Reg.Nr. HA-2015/GR/02

Restoration of Lasithi Plateau’s windmills with perforated sails

The use of perforated sails on windmills is an innovative patented technique for maintaining the construction and engineering of the windmills of the 1st wind park in Europe in Lasithi Plateau, which started to be constructed in 1910 and reached up to more than 10.000 windmills ...
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Project details

Title:Restoration of Lasithi Plateau’s windmills with perforated sails
Entr. year: 2015
Result:Award
Country: Greece
Town: Lasithi
Category type: results of research
Building type/ Project type: industrial heritage
The Jury's citation: "The Jury were full of admiration for this ingenious idea for improving the efficiency of a remarkable collection of windmills - and possibly also restoring many redundant mills to new life and productivity. The careful methodology of the improvements means that the holes in the sails are virtually invisible to the naked eye below. It is clear that the renewed use of these windmills, spinning round across the landscape, would not only improve local agriculture and aesthetic, but also provide an ecologically sound technique for mill restoration and re-use elsewhere in Europe"
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Description:
The use of perforated sails on windmills is an innovative patented technique for maintaining the construction and engineering of the windmills of the 1st wind park in Europe in Lasithi Plateau, which started to be constructed in 1910 and reached up to more than 10.000 windmills in 1950s. The pilot restoration of 20 windmills in the plain of the plateau with new technique of perforated sails has already shown promising results. This fact encourages the effort of the locals towards the restoration of all remaining windmills in the plain. The overall aim of the project is to use a patented innovation in old windmills promoting both the use of clean energy techniques in irrigation and the conservation of a unique and picturesque site of cultural heritage"