Dehlsen, James
Published: December 21, 2006, 4:32 pm
Updated: December 21, 2006, 4:32 pm
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James Dehlsen, an American businessman noted for his central role in transforming a fledgling wind power industry into a multibillion-dollar commercial enterprise. In 1980, he founded Zond Energy, which eventually became GE Wind, the largest U.S. wind turbine manufacturer. The entreprenurial spirit remained, and he later founded Clipper Windpower, Inc. in 2001. Dehlsen’s companies are renowned for reducing the cost of wind energy through advances in research and development, finance, and technology. He played a principal role in the initial deployment of wind energy in California, the birthplace of the modern U.S. wind power industry.
Further Reading
Clipper Windpower, Inc. Homepage
Alternative Power Q & A (PBS Frontline Online)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Dehlsen, James". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth December 21, 2006; Last revised Date December 21, 2006; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Dehlsen,_James>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
James Dehlsen, an American businessman noted for his central role in transforming a fledgling wind power industry into a multibillion-dollar commercial enterprise. In 1980, he founded Zond Energy, which eventually became GE Wind, the largest U.S. wind turbine manufacturer. The entreprenurial spirit remained, and he later founded Clipper Windpower, Inc. in 2001. Dehlsen’s companies are renowned for reducing the cost of wind energy through advances in research and development, finance, and technology. He played a principal role in the initial deployment of wind energy in California, the birthplace of the modern U.S. wind power industry.
Further Reading
Clipper Windpower, Inc. Homepage
Alternative Power Q & A (PBS Frontline Online)
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