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profgoose Donating Member (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-10 10:54 AM
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Offshore wind farm construction - more pictures
After showing you pictures of offshore wind turbine foundations in this story, I am pleased to be able to now post pictures of the above-the-water parts, before their installation at sea...(lots of images/descriptions)

http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6267
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peace13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-10 10:57 AM
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1. Thanks for posting this. n/t
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-10 10:59 AM
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2. Beautiful. Vestas from Denmark. If only there were American workers making these things.
http://www.vestas.com/en/about-vestas.aspx

I see pictures of the nacelles, but no pictures of the Jeffries Tubes.
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efilon Donating Member (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-10 12:03 PM
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4. Turbine blades

There is a plant in Newton, Iowa that makes the blades for turbines.
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profgoose Donating Member (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-10 12:51 PM
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5. there are a few...
# Blades factory in Windsor, Colorado, USA.
# Blades factory Brighton, Colorado, USA (production scheduled for 2010).
# Nacelles factory Brighton, Colorado, USA.
# In addition, Vestas has announced plans to establish tower manufacturing and a research center in the USA (expected to be finished for 2010).

I think the Brighton plant is delayed.

http://www.vestas.com/en/about-vestas/company-structure/vestas-americas.aspx
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-10 02:31 PM
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6. Thanks! n/t
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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-10 11:01 AM
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3. They are hugh!!!1! nt
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