George (Georgios) Xydis worked on various wind energy projects that range from a single 10-kW turbine to a 486 MW offshore wind farm. He had the opportunity to work in the wind sector together with developers, utilities, universities, and research institutes. He now runs his Energy Research and Applications company (www.xydis.gr/gx) and collaborates with the Open University of Cyprus as an adjunct tutor, with the Piraeus University of Applied Sciences, and with several SMEs. George is also the Danish member of the Management Committee (MC) of the European COST Action TU1205 Building Integration of Solar Thermal Systems (BISTS). He is also Editor of Open Engineering (formerly Central Eu