CULTURAL HERITAGE OBLIGES



18 December 2024. Based on the Coastal Authority dispensation to restart Gedser Wind Turbine, wind turbine specialists Jens B. Gjerding and Strange Skriver (certified by the Danish Energy Agency) conducted an initial inspection of Juul's tower. Their immediate assessment is that the tower is robust and has the capacity for renewed operation. The meeting was attended by Niels Kjaergaard, business coordinator, and Christan Broen, urban planner, responsible for buildings worthy of preservation (Guldborgsund Municipality).



November 4, 2024 -
DISPENSATION to renewed operation of Gedser Wind Turbine

"The Danish Coastal Authority grants legal dispensation according to § 65b, subsection of the Nature Protection Act. 1, cf. § 15, to the following:
1) installation of mill blades and renewed operation of Gedser Wind Turbine
2) construction of a toilet building
3) construction of a communication sign.
(..) The Coastal Authority places particular emphasis on the unique history associated with the mill at the specific location within the beach protection line."


REFUSAL of Juul's Museum close to the mill and
demands for removal of the present wind sculpture park

"The Coastal Authority gives a refusal according to § 65b, subsection of the Nature Protection Act. 1, cf. § 15, for application for:
1) construction of a communication building
2) legalization of sculpture park, including shelter, terrace and planting
3) land transfer between the two above-mentioned properties and new subdivision for mill and museum.

The decision therefore means that you must remove sculptures, shelter and terrasse by 31 January 2025. The area where there is a sculpture park must then be ploughed, after which the area must lie untouched or be cultivated agriculturally as before."
As a result: The current exhibition of Juul's patented stove from 1936 is maintained in the property's converted barn building.




2024 - Visit Lolland-Falster carries out a Customer satisfaction survey among the destination's tourists up to and including autumn 2024. Association: Operation of Gedser Wind Turbine participates in the project, i.a. with a presentation of a QR code for the questionnaire (German, Danish and English).




2024 - Juul's Museum: Initiated Object ID Registration
Cultural and Industrial Heritage Collection



15 September 2023. Poster setup prior to booked visit of Alte Stromer Berlin.
Free Download of posters



12 September 2023, Elmuseet in Haslev has donated Juul's patented low-voltage stove (1936) to Juul's Museum in Gedser.
Likewise a member of our association has donated a high-voltage baking oven, incl. transformer and instruction manual, to Juul's Museum.
More info and photos



VIDEO: 1977-1979. The Gedser wind turbine during NASA test runs
Thanks to Kristian H. Nielsen we can present this unique video of the Gedser wind turbine in action. Kristian H. Nielsen, associate professor and head of the Center for Scientific Studies at Aarhus University, released the video in 2010 when he published a journal article comparing the technological development of the Gedser mill and the Smith-Putnam wind turbine. You can request a copy of his article: (click here) at Researchgate.net.





July 2023. Nicole Kühr has offered to crochet another mini model for the planned Juuls museum. An offer, we accept with great pleasure. Also on behalf of tourists and crochet lovers.

"I am 31 years old and live in Austria. I enjoy traveling with my husband, who works as a mechanic in the wind industry and also photographs wind turbines around the world, which is why our trips usually include several stops at wind farms. In 2019 I had the opportunity to To visit your beautiful Denmark and came across your Gedser Wind Turbine.
I saw this exotic, interesting building from afar and said, "Oh wow, that looks pretty cool and so different from the other modern wind turbines. We should take a closer look."
I was told that the Gedser Wind Turbine is a kind of "mother of all wind turbines". Since I love crocheting, the idea for a new exotic project was born. After a lot of research and many mistakes, I finally succeeded, and that's why I like to invite you to show my own small Gedser Wind Turbine made of wool."

Contact Nicole Kühr: instagram.com/



2016-25. Offshore Symphony



2016. Frank Pecquet and two students from Sorbonne University, Paris, produce a web documentary about Eolienne de Gedser. Inspired by the rushing sound of the Wincon rotors at the time, Frank Pecquet composes an offshore symphony as a homage to Johannes Juul.
Gedser wind turbine has been assigned the role as the "leading voice" and the offshore wind farm, 15 km afar and visible from the Gedser wind turbine, as the "chorus" of the Offshore Symphony.
For a detailed technical description, click on the pdf button below:

The Offshore Symphomy is to be installed in coordination with the reconstruction and recommissioning of the Gedser Wind Turbine.


Gallery - Energy Debate




The painting above and the comment below show how vulnerable energy strategies are to shifting global geopolitics. Such as the tension between Russia and NATO, Russia's invasion of Ukraine February 24, 2022, and the clandestine bombing of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, September 2022.

July 2022 - After visiting Gedser July 2022, Kirsten Rosenstjerne sent a painting to the museum/gallery for the Gedser Wind Turbine. The painting was accompanied by Kirsten's comment: "Last year we saw the construction of the Baltic Pipe Line across Funen. Gas supply from the North Sea to... Really a swath through the landscape. I painted a picture in frustration."


Gedser Ginkgo Soundgarden - established 2018 and
required to be removed by 31 January 2025 at the latest





Video via Google app.

Frederik and Emilie in Gedser Ginkgo Soundgarden



Prelude to Offshore Symphony

The Gedser Ginkgo Soundgarden was inaugurated in 2018 as a prelude to the Offshore Symphony (composed by Frank Pecquet in 2016 as a tribute to Eolienne de Gedser). Where the windmill converts the wind into electricity, the wind sculptures in the Soundgarden convert the wind into melodic sounds. Ginkgo biloba trees are planted between the wind sculptures, hence the name Gedser Ginkgo Soundgarden. Gedser citizens, tourists and sailors (from Gedser Marina) provide natural and recycled materials for the creation of wind sculptures.




Sponsorship agreements

In general, sponsorships improve a brand's recognition and reputation because they support specific events and/or projects that your target audience cares about.
  • We offer a sponsorship agreement that gives your company the level of exposure you are hoping for: Media attention, Poster-branding, permanent presentation on the association's website...
  • By promoting your involvement in Revival of Mother Mill or/and Juul's Museum, you can drive traffic from the project and increase your engagement.
  • The benefits of a cultural heritage sponsorship is that it can strengthen your company's image. People typically enjoy supporting brands that invest in their community and aim to preserve World Cultural Heritage.


  • For further information please contact:
    Managing Director, Master of Laws, Philip Friis-Mikkelsen E-mail

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    Lollands Bank is participating in the project. The bank e.g. financed the establishment of the Association's bank account.

    IBAN: DK9165200002608412
    SWIFT/BIC: LOBADK21




    The Danish Association: Operation of Gedser Wind Turbine is in the process of compiling a list of associations/organizations/fora worldwide that work for the preservation of historic wind turbines. This is actualized by the need for a global transition to green energy. Preservation of historic wind turbines can contribute to citizens' acceptance of modern wind turbines in their immediate area.

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