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First windmill used for electricity
Glasgow, Scotland by Proffesor James Blyth -
A 12kW wind turbine built to charge 408 batteries
Ohio, US by Professor Charles F. Brush -
Wind turbine tests begin to bring electricity to rural population of Denmark
Askov, Denmark by Scientist Poul la Cour -
Jacobs Wind Factory opened, producing wind turbine generators
Minneapolis, US by Joe and Marcellus Jacobs -
First megawatt wind turbine built and connected to power grid
Vermont, US -
Gedser wind turbine built
Gedser, Denmark by Johannes Juul, a former student of Poul la Cour -
Resarch begins into large commercial wind turbines
Ohio, US led by NASA -
First windfarm built, consisting of 20 turbines
New Hampshire, US -
First offshore windfarm created
Vindeby, Denmark -
UK's first onshore windfarm opened
Cornwall, UK -
UK's first offshore windfarm opened
North Wales, UK -
Braes O'Doune windfarm opened
Scotland, UK -
First floating wind turbine
Stavanger, Norway