Wind Power for the World The Rise of Modern Wind Energy

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.

Preface from Series Editor, Wolfgang PalzAcknowledgements, Anna KrenzIntroduction, Preben MaegaardThe Wind Power Story, Ross JacksonForty Years of Wind Energy Development, H.J.M. (Jos) BeurskensHistory of Danish Wind Power, Benny ChristensenThe aerodynamical research on windmill sails by Poul la Cour, 1896-1900, Povl-Otto NissenNetworks of Wind Energy Enthusiasts and The Development of The "Danish Concept", Katherine DykesA Personal Story About Danish Pioneering of Modern Wind Power, Prof. Emeritus Niels I. MeyerFrom Energy Crisis to Industrial Adventure – a Chronicle, Preben MaegaardThe Emergence of Wind, Erik Grove-NielsenFrom Herborg Blacksmith to Vestas, Henrik StiesdalFrom Danregn to Bonus, Egon KristensenVind-Syssel 1985-1990, Flemming ØstergaardThe Story of Dencon, Bent GregersenWater Brake Windmills, Jørgen KrogsgaardCooperative Energy Movement in Copenhagen, Jens H. LarsenDanish Small Wind Power, Jane KruseConsigned to Oblivion, Preben MaegaardHütter’s Heritage – The Stuttgart School, Bernward Janzing and Jan OelkerOverview of German Wind Industry Roots, Arne JaegerDirect Drive Wind Turbines, Prof. Dr. Friderich KlingerHow early 80’s Micro- and Power-Electronics Innovation in Germany Revolutionized Wind Energy Systems, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen SachauHow the Electricity Feed-In Law (Stromeinspeisungsgesetz) Came to Be Passed by the German Parliament, Enabling Renewable Energies to Establish Their Position in the Market, Ulrich JochimsenWind, Women, Art, Acceptance, Brigitte SchmidtCalifornia – Wind Farms Retrospective, Arne JaegerEmergence of Wind Energy: The University of Massachusetts, James ManwellAn American Personal Perspective, Steven B. Smiley and Susan J. KopkaResidential Wind by Way of Illustration, Igor AvkshtolWind Power in China: Chasing the Dream that Creates Value, Qin HaiyanRising Wind Power Industry of XEMC, Zhou Jianxiong

Preben Maegaard is a Danish renewable energy pioneer, author and expert.Anna Krenz is an artist, architect, and editor.Wolfgang Palz is chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy.