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It demonstrated an availability of 95 percent, an unparalleled level for a new first-unit wind turbine. The MOD-5B had the first large-scale variable speed drive train and a sectioned, two-blade rotor that enabled easy transport of the blades. The 4 megawatt WTS-4 held the world record for power output for over 20 years.
18th-century allegorical print commemorating C.C. van Uitgeest's invention of the saw mill. Cornelis Corneliszoon van Uitgeest or Krelis Lootjes (c. 1550 – c. 1600) was a Dutch windmill owner from Uitgeest who invented the wind-powered sawmill, which made the conversion of log timber into planks 30 times faster than before.
His invention of the windmill was a crucial key to the old steam trains as back then, they were mainly powered by water, so the water pumping mechanism (the windmill) helped the advance of trains. Versions of this windmill became an iconic part of the rural landscape in the United States, [ 6 ] Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa ...
First of 11 Monogram films featuring comic-strip character. The Kid from Brooklyn: 1946 Comedy Remake of 1936 milkman tale, this time with Danny Kaye. Body and Soul: 1947 Film noir John Garfield is a boxer involved with corrupt promoters. Three Oscar nominations. Killer McCoy: 1947 Drama Mickey Rooney fights to pay off his dad's gambling debts ...
The windmills at Kinderdijk in the village of Kinderdijk, Netherlands is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, by tradition specifically to mill grain (), but in some parts of the English-speaking world, the term has also been extended to encompass windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications.
The world's first megawatt-size wind turbine on Grandpa's Knob, Castleton, Vermont The Smith–Putnam wind turbine [2] was the world's first megawatt-size wind turbine.In 1941 it was connected to the local electrical distribution system on Grandpa's Knob in Castleton, Vermont, US.
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The couple lost their only son, Alec Henderson, in 1915, in France, during the First World War. Her husband died in 1919, leaving her a wealthy widow. In 1931, she bought the Palais de Luxe cinema building and hired architect Howard Jones to restyle the interior to create a tiny, one-tier theatre, renamed the Windmill. [7]