SCRANTON -- Hundreds of people are in Scranton this week learning how to capture energy from the wind, water, and sun.
It's a week of camps and conferences about renewable energy at the University of Scranton.
There's a towering windmill on the University of Scranton campus constructed by campers at what's called Energy Path. There was a big set of solar panels set up too, also built by college students and professors taking part in this renewable energy camp.
"When they get out here for the week, they get hands-on training, so they get the ability like this group to put up the wind turbine, assemble it, put it together," said John Costlow with the Sustainable Energy Fund.
The event is put on by the Sustainable Energy Fund as a way to teach future leaders about the benefits of using green energy sources.
"It's been nice to be here with a bunch of like-minded people who are into the green energy movement who want to see change happen," said Franklin Bono of Nazareth.
Even getting geared up to learn how to climb and maintain a wind turbine tower was part of this. Also part of it, is learning that location is important.
"We're still kind of hoping for a breeze to come through, but we learned how to use all the different tools and materials that are used to put it up there," Bono said.
The camp for 150 people is just part of the event that includes a conference drawing hundreds, all talking renewable energy.
"This is the second time I've done it and both times have been completely different and completely great," said Claudia Silva of Gainesville, Florida.
"Some of us are getting a little long in the tooth and we need some replacements," said Roy Butler with Four Winds Renewable Energy.
That's how instructors feel, glad to see so much interest in their work and their cause.