KENETECH CORP
SC 13D, 1996-07-08
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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. __)1


                              KENETECH CORPORATION
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                                (Name of issuer)

                        8.25% CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
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                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    488878307
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                                 (CUSIP number)

                                 Judy K. Mencher
                           DDJ Capital Management, LLC
                           141 Linden Street, Suite 4
                               Wellesley, MA 02181
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 (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and
                                 communications)

                                  June 28, 1996
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             (Date of event which requires filing of this statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement. [X] (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

                         (Continued on following pages)

                              (Page 1 of 12 Pages)

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    1 The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

    The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP Nos. 488878307                                        Page 2 of 12 Pages
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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           DDJ Capital Management, LLC
           04-3300754
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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) [X]
                                                           SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ ]

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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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    4      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                   WC

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    5      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT 
           TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
                                                                            [ ]

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    6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                   COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

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    NUMBER OF        7   SOLE VOTING POWER
       
      SHARES             465,000
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
   BENEFICIALLY
                     8   SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY EACH
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
    REPORTING
                      9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      PERSON                                    
                          465,000               
       WITH          
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                    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER


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   11      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                   465,000

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   12      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
           SHARES*                                                          [ ]


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   13      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                   9.07%
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   14      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                    00

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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP Nos. 488878307                                         Page 3 of 12 Pages
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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           DDJ Overseas Corp.
           98-0151108
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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) [X]
                                                           SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ [

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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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    4      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                   WC

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    5      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT 
           TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
                                                                            [ ]

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    6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                   COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

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    NUMBER OF         7   SOLE VOTING POWER

      SHARES              433,750
                     
   BENEFICIALLY      ----------------------------------------------------------
                      8   SHARED VOTING POWER     
  OWNED BY EACH                                   
                     ----------------------------------------------------------
    REPORTING        
                      9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
      PERSON                                      
                          433,750                 
       WITH          ----------------------------------------------------------
                     10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     
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   11      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                   433,750

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   12      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
           SHARES*                                                          [ ]


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   13      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                   8.46%
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   14      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                    00

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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP Nos. 488878307                                         Page 4 of 12 Pages
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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           DDJ Galileo, LLC
           04-3304422
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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) [X}
                                                             SEE ITEM #5 (b) [ ]

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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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    4      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                   WC

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    5      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
                                                                            [ ]

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    6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                   COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

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    NUMBER OF        7   SOLE VOTING POWER

      SHARES             433,750
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
   BENEFICIALLY
                     8   SHARED VOTING POWER     
                                                 
  OWNED BY EACH     -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                 
    REPORTING        9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
                                                 
      PERSON             433,750                 
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
       WITH                                      
                    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
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   11      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                   433,750

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   12      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
           SHARES*                                                          [ ]


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   13      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                   8.46%
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   14      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                    00

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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP Nos. 488878307                                         Page 5 of 12 Pages
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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           DDJ Galileo Management, LLC
           04-3304416
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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) [X]
                                                           SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ ]

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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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    4      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                   WC

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    5      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
                                                                            [ ]

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    6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                   COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

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    NUMBER OF        7   SOLE VOTING POWER

      SHARES             433,750
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
   BENEFICIALLY      8   SHARED VOTING POWER     
                                                 
  OWNED BY EACH     -----------------------------------------------------------
                     9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
    REPORTING        
                         433,750
      PERSON                              
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
       WITH                                                 
                    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
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   11      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                   433,750

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   12      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
           SHARES*                                                          [ ]


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   13      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                   8.46%
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   14      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                    00

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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP Nos. 488878307                                         Page 6 of 12 Pages
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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           The Copernicus Fund, L.P.
           04-3193825
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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) [X]
                                                           SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ ]

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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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    4      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                   WC

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    5      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
                                                                            [ ]

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    6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                   COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

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    NUMBER OF        7   SOLE VOTING POWER

      SHARES             31,250
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
   BENEFICIALLY
                     8   SHARED VOTING POWER     
  OWNED BY EACH                                               
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
    REPORTING                                    
                     9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
      PERSON                                     
                         31,250                 
       WITH         -----------------------------------------------------------
                                    
                    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
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                     8   SHARED VOTING POWER


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                     9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                         31,250

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                    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER


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   11      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                   31,250

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   12      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
           SHARES*                                                          [ ]


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   13      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                   0.61%
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   14      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                    00

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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP Nos. 488878307                                         Page 7 of 12 Pages
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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           DDJ Copernicus, LLC
           04-3304417
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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) [X]
                                                           SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ ]

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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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    4      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                   WC

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    5      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
                                                                            [ ]

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    6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                   COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

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    NUMBER OF        7   SOLE VOTING POWER

      SHARES             31,250
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
   BENEFICIALLY
                     8   SHARED VOTING POWER     
  OWNED BY EACH                                               
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
    REPORTING                                    
                     9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
      PERSON                                     
                         31,250                 
       WITH         -----------------------------------------------------------
                                    
                    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
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   11      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                   31,250

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   12      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
           SHARES*                                                          [ ]


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   13      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                   0.61%
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   14      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                    00

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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


<PAGE>


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP Nos. 488878307                                        Page 8 of 12 Pages
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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC
           04-3304419
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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) [X]
                                                           SEE ITEM #5   (b) [ ]

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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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    4      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                   WC

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    5      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
           ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
                                                                            [ ]

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    6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                   COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

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    NUMBER OF        7   SOLE VOTING POWER

      SHARES             31,250
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
   BENEFICIALLY
                     8   SHARED VOTING POWER     
  OWNED BY EACH                                               
                    -----------------------------------------------------------
    REPORTING                                    
                     9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER  
      PERSON                                     
                         31,250                 
       WITH         -----------------------------------------------------------
                                    
                    10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
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   11      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                   31,250

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   12      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
           SHARES*                                                          [ ]

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   13      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                   0.61%
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   14      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

                    00

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                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  488878307                                         Page 9 of 12 Pages
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Item 1.  Security and Issuer.

        This statement relates to shares of the 8.25% Convertible Preferred
Stock (the "Shares") of Kenetech Corporation (the "Company@). The principal
executive offices of the Company are located at 500 Sansome Street, San
Francisco, California 94111.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.

        This statement is being filed jointly by DDJ Capital Management, LLC
("DDJ"), a Massachusetts limited liability company, DDJ Overseas Corp., a Cayman
Islands corporation, DDJ Galileo, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability
company, DDJ Galileo Management, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company
and The Copernicus Fund, L.P., a Massachusetts limited partnership, DDJ
Copernicus, LLC and DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC. Each of the aformentioned
entities shall be collectively referred to as the "DDJ Affiliates." DDJ
Copernicus, LLC is the general partner of, and DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC is
the investment manager for, The Copernicus Fund, L.P. DDJ Galileo, LLC owns all
of the voting securities of DDJ Overseas Corp. DDJ Galileo Management, LLC is
the investment manager for DDJ Overseas Corp. DDJ provides administrative
services to the DDJ Affiliates.

        On the various dates set forth on the attached Schedule B, two funds,
DDJ Overseas Corp. and The Copernicus Fund, L.P. (jointly, the "Funds")
purchased Shares. The principal offices of each of DDJ and the DDJ Affiliates
are located at 141 Linden Street, Suite 4, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02181.

        The name, residence or business address, principal occupation or
employment and citizenship of each of the executive officers and members of DDJ
and each of the DDJ Affiliates are set forth in Schedule A hereto.

        Within the past five years, none of the persons named in this Item 2 or
listed on Schedule A has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or has been a party to any civil
proceeding and as a result thereof was or is subject to any judgment, decree or
final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to federal or state securities laws or finding any violations
with respect to such laws.

        The Shares to which this statement relates are owned directly by one or
both of the Funds.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

        The Funds purchased an aggregate of 465,000 Shares for cash in the
amount of approximately $288,715.01. The Shares were acquired with working
capital of the Funds.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  488878307                                        Page 10 of 12 Pages
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Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

        The Shares were purchased in order to acquire an equity interest in the
Company in pursuit of specified investment objectives established by the
investors in the Funds. The DDJ Affiliates may continue to have the Funds
purchase Shares subject to a number of factors, including, among others, the
availability of Shares for sale at what they consider to be reasonable prices
and other investment opportunities that may be available to the Funds.

        The DDJ Affiliates intend to review continuously the equity position of
the Funds in the Company. Depending upon future evaluations of the business
prospects of the Company and upon other developments, including, but not limited
to, general economic and business conditions and money market and stock market
conditions, the DDJ Affiliates may determine to cease making additional
purchases of Shares or to increase or decrease the equity interest in the
Company by acquiring additional Shares, or by disposing of all or a portion of
the Shares.

        None of the DDJ Affiliates has any present plan or proposal which
relates to or would result in (i) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such
as a merger, reorganization, liquidation, or sale of transfer of a material
amount of assets of or involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii)
any change in the Company's present Board of Directors or management, (iii) any
material changes in the Company's present capitalization or dividend policy or
any other material change in the Company's business or corporate structure, (iv)
any change in the Company's charter or bylaws, (v) the Company's Shares becoming
eligible for termination of their registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of
the 1934 Act, or (vi) any similar action.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of Issuer.

        (a) DDJ Overseas Corp. owns, and DDJ Galileo, LLC and DDJ Galileo
Management, LLC beneficially own, as majority shareholder and investment
manager, respectively, of DDJ Overseas Corp., 433,750 Shares, or approximately
8.46% of the outstanding Shares of the Company. The Copernicus Fund, L.P. owns,
and DDJ Copernicus, LLC and DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC beneficially own, as
general partner and investment manager, respectively, of The Copernicus Fund,
L.P., 31,250 Shares, or approximately 0.61% of the outstanding Shares of the
Company. DDJ, as administrator to the other DDJ Affiliates, may be deemed to
beneficially own 465,000 Shares, or approximately 9.07% of the outstanding
Shares of the Company. DDJ disclaims any such beneficial ownership. None of the
DDJ Affiliates and, to the best knowledge of the DDJ Affiliates, none of the
persons named in Schedule A, beneficially own any other Shares.

        (b) Each of the aforementioned entities has sole power to vote and to
dispose of the Shares so indicated.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  488878307                                        Page 11 of 12 Pages
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        (c) Except as set forth in Item 3, none of the DDJ Affiliates, and, to
the best knowledge of the DDJ Affiliates, none of the persons named in Schedule
A hereto have effected any transaction in the Shares during the past sixty days.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
        With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

        None of the DDJ Affiliates and, to the best knowledge of the DDJ
Affiliates, none of the persons named in Schedule A hereto have any contract,
arrangement, understanding or relationship with any person with respect to any
securities of the Company, including respecting voting or transfer of Company
securities or joint venture, finder's fee or the like.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

        Not Applicable.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  488878307                                        Page 12 of 12 Pages
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                                    Signature

        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                   DDJ CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                   BY:   /s/ Judy K. Mencher*
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Judy K. Mencher
                                        *Principal of DDJ Capital  Management,
                                        LLC,  DDJ  Galileo,  LLC,  DDJ Galileo
                                        Management,    LLC,   DDJ   Copernicus
                                        Management,  LLC,  and Vice  President
                                        of DDJ Overseas Corp.



Date:  July 8, 1996


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                                   SCHEDULE A
                                 --------------

        The name and present principal occupation or employment of each
executive officer and member of DDJ Capital Management, LLC and each of the DDJ
Affiliates are set forth below. The business address of each person is 141
Linden Street, Suite 4, Wellesley, MA 02181 and the address of the corporation
or organization in which such employment is conducted is the same as each
person's business address. All of the persons listed below are U.S. citizens.

                                         PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
                NAME                         OR EMPLOYMENT
                ----                         -------------
           Daniel G. Harmetz               Principal of DDJ Capital
                                           Management, LLC, DDJ Galileo, LLC,
                                           DDJ Galileo Management, LLC, and DDJ
                                           Copernicus Management, LLC

           David J. Breazzano              Principal of DDJ Capital
                                           Management, LLC, DDJ Galileo, LLC,
                                           DDJ Galileo Management, LLC, and DDJ
                                           Copernicus Management, LLC

           Judy K. Mencher                 Principal of DDJ Capital
                                           Management, LLC, DDJ Galileo, LLC,
                                           DDJ Galileo Management, LLC, DDJ
                                           Copernicus Management, LLC and Vice
                                           President of DDJ Overseas Corp.


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                                   SCHEDULE B
                                   ----------

Kenetech Corporation

        Set forth below is an itemization of all purchases and sales of Shares
since June 20, 1996. The transactions were made for cash in open market
transactions.


                         TYPE
                       (Purchase                               AGGREGATE
  DATE                  or Sale )           SHARES               PRICE
  ----                ----------            ------            -----------

 6/20/96               Purchase             20,000             $12,188.00
 6/24/96               Purchase              8,750               5,956.13
 6/24/96               Purchase             26,250              17,868.38
 6/25/96               Purchase             12,500               8,672.50
 6/25/96               Purchase             37,500              26,017.50
 6/26/96               Purchase            350,000             210,000.00
 6/28/96               Purchase             10,000               8,012.50






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