The first commercially available solar-wind hybrid system in Maryland can be sized for a home or small business. One has just begun generating power on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Under suitable conditions, this grid-tied device, which features a residential-size wind turbine with six solar panels attached to the turbine’s post, can produce one-third to one-half…
Four strategies to refocus a company
New CEO unveils three-year plan to pursue new wind markets and expand product lines to fuel growth. Southwest Windpower, Flagstaff, Ariz., developer of the Skystream and Whisper turbines intended for homes and small farms, has a new CEO in Dixon Thayer. The former senior executive of Ford Motor Company and Kimberly Clark says he knows…