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Christopher (Toby) Kinkaid, originally from Portland, Oregon is the founder of Solardyne.com, SolarQuote.com, and AlgaeToday.com, and has worked in clean energy technology for over three decades. Kinkaid, is the inventor of the “Helyx” Vertical Axis Wind Generator, the “Mariposa” Non-imaging solar concentrator PV module (continuous operation at Sandia National Laboratory since 1994), the Solar Demultiplexer optical solar concentrating lens (Dr. James/Sandia National Laboratory 1991), and the inventor of the original “Solar Power Pack” (Mother Earth News, “Littlest Utility” June/July, 2001). Kinkaid, has been an official lecturer and presenter on clean energy technology around the world including “APEC”, Bangkok, Thailand, 2003, “Energy Solutions World”, Tokyo, Japan, 2003, The International Biomass Conference (IBC), 2010, Minneapolis, MN, and the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) Conference, 2010, Phoenix, AZ. Christopher (Toby) Kinkaid, has appeared in interviews on KOIN TV, KGW TV, and “Sustainable Today” produced in Oregon, and has served on the board of directors for the National Hydrogen Association, in Washington D.C., 1993, the Japan Satellite Communications Company (JCNET), Fukuoka, Japan, 1994-95, and Algaedyne Corporation, Preston, MN, 2010-2013. Kinkaid, presently serves as CEO of Solardyne, LLC in Portland, Oregon, where he continues his work in Solar, Wind, and Biomass Technology, applications, research, and development.
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

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