A Library Collection About William E. Heronemus, Captain, USN Ret.; Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

In this collection you will find many of the 'Captain's' works, including patents, papers, articles and more.

Published Papers, Presentations and Articles -

• 2001 Offshore Windpower Presentation - A PDF about Bill's plans for off-shore wind.
• Numerous References about Publications - W. E.  HERONEMUS PRINCIPAL OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY REFERENCES
• Thailand and the Philipines- US Dept of State 1974 - A Survey of Possible Wind Power Resources

Articles About WEH -

• The Life and Work of Bill Heronemus,Wind Engineering Pioneer - by Woody Stoddard
  REPRINTED FROM WIND ENGINEERING VOLUME 26, No.5, 2002 (this article forms the basis of the 'About WEH page')
• Heronemus, The Wind King - An article from QUEST magazine that explores Bill's worldview and work on renewables.
• Smithsonian or Bust - The original UMass Wind Furnace turbine contained many unique design elements that are now common in the wind industry.  The WF-1 turbine has now been retired to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC.

Patents -

• Patent Number 6749399 - Vertical Array Wind Turbine.
• Patent Number 7075189 - Off Shore Wind System With Multiple Rotors and Floating System.
• European Patent Specification - Off Shore Wind Turbine.

This site was last updated 11/30/11