John Vanden Bosche
Principal Engineer, Chinook Wind Consulting
Member of the Natural Resources Council
Council Member Biography
John Vanden Bosche is a Principal Engineer at Chinook Wind Consulting, a firm providing energy consulting services. Mr. Vanden Bosche has over19 years of experience in the wind industry with involvement in a broad range of projects. He has worked on basic engineering research, wind turbine design and analysis, component manufacturing, structural and performance field testing, turbine verification, due diligence investigations, project planning and construction, commissioning testing, operations and maintenance, and design of retrofits. He also has experience with procuring land leases, collecting and analyzing wind resource data, and calculating project performance projections. Past clients include turbine manufacturers, component vendors, project developers, electrical utilities, government laboratories, banks, and law firms. He is a registered U.S. Patent Agent with 17 years of experience in obtaining patent protection on inventions representing a variety of technologies. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2001 - present
- Principal Engineer, Chinook Wind Consulting
GLG NewsSM Analyses by John Vanden Bosche(?)
Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
-
EDP’s acquisition of Horizon heats up wind energy’s M&A arena
April 2, 2007
John Vanden Bosche, Principal Engineer, Chinook Wind Consulting
Portugal's EDP to buy U.S. Horizon Wind Energy | today.reuters.com
With the global trend towards renewable energy, mergers and acquisitions have been significant in the wind turbine manufacturer arena, with the recent example the bidding war between AREVA and Suzlon Energy for REpower. But the M&A arena in wind energy is now extending beyond turbine manufacturers...
-
Siemens Offshore Wind Farm Projects a Sign of Things to Come
March 28, 2007
John Vanden Bosche, Principal Engineer, Chinook Wind Consulting
Siemens wins wind power deal | www.fin24.co.za
Siemens recent commitment to build two offshore wind parks in Britain reinforces that the German engineering company wants to be a part of the offshore sector of the wind industry. The offshore sector has not been completely successful, and many companies have either pulled out of projects or seenoverruns...
-
Big Oil investments into wind energy point to maturity of industry
March 28, 2007
John Vanden Bosche, Principal Engineer, Chinook Wind Consulting
Two oil giants plunge into the wind business | www.boston.com
Oil companies BP and Shell both recently announced investments in the wind energy sector. The investments are more than a public relations ploy and show that the wind industry has come of age and is now perceived by the traditional energy sector as a viable investment opportunity. One interesting observation...
-
Demand for Wind Energy Soaring as AREVA Counters for REpower
March 28, 2007
John Vanden Bosche, Principal Engineer, Chinook Wind Consulting
Areva counters Suzlon in bid for REpower | www.upi.com
AREVA’s counter bid against India-based Suzlon Energy, Ltd., for wind turbine maker REpower, may set off a bidding war that will echo beyond the acquisition of the small German company. Regardless of whether Suzlon counters, the rising price of the turbine manufacturer is a sign of wind energy’s rising...
Leading institutions connect with John Vanden Bosche through GLG
GLG Study Groups with John Vanden Bosche(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Carbon Fiber Experts | 71 |
| Alternative Energy Experts (North America) | 170 |
| US Wind Power Experts | 140 |
| UK Wind Power Experts | 22 |
GLG Live Meetings with John Vanden Bosche(?)
Recent Seminars
-
February 20, 2007 | Boston
GLGi: Wind Energy -
August 24, 2006 | San Francisco
GLGi: Onshore and Offshore Wind Power -
July 19, 2006 | New York
GLGi: Onshore and Offshore Wind Power