About

Kevin Cook is a regular guy with a brilliant idea. He used the Ecological Engineering principles of converting wastes to resources, and cellular design to invent a railroad–based technology called the Railroad Windfarm while recovering from surgery in 2019. He then wrote and filed a patent application in 2020. The Railroad Windfarm, LLC, was incorporated and had the intellectual property rights assigned to it. After a lengthy process the US patent was granted in April 2024.

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The patented technology replaces transmission lines and creates sustainable shipping by rail. The vision is to use existing railroad tracks globally so that renewable energy facilities can be built without new transmission lines. Check out the virtual prototype Video to see how the technology works. To see a scale model (without airfoils) check out the Photos. See Applications for the Patented options. For other applications see More Options. Technology and Patents have additional info about the invention. ​​

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Mr. Cook is currently a retired senior citizen on a fixed income. Since he currently lacks the resources to develop the patented technology, the aim is to sell the Railroad Windfarm, LLC to an entity with the vision, resources, and gravitas needed to develop the technology. He is offering a 5% finder’s fee to whoever brokers the deal.

 

Prior to retiring, he was a caregiver at a group home for intellectually and/or developmentally disabled teenagers in Eugene. For the twelve years before relocating to Eugene he was self employed as the property manager for 12.5 acres of residential property in Boulder, Colorado. Before that he was in charge of the Grounds Keeping Dept., for the University of Colorado Housing Dept., including supervising grounds keeping crews at 5 locations.

 

In 1999, he became the Asst. Dept. Head of the Lawn and Garden Dept at McGuckin Hardware. In 1996-‘98, Mr. Cook was taught Ecological Engineering (building ecosystems to perform work) by Dr. John Todd, a pioneer in the emerging field. He used the knowledge to found a non-profit, Aquatic Restoration Technologies.

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From 1997-1999, he mentored University of Colorado Environmental Studies Program students. ART built several ecosystems including a zero-discharge subsurface marsh for treating petrochemical wastewater. In 1997, he was also certified as a Master Gardener.

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He was born in 1961 in Glascow, Montana. His first job out of High School in Helena was a directory assistance operator at Mountain Bell. He was promoted to customer service representative to become (at the time) the youngest person to work in the business office. 

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To escape the harsh winters, he moved to California in 1982 where he did quality control at a fledgling company called Apple. After leaving Apple, he traveled extensively including 47 states and 9 foreign countries. He settled in Boulder, Colorado. In the early years he had various food service jobs including a baker at Alfalfa’s and a lead line cook at Old Chicago’s pizzeria.