The wind motor, or direct current windmill, in Nyvang dates back to 1940 and originally supplied electricity to the summer house of mechanical engineer Bror Rolf Helge Larsen. The windmill was called a "wind motor," but it wasn’t actually a motor. It was a dynamo that generated electricity from wind energy. The electricity was used for ceiling lamps and bedside lamps, but the lighting was quite dim. In 1952, the summer house was connected to the power grid, and the windmill became obsolete.
In 1941, 98% of households in urban municipalities had electricity, while only 75% of households in rural areas were electrified. Some forward-thinking farmers and summer house owners found creative ways to get electricity, such as using a windmill to supply direct current. After World War II, direct current power plants were phased out, and by the 1950s, nearly all Danes received electricity from power plants. It wasn’t until the oil crisis of the 1970s that wind energy production, as we know it today, truly gained momentum.
The wind motor, or direct current windmill, in Nyvang dates back to 1940 and originally supplied electricity to the summer house of mechanical engineer Bror Rolf Helge Larsen. The windmill was called a "wind motor," but it wasn’t actually a motor. It was a dynamo that generated electricity from wind energy. The electricity was used for ceiling lamps and bedside lamps, but the lighting was quite dim. In 1952, the summer house was connected to the power grid, and the windmill became obsolete.
In 1941, 98% of households in urban municipalities had electricity, while only 75% of households in rural areas were electrified. Some forward-thinking farmers and summer house owners found creative ways to get electricity, such as using a windmill to supply direct current. After World War II, direct current power plants were phased out, and by the 1950s, nearly all Danes received electricity from power plants. It wasn’t until the oil crisis of the 1970s that wind energy production, as we know it today, truly gained momentum.
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