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Shattuck Windmill Museum view detail comment email this

The site for this museum in northwest Oklahoma provides information about the more than 35 vintage windmills and related buildings on the premises. See photos of many of the windmills in the "News" section.
http://www.shattuckwindmillmuseum.org/
Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology

Last updated Jul 20, 2004


Wind & Hydropower Technologies Program view detail comment email this

This program exists to "improve wind energy technology so that it can generate competitive electricity in areas with lower wind resources, and to develop new, cost-effective, advanced hydropower technologies." Provides overviews of how wind power and hydropower works, and explores the history and advantages and disadvantages of each. Also features publications, photographs, and related links. From the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/
Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, Technology

Last updated Jul 16, 2006


Wind Energy and Wind Turbines: Danish Wind Industry Association view detail comment email this

This searchable site presents information "on wind energy resources and wind turbine technology, meteorology, economics, research and development, and environmental aspects of renewable energy." History includes profiles of wind technology pioneers, notes on The Great California Wind Rush (early 1980s), and other developments. Reference includes tables, a discussion of Betz' Law , a bibliography, and a glossary. From the Danish Wind Industry Association. View in English, Danish, German, Spanish, and French.
http://www.windpower.org/
Topics: Electrical Energy, Energy, History, Technology

Last updated Apr 3, 2002




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