(also known as ) is a

wind turbine A wind turbine is a device that wind power, converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. , hundreds of thousands of list of most powerful wind turbines, large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, were generating over ...

Schiedam Schiedam () is a large town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of the city Rotterdam, east of the town Vlaardingen and south of the city Delft. In the south, Schi ...

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

that is disguised as a traditional Schiedam windmill. has a tower height of and a gross height of including its rotor tips. The turbine's rated capacity is 150 kW. It is higher than which is the tallest

windmill A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern period ...

in the world. was built in 2005 by the Nolet Distillery to power their brewing factory which produces the

Ketel One Ketel One is a vodka brand of the Nolet Distillery in Schiedam, Netherlands. Ketel One Vodka is distilled from 100% wheat in copper pot stills (Ketel is Dutch for ''pot still''), filtered over loose charcoal, and rests in tile-lined tanks until r ...

vodkas and gins.

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Nolet Distillery official site
Tower mills in the Netherlands Windmills in South Holland Buildings and structures in Schiedam {{Netherlands-windmill-stub

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