Windmills

See also:

• Arts: Architecture: Building Types: Mills: Windmills  (15)
• Business: Energy: Renewable: Wind: Pumps  (19)
• Business: Mining and Drilling: Water Wells and Pumps  (86)

American Windmills Home Page - - American Windmills is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the Old Farm Style Water Pumping Windmill and Hand Pump systems. Lots of good information on wells and remote water pumping.

Build a Wind Turbine - - Details about a home made wind turbine. Includes plans, data, technical drawings and videos.

gotwind.org - - A resource for do-it-yourself wind energy enthusiasts. Describes the author's projects and equipment and procedures involved. Based in Shropshire, England.

Green Windmill Web Site - - Introducing a new vertical axis windmill design for urban and rural application.

Parris-Dunn Website - - Dedicated to the restoration of Parris-Dunn wind generators. Company history, operation manuals, technical drawings, photos of various models, and patent information.

Wind Power Experiments - - Provides technical data and information for hobbyist. Includes windmill plans and experiments.

Windmill Construction Manual - - Selling a manual to build windmills for water pumping or generating electricity.

Windmill World - - An extensive site about windmills, (especially in the UK), illustrated. Includes mills for grinding, pumping, and electricity generatio.

Windmills and Pumps of the Southwest - - The book with the answers about how windmills of the southwest work. Written by Dick Hays and Bill Allen, this book talks about installing, maintaining, and repairing a windmill. Must read if you are interested in windmills.