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 SunWind
Founder
Michael Cooke founded SunWind Solar Industries Inc. in 1998 to provide solar energy information and to be a source of "hands-on" solar energy kits for children. SunWind kits allow children to explore simple mechanics themselves while building solar-electric machines of their own design, incorporating recycled materials if they wish.
He worked in a number of basic industries in the Arctic, including air freight, marine shipping and mine warehousing, as well as on farms and at deep sea; and travelled between jobs. He eventually returned to the University of Alberta as a mature student, to graduate with a Bachelor of Education in Secondary Physical Sciences in 1995. While at university he worked on a renewable energy kit for elementary schools, from which came SolarDrive. After graduating he distributed elementary school supplies from Technology Teaching Systems to teachers and schools in Alberta; making introductory kits. Today Michael Cooke resides on Salt Spring Island, making Solar Car and Inventor's kits for children. (Click for 2008 Interview)
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Born
in Bristol, England; raised in Lloydminster and Edmonton,
Michael
graduated from the University of Alberta in Canada with a B.A. in
English and Chemistry.