James Bradley
Co-Founder & CTO at Diffuse Energy
James Bradley is a mechanical engineer who co-founded Diffuse Energy with Joss Kesby and Sam Evans, developing compact, diffuser-augmented small wind turbines for off-grid and remote power generation; a single unit under a metre wide can produce up to 440kWh a year. He returned to engineering as a mature-age student after 15 years in retail management, completed a part-time PhD in thermal storage technology, and worked as a senior mechanical engineer at the University of Newcastle. He featured alongside Joss Kesby in a Diffuse Energy profile on Welcome to Day One with Adam Spencer.
In their own words
From Joss Kesby from Diffuse Energy featuring James Bradley · Welcome to Day OneThe biggest risk that I've felt so far is that we don't make the most of the opportunity in front of us.
Career
- Now Co-Founder & CTO · Diffuse Energy
- Earlier Senior Mechanical Engineer · University of Newcastle
Sources: sse.edu.au
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