Guests in the windmill hatVisitors

We are always happy to receive visitors, groups as well as individuals. We will give you a tour of the windmill, tell you how we take care of it, show you films and slides, and serve a good cup of coffee!


What Tvindkraft means to the environment

By April 2010 Tvindkraft had produced 18.186.000 kWh clean electricity, saving the atmosphere from 15.560 tons of CO2, along with other gases and particles.


1Tvind wins the Solar Prize

On December 3rd 2008 the Tvind School was awarded the European Solar Prize for the educational effect the building of the windmill has had. Read more here.


1Tvind introduced the modern windmill wings

Here you can read a translation of an article by Preben Maegaard, director of Nordic Folkecenter of Renewable Energy about the creation of windmill wings and the political lessons to be learned from the Windmill History


1The Tvind windmill showed the way

In this 7 page article Preben Maegaard, Director of Nordic Folkecenter of Renewable Energy describes how Tvindkraft came to inspire and provide technical knowhow for the budding Danish Wind industry in the 1970's. You can read it here


 

Allan testing part of the controlUnique summer opportunity in power electronics

Join the test running of our 500 kW frequency converter


The capacitor bank with the IGBT500 MW frequency converter

At Tvindkraft we are constructing a 500 MW frequency converter to make it possible to produce more electricity


Visit by 4 people from NGC China

NGC is China's biggest gear producer. They came to get inspiration.


Tvindkraft - pioneer and veteran

On May 29th 1975 we cut the first sod in Tvind to create the world's biggest windmill. The same year the Swedish nuclear plant Barsebäch went into operation.


HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE?

Tvindkraft is a pioneer windmill, a prototype and a veteran and there are always challenging tasks to do. You can get varied technical experience, and enjoy the unique international school environment in Tvind. Read more here.


Det første spadestik tages d. 29. maj 1975The Pyramids were built by 100.000 workers.....

This is how the text starts in the exhibition on the story of the construction in text and pictures in the windmill base


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