Wind Power for the World

Wind Power for the World

by Preben Maegaard, Anna Krenz, Wolfgang Palz
Released June 2013
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9789814364942

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Book description

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.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Contents (1/3)
  4. Contents (2/3)
  5. Contents (3/3)
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction (1/2)
  9. Introduction (2/2)
  10. Chapter 1: The Wind Power Story (1/3)
  11. Chapter 1: The Wind Power Story (2/3)
  12. Chapter 1: The Wind Power Story (3/3)
  13. Chapter 2: Forty Years of Wind Energy Development (1/4)
  14. Chapter 2: Forty Years of Wind Energy Development (2/4)
  15. Chapter 2: Forty Years of Wind Energy Development (3/4)
  16. Chapter 2: Forty Years of Wind Energy Development (4/4)
  17. Chapter 3: History of Danish Wind Power (1/12)
  18. Chapter 3: History of Danish Wind Power (2/12)
  19. Chapter 3: History of Danish Wind Power (3/12)
  20. Chapter 3: History of Danish Wind Power (4/12)
  21. Chapter 3: History of Danish Wind Power (5/12)
  22. Chapter 3: History of Danish Wind Power (6/12)
  23. Chapter 3: History of Danish Wind Power (7/12)
  24. Chapter 3: History of Danish Wind Power (8/12)
  25. Chapter 3: History of Danish Wind Power (9/12)
  26. Chapter 3: History of Danish Wind Power (10/12)
  27. Chapter 3: History of Danish Wind Power (11/12)
  28. Chapter 3: History of Danish Wind Power (12/12)
  29. Chapter 4: The Aerodynamic Research on Windmill Sails of Poul la Cour, 1896–1900 (1/5)
  30. Chapter 4: The Aerodynamic Research on Windmill Sails of Poul la Cour, 1896–1900 (2/5)
  31. Chapter 4: The Aerodynamic Research on Windmill Sails of Poul la Cour, 1896–1900 (3/5)
  32. Chapter 4: The Aerodynamic Research on Windmill Sails of Poul la Cour, 1896–1900 (4/5)
  33. Chapter 4: The Aerodynamic Research on Windmill Sails of Poul la Cour, 1896–1900 (5/5)
  34. Chapter 5: Networks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and the Development of the “Danish Concept” (1/10)
  35. Chapter 5: Networks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and the Development of the “Danish Concept” (2/10)
  36. Chapter 5: Networks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and the Development of the “Danish Concept” (3/10)
  37. Chapter 5: Networks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and the Development of the “Danish Concept” (4/10)
  38. Chapter 5: Networks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and the Development of the “Danish Concept” (5/10)
  39. Chapter 5: Networks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and the Development of the “Danish Concept” (6/10)
  40. Chapter 5: Networks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and the Development of the “Danish Concept” (7/10)
  41. Chapter 5: Networks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and the Development of the “Danish Concept” (8/10)
  42. Chapter 5: Networks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and the Development of the “Danish Concept” (9/10)
  43. Chapter 5: Networks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and the Development of the “Danish Concept” (10/10)
  44. Chapter 6: Danish Pioneering of Modern Wind Power (1/4)
  45. Chapter 6: Danish Pioneering of Modern Wind Power (2/4)
  46. Chapter 6: Danish Pioneering of Modern Wind Power (3/4)
  47. Chapter 6: Danish Pioneering of Modern Wind Power (4/4)
  48. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (1/14)
  49. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (2/14)
  50. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (3/14)
  51. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (4/14)
  52. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (5/14)
  53. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (6/14)
  54. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (7/14)
  55. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (8/14)
  56. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (9/14)
  57. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (10/14)
  58. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (11/14)
  59. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (12/14)
  60. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (13/14)
  61. Chapter 7: From Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure: A Chronicle (14/14)
  62. Chapter 8: Økær Vind Energi: Standard Blades for the Early Wind Industry (1/4)
  63. Chapter 8: Økær Vind Energi: Standard Blades for the Early Wind Industry (2/4)
  64. Chapter 8: Økær Vind Energi: Standard Blades for the Early Wind Industry (3/4)
  65. Chapter 8: Økær Vind Energi: Standard Blades for the Early Wind Industry (4/4)
  66. Chapter 9: From Herborg Blacksmith to Vestas (1/4)
  67. Chapter 9: From Herborg Blacksmith to Vestas (2/4)
  68. Chapter 9: From Herborg Blacksmith to Vestas (3/4)
  69. Chapter 9: From Herborg Blacksmith to Vestas (4/4)
  70. Chapter 10: From Danregn to Bonus (1/2)
  71. Chapter 10: From Danregn to Bonus (2/2)
  72. Chapter 11: Vind-Syssel 1985–1990 (1/4)
  73. Chapter 11: Vind-Syssel 1985–1990 (2/4)
  74. Chapter 11: Vind-Syssel 1985–1990 (3/4)
  75. Chapter 11: Vind-Syssel 1985–1990 (4/4)
  76. Chapter 12: The Story of Dencon (1/2)
  77. Chapter 12: The Story of Dencon (2/2)
  78. Chapter 13: Water Brake Windmills (1/3)
  79. Chapter 13: Water Brake Windmills (2/3)
  80. Chapter 13: Water Brake Windmills (3/3)
  81. Chapter 14: Cooperative Energy Movement in Copenhagen (1/2)
  82. Chapter 14: Cooperative Energy Movement in Copenhagen (2/2)
  83. Chapter 15: The Danish Small Wind Power (1/4)
  84. Chapter 15: The Danish Small Wind Power (2/4)
  85. Chapter 15: The Danish Small Wind Power (3/4)
  86. Chapter 15: The Danish Small Wind Power (4/4)
  87. Chapter 16: Consigned to Oblivion (1/7)
  88. Chapter 16: Consigned to Oblivion (2/7)
  89. Chapter 16: Consigned to Oblivion (3/7)
  90. Chapter 16: Consigned to Oblivion (4/7)
  91. Chapter 16: Consigned to Oblivion (5/7)
  92. Chapter 16: Consigned to Oblivion (6/7)
  93. Chapter 16: Consigned to Oblivion (7/7)
  94. Chapter 17: Hütter’s Heritage: The Stuttgart School (1/4)
  95. Chapter 17: Hütter’s Heritage: The Stuttgart School (2/4)
  96. Chapter 17: Hütter’s Heritage: The Stuttgart School (3/4)
  97. Chapter 17: Hütter’s Heritage: The Stuttgart School (4/4)
  98. Chapter 18: Overview of German Wind Industry Roots (1/8)
  99. Chapter 18: Overview of German Wind Industry Roots (2/8)
  100. Chapter 18: Overview of German Wind Industry Roots (3/8)
  101. Chapter 18: Overview of German Wind Industry Roots (4/8)
  102. Chapter 18: Overview of German Wind Industry Roots (5/8)
  103. Chapter 18: Overview of German Wind Industry Roots (6/8)
  104. Chapter 18: Overview of German Wind Industry Roots (7/8)
  105. Chapter 18: Overview of German Wind Industry Roots (8/8)
  106. Chapter 19: Direct Drive Wind Turbines (1/4)
  107. Chapter 19: Direct Drive Wind Turbines (2/4)
  108. Chapter 19: Direct Drive Wind Turbines (3/4)
  109. Chapter 19: Direct Drive Wind Turbines (4/4)
  110. Chapter 20: How the Early 1980s Micro- and Power-Electronics Innovation in Germany Revolutionised Wind Energy Systems (1/4)
  111. Chapter 20: How the Early 1980s Micro- and Power-Electronics Innovation in Germany Revolutionised Wind Energy Systems (2/4)
  112. Chapter 20: How the Early 1980s Micro- and Power-Electronics Innovation in Germany Revolutionised Wind Energy Systems (3/4)
  113. Chapter 20: How the Early 1980s Micro- and Power-Electronics Innovation in Germany Revolutionised Wind Energy Systems (4/4)
  114. Chapter 21: 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 (1/3)
  115. Chapter 21: 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 (2/3)
  116. Chapter 21: 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 (3/3)
  117. Chapter 22: Wind, Women, Art, Acceptance (1/5)
  118. Chapter 22: Wind, Women, Art, Acceptance (2/5)
  119. Chapter 22: Wind, Women, Art, Acceptance (3/5)
  120. Chapter 22: Wind, Women, Art, Acceptance (4/5)
  121. Chapter 22: Wind, Women, Art, Acceptance (5/5)
  122. Chapter 23: California: Wind Farms Retrospective (1/6)
  123. Chapter 23: California: Wind Farms Retrospective (2/6)
  124. Chapter 23: California: Wind Farms Retrospective (3/6)
  125. Chapter 23: California: Wind Farms Retrospective (4/6)
  126. Chapter 23: California: Wind Farms Retrospective (5/6)
  127. Chapter 23: California: Wind Farms Retrospective (6/6)
  128. Chapter 24: Emergence of Wind Energy: The University of Massachusetts (1/3)
  129. Chapter 24: Emergence of Wind Energy: The University of Massachusetts (2/3)
  130. Chapter 24: Emergence of Wind Energy: The University of Massachusetts (3/3)
  131. Chapter 25: An American Personal Perspective (1/4)
  132. Chapter 25: An American Personal Perspective (2/4)
  133. Chapter 25: An American Personal Perspective (3/4)
  134. Chapter 25: An American Personal Perspective (4/4)
  135. Chapter 26: Residential Wind by Way of Illustration (1/4)
  136. Chapter 26: Residential Wind by Way of Illustration (2/4)
  137. Chapter 26: Residential Wind by Way of Illustration (3/4)
  138. Chapter 26: Residential Wind by Way of Illustration (4/4)
  139. Chapter 27: Wind Power in China: Chasing a Dream that Creates Value (1/5)
  140. Chapter 27: Wind Power in China: Chasing a Dream that Creates Value (2/5)
  141. Chapter 27: Wind Power in China: Chasing a Dream that Creates Value (3/5)
  142. Chapter 27: Wind Power in China: Chasing a Dream that Creates Value (4/5)
  143. Chapter 27: Wind Power in China: Chasing a Dream that Creates Value (5/5)
  144. Chapter 28: Rising Wind Power Industry of XEMC (1/3)
  145. Chapter 28: Rising Wind Power Industry of XEMC (2/3)
  146. Chapter 28: Rising Wind Power Industry of XEMC (3/3)

Product information

  • Title: Wind Power for the World
  • Author(s): Preben Maegaard, Anna Krenz, Wolfgang Palz
  • Release date: June 2013
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9789814364942