Overview

Dr. James Lyons will be speaking about his experiences in the industry and his vision of the future for wind power.

This lecture is sponsored by the MIT Energy Club's Wind Sub-community.

Dr. James Lyons

Dr. Lyons recently joined Novus Energy Partners as its Chief Technology Officer after retiring from a distinguished 30 year technology career with the General Electric Company. Novus Energy is a premier growth equity firm focused on the creation and growth of renewable and clean energy companies.

For the last 10 years, Jim was Chief Engineer for Electrical and Electronic Systems at GE Research serving as technology leader and mentor for a 250-member global team. He’s been a principal advocate of renewable energy within GE and corporate champion behind its 2002 entry into the wind energy business – GE’s most successful startup ever with estimated 2008 revenues over $6B. He was also the technology leader behind the creation of GE’s Digital Energy business unit in 2000.

Jim most recently led new GE business/technology initiatives on waste gasification and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Jim has served on the board of directors of Powerex and the Electric Drive Trade Association. He was co-chair of the 2006 American Wind Energy Conference and an initiator of the AWEA/DOE roadmap to generate 20% of US electricity from wind. Jim has a BSEE degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an MSEE from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University.

Wind Power and the Path to a Quarter of the World's Electricity

06:00-07:00PM Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Leader: Dr. James Lyons, Novus Energy Partners CTO, former Chief Engineer of Electrical Systems at GE Research
Location: E51-145