MIKE BERGEY - BIOCo-Founder and President of Bergey Windpower since 1987, Mike is aMechanical Engineer and an internationally recognized expert in the field ofsmall wind turbines, distributed wind generation, and rural electrification.He has authored more than 70 technical papers and articles in the field,provided testimony to Congress and serves as a consultant to severalgovernment and international agencies.He has twice served as President of the American Wind Energy Association(AWEA) and served on the AWEA Board of Directors from 1981 to 2007. Heis past Chairman of the U.S. Export Council for Renewable Energy, memberof the U.S. Department of Commerce Environmental Technology TradeAdvisory Committee.He chaired the AWEA Small Wind Turbine Committee for over 20 years andin 1981 was recognized by AWEA for ‘Development of a NationalPerformance Standard for Small Wind Turbines’. In 1994 he was recognizedas the AWEA ‘Man of the Year’. He is currently President of the DistributedWind Energy Association in addition to his duties at BWC.