South Westerlies

“The South Westerlies” is a TV serial produced in 2020 that revolves around a wind farm proposal. Here’s a brief … Read more

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Robert Kroeger, a former Enertech sales representative, has a set of 10-foot long Gougeon blades probably for a 4 kW … Read more

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In the fall of 1984 California photographer Thomas Braise filmed Fayette Manufacturing’s wind turbines in the Altamont Pass. Braise was … Read more

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As part of my continuing project to document early wind projects, I am seeking information on the Cascade Community Wind … Read more

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Historian Robert Righter and others have noted that the diameter of Charles Brush’s wind dynamo was 56 feet or about … Read more

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Henry Sanderson’s first podcast of An Electric Revolution is on Charles Brush: America’s Wind Power Pioneer. In 1888, a tall … Read more

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In preparation for an interview with British journalist Henry Sanderson about the significance of Charles Brush’s windmill in Cleveland, Ohio … Read more

Godzilla And Wind

It’s past time for the wind industry to send Godzilla back to the depth of the oceans for a long sleep. That can only occur if industry sets new standards for itself.

No more poorly maintained turbines. No more abandoned wind sites. And if a site must come down, funds and a plan must be in place to clean it up. Properly.

Sayonara, Godzilla!

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Giacomo Piovano has updated the Italiano to my Multilingual Lexicon of wind energy terms. Piovano is a student at the … Read more

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I’ve been invited to the White House only once. Jimmy Carter was the only President to ever invite me. For … Read more