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THE work of the Section on Rural Electrification of the British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association has already included research on the small-scale generation of electricity, principally by wind power. Recent shortages of power and fuel have aroused interest in the possibility of utilizing wind power on a large scale for the generation of electricity in Great Britain. Following earlier discussions with the relevant Ministries and other interested parties, the Association has established a new Section on Power Generation with the following terms of reference : "To study the technical and economic problem of large-scale aerodynamic generation in Great Britain ; including the collection of all available information and evidence, the principles of the selection of sites and the wind energy derivable therefrom, the co-ordination of wind-driven generators with supply systems, the essential design features of wind-driven generators and the design problems which remain to be solved". The chairman of the new Sectional Committee is to be Mr. T. G. N. Haldane of Messrs. Merz and McLellan. The Committee is expected to comprise representatives from electricity supply, electrical manufacturers, consulting engineers, the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and the Lord President‘s Office, the Meteorological Office, the Ministry of Fuel and Power and the Ministry of Supply. Representatives of the aircraft industry will also be invited, as may seem desirable. The research officer for the new Section will be Mr. E. W. Golding, who is in charge of the Association‘s work on rural electrification and its field station at Shinfield Green, near Reading.
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Generation of Electricity from Wind Power. Nature 161, 162 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161162b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/161162b0