Hütter, Ulrich
Published: August 24, 2008, 4:53 pm
Updated: August 24, 2008, 4:53 pm
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Hütter's Wind Turbine
Ulrich Hütter, an Austrian engineer, first described in mathematical detail the theoretical basis for the modern wind turbine. In the late 1930s, he worked as a chief engineer at the state-owned Ventimotor wind turbine firm in Weimar, outside of Berlin, Germany. His doctoral studies at Vienna University (1942) laid the theoretical foundation for the construction of modern turbines with two and three rotor blades. In addition to his engineering skills, Hütter also possessed strong aesthetic sense, arguing that turbines should “be of a timeless beauty, so that they do not in three or four decades hence burden a later generation with the heavy task of removing angular skeletons, by our indifference to the imponderable value of our environment." This foreshadowed the important role of public reaction to siting that came about later in the century.
Further Reading
History of Wind Turbines (Danish Wind Power Association)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Hütter, Ulrich". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 24, 2008; Last revised Date August 24, 2008; Retrieved June 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/H%C3%BCtter,_Ulrich>
The Author
Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Hütter's Wind Turbine
Ulrich Hütter, an Austrian engineer, first described in mathematical detail the theoretical basis for the modern wind turbine. In the late 1930s, he worked as a chief engineer at the state-owned Ventimotor wind turbine firm in Weimar, outside of Berlin, Germany. His doctoral studies at Vienna University (1942) laid the theoretical foundation for the construction of modern turbines with two and three rotor blades. In addition to his engineering skills, Hütter also possessed strong aesthetic sense, arguing that turbines should “be of a timeless beauty, so that they do not in three or four decades hence burden a later generation with the heavy task of removing angular skeletons, by our indifference to the imponderable value of our environment." This foreshadowed the important role of public reaction to siting that came about later in the century.
Further Reading
History of Wind Turbines (Danish Wind Power Association)
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