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Wind Turbines
Six miles Southwest of Medicine Bow, on the County road to Elk Mountain,
is the former location of the World's Largest Wind Turbine, built by
Hamilton Standard Co.. This was one of two built in the
late 1970's and early 1980's, as part of an
alternate energy research project, conducted by the
U.S. Department of Energy's Bureau of
Reclamation.
The second turbine,
built by Boeing, was sold for scrap metal in 1987,
and dynamited over.
The World's Largest Wind
Turbine was privately owned, after being
purchased on a bid from the
government.
The Death of a Giant
After standing unchallenged for more
than two decades, the last of the large wind turbines was
knocked down by the company that now owns them. Apparently
they tired of having this unique world landmark taking up
space, and decided to destroy it rather than develop it as
the tourist attraction it could have been.
Photos below courtesy of John Petrick, copyright
2002.
With the death of this giant, comes
the birth of a new turbine. You can learn more about the new Clipper Turbine at:
http://www.clipperwind.com/medicinebow.html
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