The Carmarthen Bay Wind Turbine Experiments In the mid 20th century the UK Government, through its wind turbine test programme, encouraged commercial firms to develop and test horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT) on various sites, e.g. Orkney. The ‘technological revolution’ espoused by PM Harold Wilson, the power of OPEC in the late 1960’s and early … Continue reading THE CARMARTHEN BAY WIND TURBINE EXPERIMENTS