Wind Energy in America – A History Righter Paperback John Wiley & Sons

Wind Energy in AmericaA History\nAuthor(s): Robert W. Righter\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press, United States\nImprint: University of Oklahoma Press\nISBN-13: 9780806140001, 978-0806140001\nSynopsis\nThis compelling saga recounts the human effort to capture the power of the wind for electricity--from the first European windmills, to nineteenth century experiments in rural electrification, to the immense wind farms in California and the plains states that feed power grid [url] historian Robert W. Righter describes eccentric inventors and techinical innovations, analyzes the politics of the power industry, past and present, and demonstrates that individuals and small businesses have made the greatest contributions to wind-energy development. Wind Energy in America also focuses on contemporary developments, including [url] government research and regulation and the international race for dominance in the wind-turbine business. Righter explores the arguments of.