Conversation

Conversation with John Tremblay

I’m impressed by the extent to which Snap-on is specifically addressing the needs of the wind industry. In this position, 100 percent of my...

Conversation with Dan Janisch, LEED AP

Tell us how this program came into being. It all began about four years ago, when there was a legislative appropriation here in Minnesota that...

Conversation with Alastair Smith

Tell us a little about the port’s history and capabilities. The Port of Vancouver was incorporated in 1912, so next year marks our hundredth...

Conversation with Terry Humphrey

Castrol is known for its specially formulated high-performance lubricants. Tell us about the development of your suite of products for wind applications. We began focusing...

Conversation with Tom Maves

Tell us about your background before you joined AWEA last fall, and a little about your responsibilities now. My last position before joining AWEA was...

Conversation with Adarsh Mehta

Congratulations on being named chair of the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s board of directors. Could you tell us a little about your background? Thank you,...

Conversation with Andy Kruse

How did you come to co-found Southwest Windpower? Well, I was living on a ranch that was pretty remote, and I was looking for an...

Conversation with Joe Brenner

What led Nordex to build its new manufacturing facility in Arkansas? There were quite a few factors to take into consideration, as you can imagine,...

Conversation with Bob Billger

Tell us about the company’s entry into the wind market. The Seco Group has been involved in the wind industry for many years, from a...

Conversation with Curtis Smith

Could you give us an overview of the company? Philip Seeger, our president and CEO, and Ben Petersen, the company’s COO, founded Medcor in 1984....

Conversation with John Brown

Tell us about the company’s history and growth. In 1953, fresh out of Yale and the University of Minnesota with undergraduate and graduate degree in...

Conversation with Mike Couling

What led to the development of your new Wind Energy Technology Program? Redstone College, which was formerly known as Colorado Aero Tech, has been around...

Conversation with Susan Giordano

As you celebrate the company’s 30th year in business, tell us how it all began. Second Wind was founded by two men who had known...

Conversation with Felix Guerzoni

I understand that you have a great deal of interaction with manufacturers, end users, and others in developing your line of lubricants for the...

Conversation with John LaRue

What makes Port Corpus Christi ideal for wind-industry transport? Our location, first of all. So many manufacturing facilities are being built within our reach, and...

Conversation with Jeff Anthony

Tell us about what AWEA is doing in the wind energy supply chain area. AWEA has had an active supply chain initiative in place since...

Conversation with Oliver Hirschfelder

Tell us a little about your professional background prior to joining Capital Safety earlier this year. My most recent position was president and CEO of...

Conversation with Jonathan Wilson

What led to the founding of this committee? The Renewable Energy Committee, or REC, is part of the American Bar Association’s Public Utilities, Communications, and...

Conversation with Kenneth Westrick

How did you come to found 3TIER? When I was in graduate school studying atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington here in Seattle I...

Conversation with Jeff Gribble

Give us a sense of how UVLM came into being. My grandfather, Lowell Gribble, started an industrial maintenance service company called Ultrasonic Predictable Maintenance, Inc.,...