Vega Consulting

Luis A. Vega PhD.

Luis holds BS degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, an MS in aeronautical engineering from CALTECH, an MS in Applied Ocean Sciences from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and a PhD in Engineering Sciences also from UCSD.

He is the Manager of the HINMREC (Hawaii National Marine Renewable Energy Centre)at the University of Hawaii, newly formed by the US Dept of Energy, and has a consulting practice in renewable energy.

Luis previously managed design, construction and operation of an experimental 210kW open cycle OTEC plant for the production of electricity and desalinated water, the first proven application of this technology.