Open AccessWind power live! An interactive exhibit and related programs about wind generated energy at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Final performance report, February 1, 1995--September 30, 1996
Author(s) -
Pat Hamilton
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/510607
Subject(s) - wind power , turbine , environmental science , offshore wind power , power (physics) , meteorology , computer science , marine engineering , engineering , geography , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
The final performance report for the Wind Power Live! museum exhibit summarizes the goals and outcomes for the project. Project goals included: (1) help museum visitors understand why wind is being considered as a significant energy source; (2) enable visualization of the dynamics and power output of turbines; (3) exhibit a working wind turbine; (4) showcase wind as a technological success story; (5) consider the environmental costs and benefits of wind energy; (6) examine the economics of wind power, and (7) explain some of the limits to wind power as a commercial energy source. The methods of meeting the project goals through the museum exhibit are briefly outlined in the report. Goal number three, to introduce a working wind turbine, was dropped from the final project