Part of Generation Network »

Clean Power Professionals Group

This special interest group is for professionals to connect and discuss all types of carbon-free power alternatives, including nuclear, renewable, tidal and more.

Post

The Wind Power Story Part IV: The Founders

image credit: Source: Brandon N. Owens
Brandon Owens's picture
Brandon Owens 666
Energy Economist | Data Scientist Technology Innovation Author

BRANDON N. OWENS is a technology innovation specialist with domain expertise in energy markets, technologies, and policies. He is well-versed in corporate strategy & communications, digital...

  • Member since 2019
  • 21 items added with 17,506 views
  • Feb 8, 2021
  • 386 views

Learn about the history of wind power in under 2 minutes! Part IV in the series of wind energy videos created as a companion to my book from Wiley-IEEE press. If your curious about the start of modern wind turbine manufacturing in the 1980s, you'll find this one interesting.
 

 

Illustration credit to Maciej Krzysztof Kozak

Book https://bit.ly/2KVHkTi
Part I https://bit.ly/2N7mlhu
Part II https://bit.ly/2YSVzfg
Part III https://bit.ly/36Tb1fH

Discussions
Mark Silverstone's picture
Mark Silverstone on Feb 15, 2021

Good gracious. 30 kw was "state of the art" in 1980? As has been pointed out by others about EIA predictions, they are based on today´s trends. The predictions do not take into account game changing developments. 

Brandon Owens's picture
Thank Brandon for the Post!
Energy Central contributors share their experience and insights for the benefit of other Members (like you). Please show them your appreciation by leaving a comment, 'liking' this post, or following this Member.
More posts from this member

Get Published - Build a Following

The Energy Central Power Industry Network is based on one core idea - power industry professionals helping each other and advancing the industry by sharing and learning from each other.

If you have an experience or insight to share or have learned something from a conference or seminar, your peers and colleagues on Energy Central want to hear about it. It's also easy to share a link to an article you've liked or an industry resource that you think would be helpful.

                 Learn more about posting on Energy Central »

Your access to Member Features is limited.

Apply for membership
Energy Central Jobs
Featured Jobs
More Jobs