Video In this video, we will explore the life and work of Pool La Cour, a Danish inventor, teacher, and meteorologist known as the Danish Edison for his contributions to wind energy. Born in 1846, La Cour pursued physics and mathematics at the University of Copenhagen and became the Deputy Director of the Danish Meteorological…
Video In this video, we’ll take a closer look at Brush’s wind turbine, which is considered to be the world’s first automatically operating wind turbine for electricity generation. The turbine was designed by Charles F. Brush in 1888 and was built on his property in Cleveland, Ohio. The wind turbine consisted of a 56-foot tower…
In this video, we delve into the remarkable story of James Blyth, a Scottish professor who invented the world’s first electricity-generating wind turbine in 1887. Blyth’s pioneering work in harnessing the power of wind energy laid the foundation for the modern wind turbine technology that we see today. Video
In the 1970s oil crisis, many countries began to explore alternative energy options and their viability. In the US, NASA, and the Department of Energy have collaborated to develop a series of megawatt large research wind turbines known as Mod series. The Mod Series The wind turbines developed in the mod series were very expensive…
After the invention of electricity, in the late 19th century inventors turned their attention to generating electricity from the wind. Although windmills were there for a long period, they were mostly used for non-electric purposes. In this post, we will review the historic development of wind turbines from the 19th century to the 1960s. Blyth’s…
You will be surprised to know that the first known wind turbines recorded in history were Vertical axis wind turbines, not the current dominant technology of horizontal axis wind turbines. This dates back to the 7th century B.C when vertical axis windmills were built on the Persian land. They were based on the aerodynamic drag…