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People Power! Our first wind turbine

People Power! A community owned wind turbine

Nordtank 500

Our new community wind turbine - the Nordtank

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Photo diary - the whole story

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Creating the access track
Creating the access track
Inspecting the construction access track
Inspecting the construction access track
The new turbine arrives
The new turbine arrives
Turbine blades arrive
Turbine blades arrive
Tower adapter plate
Tower adapter plate
Milling the flanges on the tower adapter plate
Milling the flanges on the tower adapter plate
Washing the turbine tower
Washing the turbine tower
Washing the blades
Washing the blades
Temporary access track
Temporary access track
Removing parts from the MS4 nacelle
Removing parts from the MS4 nacelle
Old turbine with nose cone removed
Old turbine with nose cone removed
Removal of blade bolts
Removal of blade bolts
View from the site
View from the site
Slight problem getting the crane to site
Slight problem getting the crane to site
We needed two winch trucks to recover the crane
We needed two winch trucks to recover the crane
Old style salvage equipment!
Old style salvage equipment!
Recovering the crane
Recovering the crane
Crane making its way up to site
Crane making its way up to site
Crane arriving at site
Crane arriving at site
Jacking up the crane
Jacking up the crane
Preparing to remove the blades from the old turbine
Preparing to remove the blades from the old turbine
Removing the second blade
Removing the second blade
Just one more blade to remove
Just one more blade to remove
Final blade being removed
Final blade being removed
Final blade being removed
Final blade being removed
Last blade being lowered to the ground
Last blade being lowered to the ground
Old turbine blades
Old turbine blades
MS4 blades
MS4 blades
Removing the MS4 tower
Removing the MS4 tower
Tower removal
Tower removal
Removing the bottom tower section
Removing the bottom tower section
Readying the bottom tower section for removal
Readying the bottom tower section for removal
Getting ready to remove the bottom tower section.
Getting ready to remove the bottom tower section.
Removing the bottom section of tower
Removing the bottom section of tower
Removing the bottom section of tower
Removing the bottom section of tower
The turbine tower finally gets lifted off
The turbine tower finally gets lifted off
The last bit of tower is removed
The last bit of tower is removed
Base of the old turbine tower
Base of the old turbine tower
Cutting up the old turbine tower.
Cutting up the old turbine tower.
Old tower sections being removed from site
Old tower sections being removed from site
Tower adapter plate arriving at site
Tower adapter plate arriving at site
First section of the new tower arrives
First section of the new tower arrives
Foundation bolts
Foundation bolts
The adapter plate bolted to the foundations.
The adapter plate bolted to the foundations.
Positioning the first tower section onto the adapter plate
Positioning the first tower section onto the adapter plate
Tim checking the bolt holes line up
Tim checking the bolt holes line up
Blades arriving
Blades arriving
Nacelle arriving
Nacelle arriving
Attaching the straps to the second tower section
Attaching the straps to the second tower section
Lifting the second tower section
Lifting the second tower section
Positioning the tower section
Positioning the tower section
Inching the tower section into place
Inching the tower section into place
Working on the nacelle
Working on the nacelle
Gearbox being removed from lorry
Gearbox being removed from lorry
Lowering the gearbox into the nacelle
Lowering the gearbox into the nacelle
Finishing touches to the nacelle
Finishing touches to the nacelle
Nacelle ready to lift
Nacelle ready to lift
Nacelle being lifted into position
Nacelle being lifted into position
On the ground during the nacelle lift
On the ground during the nacelle lift
Positioning the nacelle
Positioning the nacelle
Blade extension being attached to the blade
Blade extension being attached to the blade
Attaching the blades to the rotor
Attaching the blades to the rotor
Getting ready to attach the blade to the rotor
Getting ready to attach the blade to the rotor
Attaching the nose cone
Attaching the nose cone
New rotor and blades ready to lift
New rotor and blades ready to lift
Lifting the rotor begins
Lifting the rotor begins
Attaching the rotor
Attaching the rotor
Sunset on a Friday afternoon
Sunset on a Friday afternoon
Shareholders admiring the new turbine
Shareholders admiring the new turbine
 
 


 
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