Wind Power

Last night was very windy. I couldn’t sleep as the canvas in the top of the van (where we sleep) kept blowing inwards and the wind gusts were very noisy. We are after all in windy Northwest Denmark

As it was showery on and off all day, we visited Besogscenter Osterild, the large wind turbine testing site between Agger and Skagen. There was an informative visitors centre where I learnt increasing the size of a wind turbine blade by 50% increases its energy production by 100%. There was also a video showing the Seainstaller vessel setting up offshore turbines. A lot of cranes are involved. Denmark is a world leader in wind turbine technology and wind supplies half the nation’s electricity. They are very concerned about global warming and rising sea levels as they are a very flat nation!

Outside we climbed up part of an empty wind turbine tower and saw a 100m long blade on its side and the 8 large 150m tall wind turbines at the test centre.

I definitely know more about wind turbines now.