Ian Woofenden has lived off-grid with wind electricity, solar electricity, solar hot water, and wood heat on an island in the Pacific Northwest for more than 30 years, where he raised his large family, ran multiple businesses, and now focuses on educational work in the renewable energy industry. His roles in the industry are:
• Senior editor for Home Power magazine http://www.homepower.com/ since 1998, where he writes about wind electricity and other renewable energy topics, and works with authors and readers.
• Program coordinator and primary instructor for Northwest and Costa Rica renewable energy workshops since 1996.
• Wind electricity instructor for various non-profit and private institutions.
• Occasional tower jockey and crew member for wind-electric system installation teams.
• Co-author of Power from the Wind by Dan Chiras, and author of Wind Power for Dummies.
• Founding member of the Small Wind Conference http://www.smallwindconference.com/ coordinating committee
• Co-moderator of the small-wind-home discussion listserv
