Wind energy revolution : how the 1970s energy crisis fostered renewed interest in electric-generating technology /
"It may sound simple. Fashion a set of blades, attach them to a generator, set the machine on top of a tower, and let the wind do the work of creating electricity. Not so. Most of these attempts fail, even with the availability of the latest technologies. In Wind Energy Revolution, Christopher...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
[2023]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Tarleton State University southwestern studies in the humanities.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3956841 |
Table of Contents:
- Electricity from the Wind
- Wind-Electric Generators
- Back to the Wind
- Collective Energy
- US Government Programs
- Jacobs's Return
- Bergey's Rise
- Reinvention and Innovation
- Spinning Forward.