March 26, 2026 – For the past 16 years, James Martin has been among the most prominent cheerleaders for Louisiana’s still-unrealized offshore wind industry.
Gulf Wind Technology, the company he formed five years ago with partners David King and Mitchel Graff, created a cutting-edge technology center at the former Avondale Shipyard for the manufacturing and testing of wind blade prototypes designed to operate in the region’s challenging wind conditions.