The Poul la Cour Foundation
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Bjarke
Thomassen
Engineer
HD
Designated
by
Askov Bylaug
Steffen
M.
Søndergaard
Architect m.a.a.
Designed as craft and construction member
Jytte
Thorndahl
Mag. art. Curator
El-museet
Designated
by
El-museet and
the Museeum at
Sønderskov
Birger
T. Madsen
Consultant Wind
Turbines, BMT Consult
Designated
by Research Center Risø, Department for Wind Power and
Atmospheric Physics
Troels
Thomsen
Engineer
Designated by the Fund of the Board
Poul
Andreas la Cour
Market
Economist
Designated
by the Margrethe and Johs.
F. la Cours Fund
Linda
Klitmøller
Curator
Designated
by
El-museet and the Museeum
at Sønderskov
"The Poul la Cour Foundation" was founded on 25 March 2000. Its purpose is to preserve Poul la Cour’s test station for future generations, establish a museum on the premises and gather information about the history of wind power.
Sponsored by the Danish wind industry, a last-minute rescue mission saved the historic buildings buildings that hold the early background of the modern Danish wind industry.
Poul la Cour, who lived from 1846 to 1908 is internationally known for his experiments and research of using wind energy for electricity production. He also researched ways to store electricity e.g. he turned the surplus electricity produced on windy days into hydrogen.
Poul la Cour was known both nationally and internationally as the founder of modern wind turbine theory. Some years ago, the European Wind Energy Association, EWEA, introduced "The Poul la Cour Prize".
The test station in Askov was completed in 1898 and was designed by the architect P.V. Jensen-Klint who later became famous for the Grundtvig Church in Copenhagen.
The former test station will be a museum for the work of Poul la Cour but it will also display the development of wind power in Denmark until today.