy a diesel truck to make like $60k per year

[@isaiasguerrero2047]

I used to work on wind turbines, it was a good experience the view never gets old

[@isaiasguerrero2047]

@🍄Personal Shaman🍄 agreed

[@AmandasAmazingAdventures]

I do cell phone tower work, pretty similar to this. I’m curious what you’re research would bring up on this career. Top hand is my title. Thanks for the informative videos. Keep showing kids you don’t have to go to college to get great paying jobs. Instead of money you just need a lot of blood, sweat, tears and overtime.

[@atlien4030]

Tower Dawgs Lead the way 💪🏾

[@susiekim5728]

What is your salary? Which state are you employed at?

[@b_bogg]

Susie lookin for a step daddy lol

[@susiekim5728]

@@b_bogg Lmao are you accepting?

[@dakotaautosales9673]

What part of him saying that he is a mechanical engineer did you not catch🧁😂😂

[@TechFreak51]

These folks deserve a tonn of money and respect !!!

[@babybecz]

My brother works on wind turbines ❤ much respect to you guys this looks so difficult!! Stay safe out there.

[@teguharifandi3489]

Palm sweating, heart pounding, feet tingling, this is too intense even watching this while seating on the ground

[@Doodoovessel]

It really isn’t

[@Hebdomad7]

There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti

[@Qmangiggity69]

Hes nervous but he looks calm and ready

[@climatechangedoesntbargain9140]

agree

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

You first world over privileged parasites better appreciate this

[@themasklessraccoon8266]

So excited to start working on wind turbines. I go to school in a couple months to become a technician

[@TacSav253]

Did you graduate? Hows it going? Also how old are you?

[@FesJenkins]

​ just graduated fm it and I'm 53

[@aoyamaprivacc]

Here i am in my room, watching this video on a phone in portrait mode and my hands are sweaty just from the opening scene. Even being watched in a small resolution, the idea of men dangling on a rope at that height is still intimidating.

[@jacobdykstra8499]

Great video, but what is 4.8 MW/Hr? We've got to finally understand the difference between energy and power as we move into electric everything. I see lots of videos still stating charge rates in KWH and battery capacity in KW.

[@IvanKuckir]

I agree, I think we should stop using Watts alltogether. For average people, it is even more confusing than a lightyear ("omg he must be a million lightyears old"). We should only use Joules (kJ, mJ, gJ) for energy (capacity), and Joules per hour for power. We already do it for distance (km, km/h) and data (MB, MB/s). Anybody will be able to compare a phone battery without a calculator.

[@falsemcnuggethope]

@@IvanKuckir Watts aren't confusing at all, they are just joules per second. What's confusing is that watts are sometimes converted to energy by integrating with time in hours. So you end up with something other than joules for energy because converting between hours and seconds is too difficult. To fix the root cause, we should get rid of seconds, minutes, and hours. Now imagine that happening.

[@doujinflip]

Batteries are usually measured in ampere-hours (Ah) or milliampere-hours (mAh). To find the total energy capacity you also have to multiply by the cell's voltage, which is often like 1.2V for NiMH, 3.7V for lithium, 12V for lead-acid, etc.

[@IvanKuckir]

@@doujinflip I undrestand how phyiscs work and how to calculate everything. I am just saying that it is too confusing for 90% of people. If the capacity was always in Joules, and the charging / consumption speed was in Joules per second, it would be so much clearer for everyone. I mean for all batteries, no matter what the size or the voltage is.

[@retrogamer2503]

Megawatt per hour i think

[@StaggerLee68]

Rope Access is actually quite safe and in many ways, relaxing. Ask any very good rope tech and they will tell you, every minute on the ground outside of work is far more dangerous. it's people on the ground that make this world unnerving and risky. Inspection and fiberglass repair work is pretty chill with a good team and experience. Saving turbines one blade at a time, it's good work for old big wall climbers with technical composite skills, for sure. I call it Arts & Crafts with big air under your heels. Cheers to Rope Techs around the world, Go man, go!

[@jb6712]

I believe it. When one is up in the air, as long as there are no morons around to play stupid games with the ropes down below, nobody can really do much to the person up there. If I was young again, I'd love to learn how to do this job, and would willingly travel wherever I was needed in order to do it. Maybe they don't want women, though. I'm far too old now to find out.

[@StaggerLee68]

@@jb6712 I've trained and do work with women although they are clearly the minority in this trade. This goes for all dangerous or blue collar (dirt collar) industrial jobs. They are normally every bit as good as their male counterparts. I've a new dear friend and workmate who was thrown into blade repair unknowingly after her 47th birthday. She's become a team lead in two years. Never underestimate your ability when inspired correctly.

[@notastone4832]

@@StaggerLee68 lol... on average they cannon do the same job men can do.. thats why they are the minority in any industrial setting (the only women where i work are in the office.. they only work with documents.. yknow like paystubs)

[@StaggerLee68]

@@notastone4832 In the U.S. the women ARE at least as masculine as any man! In fact, it's a;most impossible to classify them as female anymore. Haha. It is absolutely true that the vast majority of industrial jobs are performed by men. In the U.S. at least, the women are far too entitled and prefer to be paid by men to do nothing but shop and drink wine with other pampered slobs.

[@m.m.m.m.4648]

I am a female working as rope access technician in London and looking forward to do my GWO soon 🙂 This is my dream job.

[@sarahs7489]

I love this mans positive attitude and passion for his work!

[@l.e.bassdesign]

A couple of weeks ago I've been inside and on top of one of these. It was quite an experience and very interesting as well.

[@noahc8997]

Cap

[@helloimclaudio]

I fixed one today actually

[@redstrike88]

Oh yeah, well I troubleshot one today. Beat that 🤣

[@95SouthGeorgiaBOY]

Brother been doing this for 4 almost 5 years. As I told him they really need to give them some type of parachute or something. Can't always trust a harness

[@LiveFaustDieJung]

Can’t always trust a parachute. Adds more riff raff having a pack to get caught and tangled in. In order to be safe almost putting yourself in a more risky space to “feel safe”. Nah. I could see my parachute killing me rather than saving me. That’s my luck. 😂

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[@Simeonsaater]

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[@carolineknudsen5306]

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[@carolineknudsen5306]

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[@340wbymag]

I have been learning to climb trees with ropes for recreation and exercise and have climbed to about a hundred feet so far. That's not really a big deal, but I am an old guy now, so I am pretty pleased with myself. I wish I had learned about climbing like this fifty years ago!

[@Bart-Did-it]

I climbed trees everyday from aged 3-15 then became a carpenter. No one told me about jobs at heights can do most jobs without a rope lol.

[@340wbymag]

@@Bart-Did-it I took up climbing with ropes last fall, so I don't have a ton of experience yet, but I am enjoying it immensely. The family thinks it is insane for a 71 year old man to be climbing trees, but I am having a great time and will continue as long as I can. I wish I'd known about climbing long ago. It would have changed my career choices for sure!

[@Bart-Did-it]

@@340wbymag I should have been a tree surgeon really . I’m glad your active more muscle you have the longer you will live .

[@kippywylie]

I worked for 35 years on a large suspension bridge and I would have much preferred this wind turbine work over the painting and sandblasting I did in similar rigging. I'm 72 years old now with good memories of a life in the steel

[@Bart-Did-it]

@@repentandbelieveinjesuschr9495 🤮 go away muff cabbage 🥬

[@coyotefeather4896]

Ive done high rise window cleaning myself, I really loved it! Ive never had much fear of heights beyond just a healthy respect. I would totally do this job, and am a huge supporter of renewable energy

[@steveperry1344]

i worked as a lineman for a municipal power company for 42 years and our poles only ranged from 30ft to 60ft but these things are mega huge.

[@bushlovesska]

Omg pay these men more money. I swear I almost threw up just watching this. If I made it to the top I'd be so scared I'd probably just launch myself off of the dam thing.

[@nascarbilly2424]

Wind techs makes quite a bit, especially blade techs like this. They can make over $50 an hour, plus a $150 ish per day perdiem. They can easily clear $4K in a 2 week period.

[@kape28s]

@@nascarbilly2424 who told you that? 😂

[@lukekennedy6394]

@@kape28s it's true especially in the US where you work on the more extensive damages or hold a higher qualified blade cert level and rope level (yes there are levels to your certification 🤣)

[@kape28s]

@@lukekennedy6394 i work as rope access technician

[@lukekennedy6394]

@@kape28s So do I and I was earning $44 an hour and $65 after 40hrs. So what William above said is more than possible....like I said a blade D, irata lvl 3 can earn £34 plus!

[@HalfWarrior]

These guys are awesome! I worked on wind turbines for Bonus Wind turbines in Tehachapi,CA. in 1988-89. Not a good job if you’re afraid of heights;thankfully I wasn’t.

[@ATLTraveler]

No one is afraid of heights, they are afraid of falling.

[@William971]

insane blood you have, im in the fetal position watching this vid

[@henryc1000]

My question is… what kind of money did you make?

[@franciscoduarte1925]

Parabéns João 🎉🎉 seu trabalho é dose elevada de adrenalina, medo, atenção, controle, satisfação,....o sangue fica diferente.....Tem mesmo que ser muito bem compensado 💰💰💰

[@Firebrand55]

Joao...you are a star...there's a million star celebrities Out There but you and your mates outshine them all...

[@smartguyray3372]

I just completed a Capstone course and I wrote on wind turbines/wind farms. This is great for Portugal!

[@robertf1720]

8:21 need to work on units my friend. 4.8 MW in an hour is actually not an electricity generating rate. 4.8 MW is an electricity generating rate, 4.8 MW-hr /day is an electricity generating rate, and 4.8MW-hr per hr is... 4.8 MW. Not sure which one they meant.

[@augustus331]

Comes down to the same thing. A 4.8 MW capacity turbine produces 4.8 MWh per hour, as 4.8 MW stands for 4.8 MWsecond. Idk what the problem is?

[@Ripcode2233891]

@@augustus331 na that's not it

[@thunderb00m]

@@augustus331 Bruh, she said "4.8 MW of energy in an hour" MW is unit of power, not energy

[@xnademolicious]

@@augustus331 4.8MW works out to 4.8 megajoules per second, but MW does not have a time component - it's only an instantaneous measurement of power. The peak power of a common static electrical spark is measured in the kilowatt range but for a very short period of time. The power might be expressed as 4.8KW. It does not express 4.8 KWsecond of energy.

[@honesty_-no9he]

Yes I live in north Manchester UK, my 4.9kW Solar energy system delivers to my house energy measured in kWh that can do in Spring and Summer anywhere from 7kWh (crappy day) to 14kWh (good day) to 24kWh (exceptional day).

[@semperfi210]

I used to climb 300 ft towers but this is a whole different level much respect

[@sergiopolanco9073]

This is really nice Joao, I leave in chicago USA and I use this equipment to wash windows in the high rises building. Tu trabajo es muito bom, cuide-se.

[@itachi1165]

Never doing that

[@eligreg99]

Respect. That’s an even scarier job than this I feel. I’ve seen window washers with nothing but a scaffold to stand on.

[@dennisconrad6124]

People might not like seeing these wind turbines. But you have to admit, they are impressive.

[@robertbishop5357]

I have the utmost respect for these guys.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

I worked making wind turbines for a week but ditched that trash. I believe the term for it is "crunch culture" where there were six 12-14 hour days and the nearest town was 30 minutes away. People were threatened with their jobs for asking time off or slacking off and Christmas was literally canceled for these guys. Work progressed at a snail's pace because everyone was as tired and cranky as you'd expect. Needless to say, they were constantly understaffed (only 8 out of 25 positions were filled when I got there) and ridiculously over budget and behind schedule. No idea if the guys in the video worked that way.

[@mikecharvat4325]

Zt,,,,,,, ,,,& Bn

[@EliasProbst]

Unlikely, as they're in Europe where most countries have decent worker protection laws.

[@ThomasKent1346]

@@EliasProbst And stronger unions.

[@zedrhyx1788]

you must be working in the US then?

[@kingshit420w]

wind turbines aren't the future

[@martijnvisser5164]

Good job windmill technicians!!

[@Bootydoc1999]

Big difference between turbines and windmills

[@humanimal5527]

It's a wind turbine.

[@houstoner]

Rappelling down the blades looks terrifying, but I would be totally content working in/on the nacelle. I love heights, but the dangling part would be where I draw the line. I've thought about going to build them, or be one of the guys climbing towers to change bulbs and whatnot. I would love it. I just need my feet planted on something to feel safe.

[@japark85]

In my experience, there is a rigging system that is specifically designed to access the blades. Either this video is really old or these guys are taking unnecessary risk by accessing them like this.

[@browningchris3]

​@@japark85 Nah Mate. We still use ropes to access blades when platforms and lift trucks dont make make sense to for various reasons. The two rope system is very safe. Possibly more safe than a lift truck.

[@japark85]

@@browningchris3 I’m not talking about equipment. I’ve seen it done using a system involving ropes and a box platform thing to stand in. I can’t remember the name of the company we hired, but they were there specifically to touch-up the rotor paint after install. It was cool.

[@japark85]

@@browningchris3 I’ve used the system shown in the video. What I’m talking about looks a whole lot more comfortable.

[@browningchris3]

@@japark85 Yeah Ive worked around those types of platforms but not on one. They kinda cool I guess but I wouldnt say theyre safer. Id honestly rather be in my harness and work seat than those because Im in way more control of all the variables.

[@Landmasters]

I'll stick to flying my Alta drone for inspections, thanks lol Props to these brave souls

[@annathomas792]

This is a good video to help kids understand the significance of the job.

[@TheDrumminguy]

4,8MW per hour... come on people, thats not a thing...

[@vincesmith1906]

It’s very real. The latest in onshore plants are capable of 6MWh. Some offshore units can produce upwards of 15MWh. Of course that’s only in full production winds. Between 11-14 m/s or approximately 35-38 mph and start producing as low as 3.5 m/s or 8 mph. The ones I work on are smaller and make only 1.65MWh. They generate millions of ft lbs of torque. Truly amazing machines

[@polterp]

@@vincesmith1906 MW is a unit of power. MWh is a unit of energy. MW per hour is not a thing, that's what Robert was pointing at

[@akyhne]

@@polterp That totally doesn't make sense, as MWh (or more correctly MW/h) is the same as MW per hour.

[@polterp]

@@akyhne MWh and MW/h are very different things, I suggest you look it up

[@akyhne]

@@polterp OH really? I'm sure you can tell me what the difference is.

[@chrisbranton1290]

I work on these and i feel his pain climbing them ladders 🙈🤣

[@esevicho]

Hell yeah brotha! Fellow wind tech here.

[@tannerchew2033]

Where do you start to get into this kind of work!? I'm graduating soon with a ME degree and I climb so this seems like a dream job!

[@honesty_-no9he]

Thank you for all you do !

[@rawlvee]

How do I apply

[@TacSav253]

How old were you guys when you got into this work?

[@NunoFlyer]

Fantástico, um orgulho ver tugas nestes videos. Um sonho, um desafio esse trabalho! Parabéns, somos fortes, somos uma equipa!

[@JustaKarenDiscoveredTheIntrnet]

Before their tragic deaths, a photograph was taken of the two engineers embracing each other.

[@WLMan]

Respect ! I did some simple rock climbing in the past but nothing like 300 ft. 4.8 mW energy generated in an hour is like 385 W x 26 solar panels in 165 days for my home ! That’s a lot of energy in an hour.

[@krystalstarrett6760]

Oversized unsafe garbage that kills bird, and Eagles. Hazard on the road by rude drivers getting there.

[@ashotofmercury]

@@krystalstarrett6760 Hazard on the road? What??.... 🤔🤨

[@krystalstarrett6760]

@@ashotofmercury You drive coast to coast much? I did, 30 years, USA Canada and Mexico. The wasteful wind mills are large hazards on the roads, with rude drivers.

[@krystalstarrett6760]

@@ashotofmercury Have a safe day!

[@ashotofmercury]

@@krystalstarrett6760 Hey, you too! As a pro tip - not every other person on the internet is from the US! 😉

[@someguywithamustache7235]

Respect 🙏 I'm scared of heights, Watching this just gives me anxiety

[@jogmas12]

The only anxiety I feel is when they are at the top outside and I see no guard rails

[@tm9184]

They improved the landscape with 30 story windmills!

[@bryanmannoia8410]

said no one ever.

[@trep53]

I couldn’t watch this once he started up the hatch at the top. My hat is off to the people doing this job! Generation of energy is amazing technology that requires very special workers, our future depends on them.

[@lisianemuttimutti4220]

Muita coragem, parabéns pelo trabalho!!

[@Tresla]

Only $36k for that? I'd expect at least $100k considering they're putting themselves in harms way on a daily basis.

[@danielemerson6833]

That's worth 100000 plus in local economy. Like Idaho to downtown NY city. 18.00 big mac.

[@Xdarkstar07X]

36k Euros in Portugal. Average salary in Portugal is ~17-18k. Cost of living there is cheaper.

[@honesty_-no9he]

I agree.

[@louiearmstrong]

@@danielemerson6833 Mcdonsalds app 6/13/22: Big Mac in Times Square: $5.59, Big Mac in Boise: $4.29. I'd love to know where these mythical $15+ BigMacs are that (mostly anti-min wage increase conservative) complain about

[@ratadedallas1]

@@Xdarkstar07X True. They said that is the average salary for that job in Portugal, but he makes more, I am guessing 2x the $36x is still a hard NO for me. Heck NO!

[@doropomegranate]

Great video. Two issues: 1. 4.8 MW / hr is not an appropriate unit. You should just say "4.8 MW, sufficient to power ..... homes". The unit of Watt is 'Joules/sec'. There already is a '/hr' embedded in a unit Watt. 2. As the unit Watt is defined as 'Energy/time', you saying 4.8 MW/hr energy is absolultely wrong.

[@Im_Just_Guessing]

the make these things now called a parachute. you know for backup

[@OrangeMan652]

Respect to these Men and Maybe Women who work in this field. You all have Balls of Steel.

[@tooreal8968]

These folks more than earn their pay. This is something only a few would be able to do. The fear is too much for me.

[@Menga213]

they get paid 36k that is not a lot of money

[@henryc1000]

@@Menga213 : how do you know this?

[@susiekim5728]

@@henryc1000 Watch the video lol

[@garethbaus5471]

@@Menga213 the average gross salary in Portugal is is less than $25,000, so in that region $36,000 is good money, roughly analogous to being paid $100,000 annually in the US.

[@walterwhite4200]

​@@Menga213 for Portugal that's good

[@farright118]

The average wage in Portugal is €18,000? Im shocked its so low.

[@MAKRON66]

It is low, but the cost of living is a bit lower than average iirc.

[@athanassioszotos1713]

Mine is much lower..

[@AlldaylongRock]

average is actually more like 1500/month or something. Lots of minimum wagers, and a few big ones .. These dudes clearly on the higher side... While having a job that shouldnt have as high demand as it has, but Portuguese politicians are dumb

[@ValentinG23]

In mu country of Romania is 5000€ per year!!!!

[@JohnSmith-zv8km]

I would be too scared to do this sort of thing but as long as you are harnessed it should not be a dangerous job.

[@lanes8237]

These things are a blight on the landscape, and a waste of taxpayer dollars. I've been run off the road twice by the escorts of these drivers. It's insane how many U.S. tax dollars are being wasted, and how much land is being ruined by these things. "Wind. turbines rarely break." What a joke!

[@ihtesham_emon]

Dangerously Beautiful! ❤️

[@lepilot8329]

If you state that the job is very dangerous even though the technician said it's save you have to show some statistics to prove the point!

[@wesleyrm]

You don't need statistics. There is a tangible risk to die.

[@wesleyrm]

He says it's safe because he's trained

[@xFlyingFlip]

I work for a company that manufactures the gearboxes inside the turbines. I work with some of the cats who go up in the towers to inspect & repair, they're a different breed altogether. I just work in the office doing the logistics side... much safer, much less cool.

[@A_78939]

Safer? Those level of dread and stress gotta be tough though

[@PS-Straya_M8]

I think I might pack a parachute in my lunch box today ....

[@shadowfilm7980]

Nice video. Nice narration too. Well done.

[@AsaNole]

I could've sworn I watched this yesterday 🤔

[@timvandersluijs733]

I'm an Electrician and a rope access technician. It's not all that big of a deal for these guys. You're trained trained for worst case scenarios and rescue/self rescue. Yes accidents happen, just like in any other trade. I'd rather be on ropes then other ways of access/egress.

[@Ithzzz]

I feel the same way I like hanging in my harness much more than I like using lifts.

[@tomlorenzen4062]

Ok Rambo

[@redstrike88]

Have yall ever used one of those Skylotec ACX auto climber things? They are so badass!

[@Ekka007]

@@redstrike88 I got an ActSafe rope ascender, tree work.

[@foundingtitan7]

Hats off to him and his team 🙌🙌🙌

[@aaronthenorm5400]

Don't you mean: hard hats off to them!

[@AyeCarumba221]

Quite simply, extraordinary.

[@mrorganic13]

this man has been working for 20 years, i wonder how many homes hes been able to power in his lifetime, we trades people dont get the resepect we diserve especially the people closer to the source of everything such as wind turbine operators

[@greenergrassgames]

I am often surprised with having to run to the toilet in the worst situation. I always wondered how people that work in these type of jobs deal with that.

[@13Gangland]

You're either holding that crap and piss or it's coming straight down to your pants, nothing else to do. Maybe that was the "accident" the guy was talking about.

[@hugodias2449]

Portuguese are the greatest in wind turbine technicians worldwide 👍

[@JohnHallett5846isaPrick]

And what is really awesome is each one of these windmills generates enough electricity to power a small set of kitchen scales

[@Millo0812]

Amazingly dangerous and risky! Respect to this workers!

[@유로유庾路冇]

이런 높은곳에서 설치 및 공사를 하는 전문가가 전세계에 많이 있다는 것이 놀라울뿐.

[@mrkokolore6187]

All that risk for a few megawatts. Nuclear power plants are way safer to work in while producing gigawatts of power.

[@honesty_-no9he]

WRONG ! Wind Energy in the UK produces more than twice as much energy as nuclear for far less money and is far safer to the public.

[@drefrazier4266]

That's ridiculous. You're talking one guy falling to his death vs the potential for something like Chernobyl. Not to mention all the waste these plants create.

[@mrkokolore6187]

@@drefrazier4266 1. Chernobyl according to the WHO caused about 4000 deaths due to delayed action taking and poor health care in the Soviet Union. Over 60-70 years of operation nuclear energy is therefore still the safest energy source there is. 2. What about the waste? There is not a single person who has died from nuclear waste.

[@lordbucketheadiii3435]

@@drefrazier4266 Think of where technology was in the 80s and where it is now… we can definitely expand nuclear energy. Look at France for example

[@alanbiancardi2531]

Not only that but these wind farms use more energy to make the towers and blades then they will ever produce. Lol. Green nuts

[@LiborTinka]

Wind and nuclear are relatively safe in terms of deaths per TWh (both WAY safer than e.g. black or brown coal, oil or even biomass), with the wind taking bigger toll on the life of engineers and inspectors (fires, blade failures etc.). It's a dangerous job and that is something to be considered when going "green" since the term is multifaceted and throws so many shadows as well, that are often not mentioned by the proponents (like huge amount of non-recyclable waste from decomissioned turbines/blades). Not judging, it's just something that needs to be said and considered, because the downsides grow with the number of power plants.

[@platin2148]

Yep so do nuclear reactors have waste that is even worse and doesn’t have a storage place yet. If that thing exploded nothing would happen if a explosion of hydrogen happens in these nuclear light water reactor you get a area inhabitable and that for several thousands of years.

[@Vivuvuvj]

@@platin2148 lmao Fukushima was a modern example with no instant deaths and we can just burry the nuclear waste

[@platin2148]

@@Vivuvuvj Good then you can go over there and say to them just burry it. Saying this is basically showing that you seem to not understand what kind of waste we are talking about. But have fun where ever you are with that thinking.

[@jaycweingardt11]

@@platin2148 All of the nuclear waste ever made is a fraction of the mass of the waste produced by wind, and the nuclear waste is sitting in a parking lot on site, instead of having to make vast landfills for turbine blades. And we can recycle nuclear waste from old plants and reuse it in new 4th gen plants, and then continue to refine it after use and reuse what wasnt until all of the U-235 is split and no longer high grade nuclear waste.

[@platin2148]

@@jaycweingardt11 How many of these 4th generation plant’s are online? Seems to be near Zero. For the waste sitting on site works only for a limited amount of time as it piles up it gets more dangerous. That little waste seems to be a very real pain compared to Glasfiber Compounds just being realistic here. Also it makes basically no one independent just look from where most of the nuclear fuel comes from. On the long term scale something like Evor is way more sustainable than nuclear. Not saying i’m strictly against Thorium Sodium reactors but is see these as a last resort maybe a more secure stop gap to fusion.

[@resscasey2313]

My aunt is working with truckers who deliver wind turbines inside the USA. She directs the traffic when they have to make those wide turns.

[@SeattlePioneer]

I still remember an early rock climb. I was belaying someone traversing the rock below me. I was anchored into a rusty piton someone had pounded into the crack on a rock some indeterminate length of time before. My heels were on a flake of rock. Between the insteps of my boots, I could see the first place I would bounce if the climber I was belaying fell, which would pull me off and we would be hanging by that piton. It was about 500 feet to that first place we would hit below. We did that for FUN! An amusing byproduct of rock climbing skills was the ability to climb most building exterior walls. Just walk up to any old building and climb as high as you wished ----easy peasy, mostly.

[@maxhatty]

If you've never climbed a vertical ladder like that, it is much harder than a regular tilted ladder. This kind of climb would take an average person a couple hours to recuperate from. The vertical climb is brutal.

[@IWKS1]

No it ain't... tf ☠️

[@_Fug]

if you're 60, maybe

[@bradhaines3142]

bruh its a ladder. yeah its higher, but its just a ladder

[@fariaemportugal8057]

Trabalho em uma fábrica de pás eolicas, já fiz reparações e hoje trabalho com as movimentações das pás. Gostava de saber como trabalhar dessa forma.

[@alisandetavares2102]

Eu também vou trabalhar no mesmo e podes te inscrever no centro de formação onrope

[@gkdj395]

Se você fizer o curso de irata vai te abrir muitas portas!

[@gustavoramirez8520]

That s.awesome.....congratulations to all of.them.Brave man working hard to improve the energy generation in a.very clean and efficient way ,spectacular generators and electromechanical technologyr. They risks their.lives but they enjoy what they do...Thank you guys....God Bless you

[@belmermolano1539]

I’m a truck driver and I just dropped crane equipment to a wind farm in Franklin Ohio , honestly pretty fascinating stuff, and those boys working on these turbines are some tuff hard workers. They work in all the elements, in remote areas. This type of work sets the boys away from the men .

[@zimjammin6330]

This is my job, and we don't risk are lives lol 😆 its actually very safe if your trained properly 👍

[@myhandlewasstolen2]

our it's you're

[@SeattlePioneer]

[@zimjammin6330]

@@myhandlewasstolen2 thanks Karen!

[@thepowerpuffgirls7914]

Learn what a Karen is.

[@thepowerpuffgirls7914]

Learn some grammar and you won't have people correct you.

[@galfisk]

That looks fun, at least in good weather.

[@chrischan001]

To put that (4.8MWh) into perspective, I use about 7kWh of electricity per day. So 1 hour of generation would be enough for me to run my home for 1.88 years. 1 person household, faily efficient appliences, no solar panel unfortunately

[@WLMan]

I use 16 - 22 kWh per day. 4.8 mW can last me 220 - 290 days. How do you manage 7 kWh per day ?

[@chrischan001]

@@WLMan I live by myself. How many people live in your household?

[@chrischan001]

@@WLMan 16-22kwh should be the energy consumption for a 3-person household. If you live by yourself then really have to look at where the energy was being "wasted".

[@CaliWaliDoDaDay]

These brave guys have no fear of leg day at the gym. RESPECT ✊ 😂😂

[@legneil]

Funny how they don’t say how many birds a year die from these.

[@BhayankarYodha]

No feminist will cry to get this job.

[@davidMz42]

What a stupid comment.

[@mustang131radio]

I heard on a good day they have enough power for that blinking light on top.

[@jt8251]

"Wind turbines hardly break..." you should take a drive along the 10 freeway between Palm Springs and Los Angeles, California. The number of decrepit, non-functioning wind turbines is depressing. They are an eyesore.

[@dermotmcglinchey282]

Is it because of poor maintenance?, in Europe I’ve never seen what you describe..

[@jt8251]

@@dermotmcglinchey282 poor design, poor maintenance, poor placement, poor everything. They look like a 30 year old broken down car sitting in someone's driveway covered in oil.

[@scrappyclappedoutfoxbody4174]

@@dermotmcglinchey282 they can’t even produce the energy in their lifespan for the amount of energy they take to build. They are worthless

[@dermotmcglinchey282]

@@scrappyclappedoutfoxbody4174 Another half wit troll, if you watched the video you would already know how much energy they produce..

[@tiffanyvarelli8834]

Idk why but wind turbines are so beautiful to me …. I sometimes drive by them in aww & take pictures… just Huge structures that will save our earth, absolutely amazing

[@petracollins8623]

Fantastic job you guys do. Safety first a priority at all times. Amazing.

[@layoutman69]

To have someone with a 4 year degree out there climbing like that is impressive! He should earn a tremendous hourly rate for this work! It would take between 175,000-250,00 U.S. dollars for me to even consider this line of work!

[@kenshi600]

I only get paid $29/ hour 😂 lol I started at $25 , is greatly underpaid.

[@g13kizz2]

They don’t get paid diddly squat

[@johnwayne2140]

​@@g13kizz2But at least we should be happy the directors of the company they work for get at least 10 times more in salary. So someone gets paid well

[@undesignated3491]

Good luck with that perspective

[@waqasahmed939]

@@g13kizz2 It's almost like wages are different across the world due to different cost of living pressures

[@benchapple1583]

The difference between 'perceived danger' and 'real danger' has been highlighted here. They are not the same. 100m or 30m is the same- if you fall you're dead! . In the rock climbing community this is called 'exposure' or 'how you feel'. I'd be quite happy doing this job as long as I trusted my mate. Most would freak out simply because of the height. If you trust your equipment and yourself then it's no problem- like driving a car.

[@itachi1165]

Yea long as it doesn’t break but never know life is crazy

[@garethbaus5471]

And unlike with a car you control most of the variables that could kill you. Fortunately we don't t drunk drivers in the sky.

[@benchapple1583]

@@garethbaus5471 You make a good point.

[@sosadagod6963]

We need more people in the field. He is an inspector, im assuming. You can be an installer, tech, bunch of other things without rappelling blades everyday and without a engineering degree

[@rawlvee]

How does one get into this field

[@Menga213]

He is a Mechanical Engineer

[@garethbaus5471]

@@rawlvee In my area you can become a tech with either an associates degree or on the job training.

[@morganmason45]

Depends were your from buy training is generally provided by the said company

[@bradhaines3142]

@@garethbaus5471 im a gas turbine mechanic and was offered to go straight to wind. all i ever got was a high school diploma and on the job experience

[@gerardoneri5115]

36,000 a year is a joke. They need to get paid more.

[@adog3129]

those drone shots of the guys on the tower are so cool, good stuff!