One thing Nebraska has plenty of is wind, and George F. Kregel found a way to use it. In 1879 Kregel developed a water-pumping windmill that would harness that wind and help pioneer farmers survive on ...

Scientists have designed a system that combines solar panels, wind turbines, and battery storage to operate water pumping systems in Jordan. They simulated it under several scenarios in search of the ...

Butte Valley >> The growing availability of electricity spelled their death, but for generations windmills were the backbone of the American frontier. With squeaky determination, they faced the wind ...

NEWFANE – Two dedicated volunteers are trying to restore a 1927 Aeromotor Water Pumping Windmill for the Town of Newfane Historical Society and they need the public’s help. They are looking for the ...

A vintage Halladay Standard windmill from Yerington, a 130-year-old device that was the model for water-pumping windmills across the American West, was replaced Saturday atop its original 60-foot ...

Work on restoration of the windmill and water pump at the Tischner- Gregory- Goodell - Wallisch historic site was underway on May 20. Paul A. Behrends and Tyler Brockett came in from Champagne, ...

The sound of a creaking windmill, constant wind and dripping water help define a classic scene in the 1968 Sergio Leone film, “Once Upon A Time in the West.” David Foster wanted that symbol of the ...