Composite Technology Announces Key Turbine Engineer Joins DeWind
Monday March 26, 8:05 am ET
IRVINE, Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) (OTC Bulletin Board: CPTC - News) announced today the addition of Emil Moroz as Executive Vice President Engineering of DeWind Inc., a subsidiary of CTC that produces and markets utility scale wind turbines. Mr. Moroz has been the Chief Engineer at Garrad Hassan America, Inc., responsible for wind turbine assessment and site suitability review of utility scale wind projects in North America as well as due diligence on behalf of banks, owners and investors.
Formerly, Mr. Moroz was a System Integration Leader at General Electric Wind Energy, responsible for Low Wind Speed Turbine & Next Generation Turbine Programs. His career in the wind energy business includes the position of Principal Engineer for the Center of Advanced Technology, formerly Enron Wind Corporation; Senior Mechanical Engineer for Zond Energy Systems; Principal Investigator for the Wind Energy Research Group at the University of Texas. Mr. Moroz holds a degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Southampton University in the UK as well as a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Emil Moroz commented, "I am excited to join such a dynamic wind company and to have the opportunity use my understanding of the North American market to help ensure the success of this well engineered wind turbine technology. I believe that the new DeWind turbine with the Voith WinDrive® is an engineering breakthrough in variable speed wind turbines and will be a machine that grid operators will love."
Michael Porter, President of CTC stated, "I am pleased to welcome Emil to our DeWind management team, where we believe that his valuable experience from the industry will assist us in the successful introduction of DeWind's advanced 2 megawatt model D8.2 to North America this year." |
