Harral, Mark 2014-02-18

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This interview features Mark Harral, CEO of Group NIRE. Harral discusses his early legal career in wind-lease agreements, and the subsequent development of Group NIRE. Mark explains the logistics of creating the group and the various projects involved. Andy and Mark discuss the novelty of Group NIRE, its future, and its use as a model for other research projects at Texas Tech University


General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Mark Harral

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: February 18, 2014

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson

Length: 01:18:32


Abstract

Working on the Alstom Project, SWIFT Project, Role of Electric Co-ops in success of the projects, Mark discusses the structure of the company, Becoming the world leader in renewable energy, Future projects for the company, Mark’s interest and expertise on wind energy, Importance of field data over modeling; success of the school, Archiving Group NIRE records; duplicating NIRE model, Key individuals in Project NIRE


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Transcript: Transcript available on Dspace

https://swco-ir.tdl.org/handle/10605/226274


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