Lessons learned from the Lewandowski wind farm
About the Presentation
Idaho’s first commercial wind farm – Lewandowski Farms – was located south of Boise. Its creator, constructor, and owner Bob Lewandowski established the three turbine farm himself with equipment he purchased in California. He died unexpectedly in July 2005, and without maintenance, the turbines stopped a couple of weeks later.
Learn how a small but dedicated group of people, less than a year after his death, got the Lewandowski Wind Farm operating once again and what they learned from the experience.
Friday, April 12, 2019
About the Presenter
Lars Dorr
Director of Business Development, Clenera
Lars left his position as a nuclear engineer at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard to pursue his passion for renewable energy as a part owner of Lewandowski Farms, Idaho’s first commercial wind project. While learning first-hand the operations and maintenance of the three Micon 108 wind turbines at Lewandowski Farms, Lars was also involved with the installation, troubleshooting and commissioning of two 50 kW Entegrity wind turbines at Synthetic Energy’s commercial wind-to-hydrogen plant located near Boise, Idaho. He’s been involved in renewable energy development since 2006, with experience working on over $3 billion of successfully completed wind and solar projects.