History of Danish Wind Power - Wind Power for the World: The Rise of Modern Wind Energy - page 37

at the new Danish Institute of Meteorology (DMI), but also
worked with inventions in telegraphy technology. In 1878, he left
his job as deputy director at DMI and became teacher at the Folk
High School at Askov in southern Jutland [3]. There, far away from
the university and established research facilities, Poul la Cour
continued his work as an inventor while teaching physics and
mathematics. His experiments were primarily concentrated on the
fundamentals of wind energy and the practical use of wind power
for electricity production. From 1891, his work was supported
financially by the Danish government, and that year, the first
experimental windmill was built in Askov. It was delivered by N. J.
Poulsen and its 4-bladed construction combined elements from the
traditional Danish windmills and the new technology used in the
industrially produced “wind motors”.

Figure 3.3 Poul la Cour's first experimental windmill from 1891 (Photo:

The Poul la Cour Museum).