Our Founding Partners

Bob Sherwin

In 1973, Bob started one of the first commercially viable wind turbine manufacturing companies in the United States. Over the next 10 years, Enertech became one of the largest wind turbine companies in the world. Its turbines were installed from China to California to Alaska. Bob later founded and led Atlantic Orient Corporation. He has been involved with the American, Canadian and European Wind Energy Associations and has helped set the vision for the wind industry from its earliest days. Over the last 35 years, Bob helped shape industry standards around the world, consulted for some of the largest project developers, built numerous wind farms, and worked with several of the largest financial institutions in the industry. A long-time member of the IEC standards committee, he brings a rich background spanning all aspects of the industry, with particular expertise in technical analysis, contract review, strategic consulting, and business growth.

Jay Haley, P.E.

Jay has been involved in wind energy since 1983. He spent six years as the Director of Engineering for an aerospace firm and then 10 years as a Research Engineer for the Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota. Currently Jay is a Partner and Past President of EAPC Architects Engineers in Grand Forks, ND. Jay has experience in all aspects of wind energy development and provides consulting services to wind developers, electric utilities, Native American tribes, communities, economic development groups and universities. Jay conducts WindPRO training courses and has taught hundreds of wind energy professionals in the principles of wind resource assessment and wind farm design. He is also a Risų-Certified WAsP user. Jay is a Registered Professional Engineer with registrations in North Dakota and Minnesota. He is a member of the American Wind Energy Association and the National Wind Coordinating Committee. He is the founding chairman of the Wind Energy Council, and past chairman of the North Dakota Renewable Energy Partnership.