Ken Kotalik is the USA Business Development Manager for Northern Power Systems, manufacturer of the NPS100C wind turbine with manufacturing in Italy. The NPS wind turbines are rated at 100 kW with 4 rotor diameter options based on the site variables and wind speed. Ken lives and works out of the Northern Power Systems, Flagstaff, AZ office. Ken has a bachelor’s degree in Science Education and Ecology from Northern AZ University. He has been working in and around the renewable energy field for 18 years in various roles including education, wind and solar technical sales and support, sales engineering, R & D, installation, and training. He built his own passive and active solar (+ solar thermal) Straw Bale house in Flagstaff, AZ, where he lives with his wife and two children.