Wind Turbine History - 2 views
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Wind machines were used in Persia as early as 200 B.C
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The first windmill for electricity production in the United States was built in Cleveland, Ohio by Charles F Brush in 1888, and in 1908 there were 72 wind-driven electric generators from 5 kW to 25 kW.
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The first utility grid-connected wind turbine operated in the UK was built by the John Brown Company in 1954