reinventing wind turbines
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Reinventing Wind Turbines
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Thousands of
Years..
Thousands of
Years..People have been using the wind to power machinery and vehicles.
The IDEA
is NOT one!
The IDEA
is NOT one!
The IDEA
is NOT one!
Re-Invented the
You might say they have..
Re-Invented the
WINDMILL!
You might say they have..
Windmills
dotted the landscape in many..
EUROPEAN
EUROPEAN
and
ASIAN countries
Americabrought by early settlers.
and
Windmills
were used to
Grind Grain
into flour
Pump water to irrigate fields
and
There were several different
designs
There were several different
designsLike European Designs
There were several different
designsLike European Designs
called the Post-Mill
There were several different
designsLike European Designs
called the Post-Mill
There were several different
designsLike European Designs
called the Post-Mill
There were several different
designsLike European Designs
called the Post-Mill
There were several different
designsLike European Designs
called the Post-Mill
1920s and
1930s..
During
Approximately
100,000..
Manufacturers produced
Farm Windmills / Year
DID YOU KNOW?
The very first
electricity-
generating
WINDMILL
was built in
1887 in
Scotland
The first in the United
Stateswas built in
The first in the United
Stateswas built in
Cleveland, Ohio in
1888.
You might wonder what happened to
Wind Power Home
Electricity Generators..
They never completely disappeared
forerunners of
today's
turbines..
The turbines simply fell out of favor because
they were..
Expensive
Easily Damage
Noisy
And
Difficult to Transport
The new designs for individual
homeowners are:
Small
Quiet
Efficient
Durable
Easy to Transport
And
Simple to Install
With average cost per watt of
$1.50
With average cost per watt of
$1.50
That's
AFFORDABLE!
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