(25 Jul 2024)
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Paxton, Illinois – 07 May 2024
1. Various of wind turbines operating
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Danville, Illinois – 08 May 2024
2. Medium of Tannar Pouilliard adjusting his climbing harness
3. Medium of Tannar Pouilliard climbing up ladder in practice wind turbine
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Tannar Pouilliard, wind tech student, Danville Area Community College:
"You know, turning wrenches and all that stuff, that’s always kind of what I wanted to do, and it’s just a broader opportunity than anything else really that I wanted to do in the past, so.”
5. Various of Tannar Pouilliard climbing down in practice wind turbine
6. Detail of climbing gear
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Tannar Pouilliard, wind tech student, Danville Area Community College:
"We have a wind farm that’s super close. There’s a few of them, actually. I think there’s 3 or 4 within 20, 30 miles of here. So it really opens the door for people around here for jobs and stuff you know, because every farm has probably at least ten, 20 people that they hire.”
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Paxton, Illinois – 09 May 2024
8. Various aerial of wind turbines ++MUTE++
9. Wide of wind turbines
10. Tight of wind turbine
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Danville, Illinois – 08 May 2024
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Todd Flessner, instructor, Danville Area Community College:
"Having wind towers pop up in our community makes potential students, high school students, realize that, hey, this is a big deal. Can I go work on that? What do I got to do to work on that site? Well, they find out that Danville Area Community College has a program for wind technology, that brings in enrollment. And then you know all of that stuff is beneficial to the student. They can see the job they’re going to do, and they have a local training. They don’t have to go somewhere for it.”
12. Various of training equipment in classroom
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Tannar Pouilliard, wind tech student, Danville Area Community College:
"They’re kind of controversial. Some people don’t like them, but I think they’re awesome to look at. Really cool just driving by them every day thinking I’m going to be up on top of those here soon, so. Working on them, and you know getting people clean energy, helping the environment.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paxton, Illinois – 07 May 2024
14. Wide pan right of wind turbine and farmhouse
STORYLINE:
Students at Danville Area Community College in Illinois are taught to troubleshoot massive wind turbines dozens of meters tall, along with climbing and safety.
The associate degree program in Wind Technology here is the only one of its kind in Illinois and as a partnership with a wind energy company operating in the area.
For Tannar Pouilliard, the chance to work at a wind farm nearby after graduation was an opportunity he wanted to pursue.
Todd Flessner, an instructor in the Wind Technology program at Danville Area Commuity College, says having this curriculum shows potential students that local jobs exist in the clean energy industry, which in turn helps enrollment at the college.
Tax revenues from the nearby wind farms also help the college’s finances, adding more than $100,000 annually to the school’s budget, according to Stephen Nacco, president of Danville Area Community College.
AP Video shot by Joshua A. Bickel
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