Mr. Jeff Gilbert

Principal Partner, Chesapeake Wind & Solar, LLC

Jeff Gilbert grew up in central Maryland and always had a fascination for energy and how things work. He spent countless hours as a kid designing, inventing and building gadgets. In high school he won second prize in the local science fair for a magnetic levitated train project. Jeff graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1991 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in energy technologies. In his senior year he was team leader for the super mileage design team, where he and his team designed and built a one-man vehicle that achieved 480 miles per gallon. Just after college he spent two months riding his bicycle across the United States. His post-college work includes working for three years as a energy analyst under contracts with the Dept. of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and owning his own solar energy business. He is currently Principal Partner of Chesapeake Wind & Solar LLC (CWS), which is a sustainable energy engineering and consulting firm serving the mid-Atlantic area. Jeff frequently conducts seminars on renewable energy to professionals and the general public.