Alternative Home Energy

I would like to find a company willing to take me on as an apprentice in designing home/business alternative energy systems. I have some designs in my head and I enjoy desinging efficient systems. My skills are mostly electrical troubleshooting, but I work with mechanical systems as well at my current job.
I can design from home and transmitt across the internet any desired drawings. I have a garage I could build prototypes in(and a wind tunnel at work with solar loading I could sneak into during the off hours)
I would like to keep my current job, at least for now. I expect a reputable company or some cash up front to show me you are serious. I know and use excel and have evidence I can use solid works successfully and excel spread sheets for design tables. I even looked up wind statistics for my area and learned what a rose chart was. Deanrwhite@comcast.net(put the word "banana" in the subject.

http://www.scoraigwind.com/

Good starting place