La Cour used the windmill for electricity production.
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The direct
current (DC) produced by the dynamo was used for electrolysis,
splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen. These gasses were
stored and from 1895 used to light up the school. La Cour also used
the gasses for autogenous welding and made experiments with
the use of hydrogen in a gas engine. In 1897, la Cour had got funding
for a new bigger experimental windmill. He had at that time been
contacted by the other wind power pioneer Christian Sørensen,
who was keen to prove the superiority of his patented conical rotor
by wind tunnel ...