116. How Siemens turned Tillsonburg into a clean energy town

from Green Energy Futures · host David Dodge

Tillsonburg. If hearing that name brings to mind the Stomping Tom Connors song about working in the tobacco fields you're not alone. But Tillsonburg has undergone a modern makeover, the biggest employer in town isn't agriculture but Siemens. Over 400 people manufacture wind turbine blades at their Tillsonburg plant. We learn how they make these engineering marvels and the effect it's had on the town of 16,000 people.

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