Did you miss the 9th International Conference on Small and Medium Wind Energy? Don’t worry. We made the proceedings from the conference available for you. Read about the speakers and …
A grant of 10.000 € has been awarded to The Mills Archive Trust and the World Wind Energy Association for them to explore European-wide opportunities to preserve and share the …
112 people from 42 countries participated in the 8th International Conference on Small and Medium Wind Energy which was held physically at Nordic Folkecenter in September 2023 as well as …
At the Test center for small wind turbines, which Nordic Folkecenter operates at Hundborg, the blades of a Viking Wind turbine spin diligently in the Thy wind. The turbine is in the process of being certified so that Danish Viking Wind, which is based in Randers, can gain access to the Japanese market.
For many Danes wind turbines is today something we take for granted when staring out the window. You might even say that wind turbines and their industry has become a part of Denmark’s and the Danes self-understanding as something special we as a green nation have contributed to the world. And it’s not entirely wrong to say. The world’s largest producer of wind turbines is situated in Denmark. But why is that, and how?
Up to 95 percent of the material and components in a modern wind turbine can be disassembled and reused. On the other hand, the wings, which typically consist of fiberglass held together by hardened epoxy glue, are difficult to separate. Therefore, in many places, old wind turbine blades are deposited indefinitely.
We are glad to announce that the proceedings are now available online and they can be found here. So, in case you missed some presentation because of time-zones or if you simply want to review some information, don’t wait! Presentations and recordings are there, waiting for you!
There is a lot of attention towards mini and micro wind turbines at the moment, and below we have collected some points about this type of wind turbine. Nordic Folkecenter has actually tested mini wind turbines several times.
Nordic Folkecenter has, since many years, developed a catalogue of small wind turbines, where hundreds of models from all over the world are compared. The catalogue features also articles from world-wide known experts to help you understand which parameters are important when selecting a new wind turbine.
Nordic Folkecenter’s testfield for small wind turbines has now two new prototypes, which have been installed on July 5 and July 11. The two wind turbines have a swept area of 80 m2 and 200 m2 respectively and they will be in the test field for a period of 6 months.
