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James Blyth, a Scottish professor build the world's first electricity producing wind turbine. It powers his home for 25 years!
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The Society of Wind Electricians is founded so the pionners of wind electricity could share and improve designs.
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The Jacobs Wind Factory opens in Minneapolis, U.S.A, and builds wind turbines for use in farms. Electricty produced helps power batteries and lighting. This is the fisrt wind turbine factory.
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The world's first one MegaWatt wind turbine is built in Vermont U.S.A.
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The Gedser Wind Turbine is built in Gedser, Denmark. The revolutionary 3-bladed design produces 200KiloWatts of Power!
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In the early 1970's NASA decides to research into commercial uses of wind power. To do this they study the effects of 13 wind turbines placed throughout the state of Ohio.
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The world's first Windfarm opens in New Hampshire, U.S.A, housing 20 wind turbines.
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The world's first offshore Windfarm opens off the coast of Vindeby, Denmark. Eleven 450KW turbines are installed and are a roaring success in a windy part of the North Sea. Denmark to this day still remains a powerhouse in wind energy and its tecthnological advances!
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The MacArthur Wind Farm, the southern hemispehere's largest, opens in South West Victoria. The Farm produces electrical power for a whopping 220,000 Victorian households!
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Right now wind power is still a growing source of energy, over 100 years after its invention. But the future looks good for this renewable power source, with billions being invested into the industry as we speak.
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