S3 E63 - Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Could Double Wind Farm Efficiency

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S3 E63 - Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Could Double Wind Farm Efficiency

Wind Harvest is a U.S.-based renewable energy technology company developing and selling industrial-scale vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) systems designed for deployment in turbulent wind resources close to the ground. ts patented Wind Harvester technology is engineered to operate efficiently in a wide range of wind conditions, with a compact footprint, low profile, and highly durable design. 

Kevin Wolf is the co-founder and CEO of Wind Harvest International, where he’s spent nearly two decades advancing utility-scale vertical-axis wind turbines for turbulent, mid-level winds. He facilitated the engineering team through Technology Readiness Level milestones, oversaw R&D on the coupled-vortex effect, hired key engineers and team members and helped take the company from early grants and Series A through testing of multiple prototypes. Starting in 2019 when he became CEO again, he has steered capital strategy—closing investor rounds, running multiple crowdfunding raises, converting company debt to equity in 2022, and completing audits.

Beyond Wind Harvest, Wolf brings a long record of environmental leadership and civic work. A UC Davis graduate in Evolution & Ecology, he launched his career with Friends of the River and later founded Wolf & Associates, facilitating multi-stakeholder, consensus-based watershed and environmental solutions across California. He chairs the California Clean Money Action Fund to reduce the power of money in affecting elections and legislation, co-founded the pioneering N Street Cohousing community in Davis, and has served on numerous local boards and commissions. 

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