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  2. Darrieus wind turbine - Wikipedia

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    Fig. 1: A Darrieus wind turbine once used to generate electricity on the Magdalen Islands. The Darrieus wind turbine is a type of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) used to generate electricity from wind energy. The turbine consists of a number of curved aerofoil blades mounted on a rotating shaft or framework.

  3. Vertical-axis wind turbine - Wikipedia

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    The world's tallest vertical-axis wind turbine, in Cap-Chat, Quebec Vortexis schematic Vertical axis wind turbine offshore. A vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) is a type of wind turbine where the main rotor shaft is set transverse to the wind while the main components are located at the base of the turbine. This arrangement allows the generator ...

  4. Alford Windmill - Wikipedia

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    The last commercial operators of the windmill were the Hoyles family. Purchased by Harry Hoyles, a local farmer and land owner, in the early 20th century, the business of milling and baking continued until 1955, run by his sons Walter, Arthur and Winston (The Miller). In those times the mill was known as the Hoyles's Mill.

  5. Tower mill - Wikipedia

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    Windmills in general had been known to civilization for centuries, but the tower mill represented an improvement on traditional western-style windmills. The tower mill was an important source of power for Europe for nearly 600 years from 1300 to 1900, contributing to 25 percent of the industrial power of all wind machines before the advent of ...

  6. Clipper Windpower - Wikipedia

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    Clipper Windpower Marine had started construction of a 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft) offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing facility in Neptune Estate, Tyne in 2010. The factory would have been used to develop and build blades for the Britannia project, a 10 MW offshore wind turbine prototype under development by Clipper and scheduled ...

  7. List of most powerful wind turbines - Wikipedia

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    World’s First 18MW Semi-Direct Drive Offshore Wind Turbine : CSSC Haizhuang H260-18MW 18 Concept Rotor diameter of 260 m and swept area of 53,000 m 2. [7] [8] [9] Mingyang Wind Power: MySE 16.0-260 16 Prototype July 2023 Fujian: The first turbine blade was produced in December 2022. [10] Entered operation in July 2023. [11] [12] Goldwind ...

  8. Panemone windmill - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] This design was the panemone, with vertical lightweight wooden sails attached by horizontal struts to a central vertical shaft. It was first built to pump water, and subsequently modified to grind grain as well. [1] Wind-powered machines may have been known earlier, but there is no clear evidence of windmills prior to the 9th century. [5]

  9. Unconventional wind turbines - Wikipedia

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    Counter-rotating wind turbines Light pole wind turbine. Unconventional wind turbines are those that differ significantly from the most common types in use.. As of 2024, the most common type of wind turbine is the three-bladed upwind horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT), where the turbine rotor is at the front of the nacelle and facing the wind upstream of its supporting turbine tower.

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