When my family reunion took place in Palm Springs a few weeks ago, I gave Tom Spiglanin a call. No … Read more
News on Large Wind
The Biden administration is attempting to lower the cost of fixed offshore wind and support a domestic supply chain for the industry.
Republicans who oppose wind development after recent whale deaths off New Jersey said they will hold hearings in Washington on the issue, while a fishing group has attacked the federal body responsible for offshore wind.
We’ve finally posted the nearly 70 photos of the construction of the famous Smith-Putnam wind turbine of the 1940s on … Read more
While searching for an original copy of the Smith-Putnam film, Gabriel Altman came across the patents for the turbine by … Read more
This article was initially published in Today’s Engineer on May 2013 from https://ethw.org/Palmer_Putnam’s_1.5_MW_Wind_Turbine Supplying electrical power generated from wind to … Read more
Prior to construction of the Smith-Putnam wind turbine Palmer Putnam ordered wind tunnel tests of various blade designs and blade … Read more
The drawings of the airfoils used in the Stanford wind tunnel tests are in a large format. To scan and … Read more
