The Zaanstreek or the district on the Zaan river in the Dutch province of Noord Holland once contained the largest ... Read more

In trying to find the original sources for my table on the number of traditional European windmills I’ve come across ... Read more

While cleaning off my desk top, closing folders, and deleting files from our long project on the history of modern ... Read more

As part of our research into the history of wind turbines, Erik Möllerström and I came across the story of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen and his expedition on the Fram.

The first installment of an overview of the history of conventional wind turbines was published by Swedish academic Erik Möllerström and myself 15 August. Part 1 appears in Wind Engineering, an imprint of Sage Journals. The second part will appear later this year.