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.
Tag: Cup anemometers
“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.
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.