Power Of The Urban Wind: Mariah Power CEO Mike Hess (Part 3)

SM: What are the requirements of a home, and how did you derive that there are 13 million homes that can handle your solution? MH: You need a lot that is half an acre or larger and at least a Class 3 wind.

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SM: When did you start Mariah Power? MH: It was started in August 2005. Ken Rogers and Chris Gabrys had invented a motor that was very efficient. As we looked at the markets to determine where to use the motor, it became clear that we could not compete with the Chinese motors because their cost

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Power Of The Urban Wind: Mariah Power CEO Mike Hess (Part 1)

Mike Hess is a serial entrepreneur, having started multiple companies since the late 1970s. He has also held senior leadership positions at Raychem and Raynet. He has a BS in mathematics and later studied design engineering at Stanford and network engineering at UC Santa Cruz. He is the CEO and a co-founder of Mariah Power,

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