Science and Engineering Council of Santa Barbara
July Luncheon
at
The Elephant Bar Restaurant
Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:00-1:30 PM

Wind Energy's Contribution to Global Energy:
The Role of Technical Innovation

The world market for windpower is growing rapidly--over 30% per year recently. Industry volume now exceeds $5 billion per year. Dr. Mikhail will describe the development and testing of a 90+ meter diameter, 2.5 megawatt wind energy conversion system. He'll tell us how technical innovation helped reduce the cost of energy generation, and will talk about the role of wind energy in meeting future electrical demands, which are projected to nearly double in the next 25 years.

------PRESENTER------

Amir S. Mikhail, Ph.D.
President of Clipper Windpower Technology

Dr. Amir S. Mikhail is currently the President of Clipper Windpower Technology, Inc., a subsidiary of Clipper Windpower, based in Carpinteria, CA. Dr. Mikhail was previously Vice President of Engineering for Zond Energy, which later became Enron Wind Corporation. He was also a researcher and program manager at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Dr. Mikhail has four patents, others patents pending, and over thirty publications in the wind energy sector.

------OTHER INFO------

$14 for SEC members; $19 for non-members.
Information: Barbara Keaney (E-mail: scieng@silcom.com or call 805-684-4927).
Reservations NOT required.
Elephant Bar Restaurant: 521 Firestone Road.
Website: http://www.scieng.org

From the President: SEC membership continues to grow! This month we welcome Terrin Smith and Dr. Earl Ensberg of Santa Barbara as individual members. Thanks to Board member/ Website Chair, Bruce King, membership forms can be downloaded from the web at www.scieng.org. Also on the website are photos from the May Science Fair Awards luncheon. Check it out. We hope you will join us in July for Dr. Mikhail's presentation on wind power - a technology that is rapidly becoming an important component of our energy solutions.

Tim Murphy