Wind Energy Collection Limited
The Wind Energy Museum, located in Repps with Bastwick on the Norfolk Broads, is a unique heritage and educational organisation dedicated to preserving the history of wind power and demonstrating its continuing relevance to modern renewable energy.
Home to the UK's only collection of its kind, the museum brings together historic wind-powered machinery dating from the 1820s, telling the story of how wind energy shaped our landscape, supported agriculture and transformed the drainage of the Norfolk Broads.
At the heart of the organisation is Thurne Mill, an iconic Norfolk landmark built in 1820. Now over 206 years old, it is believed to be the only surviving windpump of its kind that retains its original pumping machinery and remains operational.
The collection also includes the remarkable Lucas Freelite, a pioneering commercial wind turbine dating from the First World War era. It represents an important milestone in the development of wind-generated electricity and demonstrates how the technology has evolved from powering drainage pumps to contributing to modern energy generation.
Run by Wind Energy Collection Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation, the museum is sustained by an extraordinary community of volunteers, supporters, businesses and industry partners.
Our ambition is to bridge the gap between past and present, inspiring future generations through education, STEM activities, apprenticeships and industry partnerships. We aim to create opportunities for young people to explore the engineering careers that will shape the energy industry of tomorrow.
Our vision is to establish a national centre for wind energy heritage and education, bringing together heritage, community, engineering and innovation to secure this remarkable collection for future generations.