Terrell Elon Jahdal author Columbia University. Mechanical Engineering Needelman William M. author Kyle Jonathan Paul author Columbia University. Mechanical Engineering Columbia University. Mechanical Engineering originator text Articles 2012 English Wind power is of increasing interest in society due to its prospects as an environmentally friendly source of renewable energy. The use of wind turbines to extract electrical energy from wind can be dated back to the late-1800s, with the 12 kW windmill generator by Charles Brush, as well as the mid-1900s, with the 1250 kW Smith-Putnam wind turbine. Developments in the wind industry were encouraged by the oil crisis in 1973. Energy Nosonovsky Michael editor Bhushan Bharat editor New York Springer 2012 483 530 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23681-5_18