Niels Eduard Busch (born in 1936) is an eminent Danish meteorologist and research director, who played a key role in … More
Category: Genealogy
AeroVironment, Pasadena (1971-1989)
Twenty years of the greatest aerospace/ABL consultant company I know of.
A call to historicize wind and site studies
The Aeolians.net project now has its own introductory paper in the Journal of Energy History / Revue de l’Histoire de l’Energie, where I discuss how studying the history wind & site studies could lead to some interesting research work.
Britain’s offshore wind resource (1952-1982)
On 1900-1949 North Sea wind hindcast data, and offshore wind farm planning in the early 1980’s.
Wind works, Johannes Juul (1949-1962)
Johannes Juul carried out a number of wind & site studies at- and around his turbine test sites. They highlight his wide and interest for all aspects of wind energy, from aerodynamics to grid integration.
Ulrich Hütter’s contributions (1942-1979)
Ulrich Hütter is mainly known for his contributions to wind turbine design. He also contributed to wind & site studies during the testing of his prototypes, as well as by elegantly and relevantly reffering to the wind & site studies of the time.
Golding and ERA, 1949-1965
Golding and the Energy Research Agency (ERA) carried out extensive wind & site studies in the UK in the 1950’s. Their reports and articles provide a great insight into the post-war wind energy research.
“Wind is not wind”: Palmer C. Putnam wind studies (1939-1945).
Wind & site studies carried out in New England during the Smith-Putnam wind turbine project. The extent of the project is remarkable, and it involved several lead scientists of the time.
Ailleret, Serra, and the Wind Resource of France: 1946-1953
The French Wind Energy program may have come too early (1946). Despite great achievements the momentum was lost when the US-led wind energy renewal picked up in 1973. It should yet not be forgotten and undervalued.
Eiffel, Angot, Brazier, 1889-1914
At the top of the Eiffel tower were installed a set of anemometers and atmospheric measurements. Many interesting observations led Charles Emile Brazier to dedicate his PhD to he calibration of anemometers, in the Eiffel wind tunnel.
AVFARM, AeroVironment park siting tool
Peter Lissaman worked at Aerovironment on a park siting tool, which was a mix of WAsP and the non-existing-yet WindPRO. In 1986.
Palm Springs-Whitewater, 1980
Very detailed and elegant field study by Thomas Zambrano and his colleagues from Aerovironment, setting the scene for the Californian wind rush in the mid-80s.
Workshops and conferences, 1973-1980
How the American wind energy program stimulated global wind energy research in the 1970s.
Awake – Peter B. S. Lissaman and Torgny Faxén (1974-1978)
On early wind turbine wake modelling work at Aerovironment, CA.