History of Wind Power
July 1887-- Glasgow, Scotland
Professor James Blyth of Anderson's College builds the first windmill for electricity production.
1903--Askov, Denmark
Scientist Poul la Cour founded the Society of Wind Electricians. He was the first to disover that fast rotating wind turbines with fewer blades were most efficient in generating electricity production.
1927--Minneapolic, U.S.
Joe nad Marcellus Jacobs open the Jacobs Wind factory, producing wind turbine generators which are used on farms to charge batteries and power lighting.
1920s
Frenchman George Darrieus invents the first vertical axis wind turbine, which is still in use today.
1941--Vermont, U.S.
The world's first megawatt wind turbine is built and connected to the power grid in Castleton, Vermont.
1980--New Hampshire, U.S.
The world's first wind farm, consisting of 20 turbines, is built in New Hampshire.
1991--Vindeby, Denmark
The first offshore wind farm is created in Vindeby, in the southern part of Denmark. The farm consists of 11 450 kilowatt turbines.
2004
Global wind energy generating capacity exceeds 39,000 megawatts.
2007--United States
U.S. wind power produced enough electricity to power over 2.5 million homes.