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Postage Stamp of Askov Windmill DenmarkOne of a series of commemorative windmill stamps issued in Denmark in 2007. The windmill at Askov in Jutland was developed by Poul la Cour, the Danish Edison. It generated DC for use at the folkehøskole and also was used to produce hydrogen gas for storage.
The Askov windmill is historically significant in Denmark in part because of the work by Poul la Cour, its role in the Danish folk revival movement, and its role in Danish afinity for wind energy. Poul la Cour not only developed wind turbines for generating electricity, he was also a leader in telephony. After a bitter patent dispute with Alexander Graham Bell, la Cour offered all his patents in the public domain for the benefit of all Danes. Even into the 1980s Danish wind turbine companies refused to patent their work as a result of la Cour's cultural influence. More on the Askov turbine and on the history of Danish wind turbine development can be found in Wind Energy Comes of Age. -End- |