Wind energy industry

British Wind Energy Association
www.bwea.com
The main body for the wind energy industry in the UK. The site contains information on wind energy, wind turbine technology, renewable energy case studies and an events diary, as well as an online enquiry service.

Danish Wind Turbine Manufactures Association.
www.windpower.dk/core.htm
The Danes are world leaders in the field and this is one of the best sites for general information. It offers a guided tour through 100 animated pages on wind resources, wind turbine technology, economics and environmental aspects of wind energy. It also contains a mailing list, publications and many other useful references.

Energybook
www.energybook.co.uk
Jemmett Engineering website, containing information about wind power and other forms of energy.

National Wind Power
www.natwindpower.co.uk/homepage.htm
One of the largest manufacturers of wind turbines in the UK, with 14 windfarms producing electricity. The site contains detailed information and facts about wind power from an ecological perspective.

Proven: World Friendly Energy
www.provenenergy.com
The site of Scrapheap judge Gordon Proven, wind engineer extraordinaire. It contains details of some beautifully designed projects built to provide reliable, non-polluting electricity from renewable sources.

Do-it-yourself windmills

The Scoraig Community
www.scoraig.com/
Hugh Piggot is the man behind many of the windmills at Scoraig, on the north-west Scottish coast, and has written several books on DIY windmills. On this site, he gives some basic technical advice for home-built wind power, well as links and further reading.

The Wind Works
www.users.uswest.net/~jaybo/index.htm
A US-based site from a semi-retired windsmith, with a step-by-step guide to the basic requirements for building windmills, from conception to completion.

General information

Centre for Alternative Technology
www.cat.org.uk
Educational charity striving to achieve the best cooperation between the natural, technological and human worlds. The site contains a virtual tour guide of the centre, as well as samples of publications, booklets and factsheets on anything to do with sustainable living. They also run an online information service: ask them questions about anything from garden pests to photovoltaic power.

Country Guardian
ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/windfarms
This pressure group believes that windfarms are bad for the countryside. Through this site, you can join the debate, for or against.

Wind Energy Training Course
www.iesd.dmu.ac.uk/~slb/wetc1add.html
De Montford University's page of useful addresses and contacts for organisations concerned with wind energy.

Windmill History
www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1001/windhist.htm
A brief history of windmills from the 12th century, plus a comprehensive list of links.

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