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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-2351-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-10-2351-2025
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24 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 24 Oct 2025

Building a diverse and equitable distributed wind workforce: a strategic approach to collaborator selection

Kendall Parker, Kamila Kazimierczuk, Micah Taylor, Danielle Preziuso, and Andrew White

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Distributed wind (DW) faces a growing demand for skilled workers, but hiring challenges persist, and workforce development efforts lag behind other wind sectors. This project uses an equity-driven rubric and spatial mapping to identify institutions in disadvantaged areas with strong potential for wind energy training partnerships. The results highlight the rubric as a strategic tool for identifying DW workforce collaborators.
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