Wind Power for the World : The Rise of Modern Wind Energy (Volume 1)

This book sheds light on how the modern 3-bladed wind turbine came into being, and who, how and what in the proceeding period caused the success. It looks back over three decades to find the roots of this exciting development, a long cavalcade of developers, inventors, and manufacturers including the Danish authors who themselves were part of the breakthrough. Written for non-specialists, the book covers minimal science, emphasizing the story of how wind power became a worldwide 30-billion-euro business employing nearly one million people.

Preface from Series Editor
Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : The Wind Power Story
Chapter 3 : Forty Years of Wind Energy Development
Chapter 4 : History of Danish Wind Power
Chapter 5 : The aerodynamical research on windmill sails by Poul la Cour, 1896-1900
Chapter 6 : Networks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and The Development of The "Danish Concept"
Chapter 7 : A Personal Story About Danish Pioneering of Modern Wind Power
Chapter 8 : From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure – a Chronicle
Chapter 9 : The Emergence of Wind
Chapter 10 : From Herborg Blacksmith to Vestas
Chapter 11 : From Danregn to Bonus
Chapter 12 : Vind-Syssel 1985-1990
Chapter 13 : The Story of Dencon
Chapter 14 : Water Brake Windmills
Chapter 15 : Cooperative Energy Movement in Copenhagen
Chapter 16 : Danish Small Wind Power
Chapter 17 : Consigned to Oblivion
Chapter 18 : Hütter’s Heritage – The Stuttgart School
Chapter 19 : Overview of German Wind Industry Roots
Chapter 20 : Direct Drive Wind Turbines
Chapter 21 : How early 80’s Micro- and Power-Electronics Innovation in Germany Revolutionized Wind Energy Systems
Chapter 22 : How the Electricity Feed-In Law (Stromeinspeisungsgesetz) Came to Be Passed by the German Parliament, Enabling Renewable Energies to Establish Their Position in the Market
Chapter 23 : Wind, Women, Art, Acceptance
Chapter 24 : California – Wind Farms Retrospective
Chapter 25 : Emergence of Wind Energy : The University of Massachusetts
Chapter 26 : An American Personal Perspective
Chapter 27 : Residential Wind by Way of Illustration
Chapter 28 : Wind Power in China : Chasing the Dream that Creates Value
Chapter 29 : Rising Wind Power Industry of XEMC

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