{"id":927,"date":"2020-12-15T05:03:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T04:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deutsches-windkraftmuseum.de\/en\/?p=927"},"modified":"2022-02-23T02:41:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T01:41:25","slug":"bergey-bwc-excel-second-us-machine-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deutsches-windkraftmuseum.de\/en\/blog\/2020\/12\/15\/bergey-bwc-excel-second-us-machine-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"Bergey BWC Excel: Second US machine arrived"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the arrival of an American Bergey BWC Excel the German Windpower Museum registers its second US machine.<\/p>\n<p>The machine from Oklahoma is rated at 10kW at a diameter of 7m. It was imported from the US by Dutch wind turbine manufacturer LMW and installed in Belm by German manufacturer NEW in 1991.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-924\" style=\"width: 362px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/deutsches-windkraftmuseum.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Bergey_Belm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-924\" src=\"http:\/\/deutsches-windkraftmuseum.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Bergey_Belm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bergey at its original site in Belm, Germany. Foto: Willi Meiners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the turbine was removed from its site in the 2000s it was supposed to be reinstalled in Hunteburg near Bohmte (Lower Saxony). But it never happened.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-925\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/deutsches-windkraftmuseum.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Bergey_Blades.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-925\" src=\"http:\/\/deutsches-windkraftmuseum.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Bergey_Blades.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deutsches-windkraftmuseum.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Bergey_Blades.jpg 800w, https:\/\/deutsches-windkraftmuseum.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Bergey_Blades-768x1155.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As a specialty the three blades of the Bergey BWC Excel have weights installed in the outher blade section. Foto: A. Jaeger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bergey is a US pioneer in the field of wind energy and active since 1977. Until today the small company produces wind turbines up to 50kW. Its machines are ubiquitious in North America. Worldwide Bergey machines can often be found in remote areas.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-927\" data-postid=\"927\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-927 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the arrival of an American Bergey BWC Excel the German Windpower Museum registers its second US machine. 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