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Wind Energy Video (On-Line)
Winds of
Change
(85 MB)
Jeff Novich, Caitlin Costin and Mark O'Brien from the
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism recently completed
a documentary,
Winds of Change, for their masters project. The documentary
takes and honest look into the history of electricity, the 2003
blackout, and some large wind farms in the Northeast, especially New
York.
GE Construction Videos (1MB - 2MB)
A short list of videos from GE that show turbine
manufacturing and installation. These are neat to watch and
are very quick as they use time lapse photography.
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Construction
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Installation
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GE Wind Energy
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Vestas
Construction Video (50MB)
A three minute video showing the installation of a
Vestas turbine. Inspiring to watch!
Futures Channel Video - Wind Farming
A five minute video on the installation of a wind
farm in NY. Good intro for students
Wind Energy Video (For
Purchase)
Power of Wind
This
video provides a visual history of wind power and presents the
recent technological accomplishments of the U.S. wind energy
industry. It explains the basics of wind power, describes the
current state of the technology, and makes the case for using wind
energy to diversify our power sources in a positive, educational
way, based on the inherent advantages of the technology. Available
from the American Wind Energy Association
http://www.awea.org.
Wind Energy at Spirit Lake
Elementary School
This
video features the wind energy installation story of the Spirit Lake
Elementary School in Iowa. The school designed a wind energy project
that led to the installation of a large scale wind turbine at the
school in 1993. The wind turbine has been used in the school's
classes as an educational tool and it has made a significant
contribution to the environment. Available from the American Wind
Energy Association
http://www.awea.org.
An
Introduction to Residential Wind Systems with Mick Sagrillo
Mick Sagrillo has been installing, repairing, and remanufacturing
wind turbines at his wind-powered shop near Forestville, Wisconsin,
for the past 16 years. In this video, Mick gives and demonstrates
practical answers to the questions most asked by homeowners as they
consider the purchase and installation of their own wind electric
power systems.
Available from the American Wind Energy Association
http://www.awea.org.
Wind
Over Water
Wind Over
Water
is a documentary chronicling the debate over the Cape Wind Project,
an offshore wind farm proposed for off the southern coast of Cape
Cod, MA. With similar facilities spreading throughout Northern
Europe, many people were excited at the prospect of the first
offshore wind project ever to be proposed for American shores.
Available at
http://www.windoverwater.org.
Out of
the Blue
The DVD gives
a broad, informative introduction to wind turbines and wind energy.
It covers e.g. wind power history, technological development, the
history of modern Danish wind power and the environmental and social
aspects of wind energy. Available at the webshop on
http://www.windpower.org
Vermont
Wind: A Look at Our Energy Future
This film
details the history, current issues and future promise of wind
energy in Vermont.
Vermont Wind
was funded by a
Vermont Department of Public Service
Grant with federal funds secured by
Senator James Jeffords.
Available at
http://www.revermont.org/wind_dvd.htm
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