Faces of Clean Energy: Shane Roche
Guided by both a physics degree and a commitment to his country, Shane Roche has gone from navigating underwater depths to overseeing clean energy projects that power communities. With an undergraduate degree in physics from The George Washington University, Shane began his career as a submarine officer, serving in the Navy for five years. During his time in the Navy, Shane received Nuclear Engineering training as a submarine officer. “All U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers are nuclear powered. So part of my job was being responsible and operating a nuclear reactor in a submarine,” Shane explains. As his military service came to an end, Shane found a new calling in clean energy at Vestas — the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer with more than 177 GW of wind turbines installed in 88 countries and has contributed to a more sustainable energy system. “A job description for Vestas came across my desk, and I thought, ‘Oh, this brings me back to the Pacific Northwest, pays wi...
