IEEE Event: Wind Energy Technology and Its

Adoption by Industry and the Public

August 20, 2009: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Sheep Barn (Case Western Reserve University Farm)
37125 Fairmount Blvd, Hunting Valley, Ohio

Dr.
Dr. Larry
Larry A.
A. Viterna,
Viterna,
Technical
Technical Director,
Director,
Great
Great Lakes
Lakes Energy
Energy Institute
Institute
at
at Case
Case Western
Western Reserve
Reserve
University
University

The NASA / Hamilton Standard WTS-4 four megawatt wind turbine that
was delivered to the Department of Interior in 1982 was the world's
most powerful for more than 20 years

Over the past 30 years, wind energy has become one of the most
successful renewable alternative energy sources in the world. It provides
an interesting case study of technology innovation and its adoption into the
marketplace. In addition to current and future wind turbine technologies,
the importance of business planning and public policy for emerging
technologies will also be discussed. The lessons learned from wind
energy¹s success are fundamental to developing a portfolio of technology-
based solutions to the challenge of sustainable energy.

Dr. Viterna was on the team that developed the world¹s first multi-
megawatt wind turbine in 1979. He is the recipient of NASA¹s Blue Marble
Award for aerodynamic models, now named for him, that are part of
international design tools for wind turbines. He received his PhD in
Engineering from the University of Michigan and has completed executive
education in business administration at Stanford University, public policy at
the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and international
management at the National University of Singapore.

Free
. food provided! Hosted by IEEE Cleveland Chapter, IEEE CWRU student
branch, and IEEE Cleveland power and engineering society.
Qualifies for 1 CE credit
Please R.S.V.P by (8/18) to Wyatt Newman, wsn@case.edu