here,s some i prepared earlier

[gaz1]

we have started erecting the wind turbines there are 3 out of 26 now built
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/gaz6148/windfarmdad001.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/gaz6148/windfarmdad037.jpg
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/gaz6148/windfarmdad042.jpg
the phot,s don,t really show the size of these massive things

[heckler]

that bird is massive... ;)

[Trig]

Impressive! :cool:

im assuming you lay them flat and then haul them up rather than build them up?

[gaz1]

Impressive! :cool:

im assuming you lay them flat and then haul them up rather than build them up?

we build them in bits like an air fix model but use bolts rather than glue

[JamieP]

I rekon they put the blades on once the mast is up, gaz?

[gaz1]

another to show you the area we are working in, a little light sunday reading for you:D
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll200/gaz6148/IMG_1013a.jpg

[gaz1]

I rekon they put the blades on once the mast is up, gaz?

yep one at a time, we can do them in a oner but it takes up too much room on the ground while trying to build them

[JustGav]

Bloody hell, those are hi-lift cranes.... puts them into perspective. Hmmm, guess I couldn't put on the garden then :)

I estimated at 100m high and blades are 60m long. (am I far off :))

[Andy Blyth]

How on EARTH does that red and black crane stay upright?

I love big engineering projects like this!

[AndyT]

Nice job Gaz. Like Andy Blyth, I am a fan of big engineering. :)

[JustGav]

Gaz, need an apprentice for a week? :)

[Whitesupraboy2]

question, why are the turbine's always placed so far apart? is there a reason?

Rememebr to put the brakes in :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nSB1SdVHqQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3FZtmlHwcA&feature=related

Bet thats generating some good electricity :D

[SimonB]

Those things are a PITA for us (NATS) as they cause radar reflections. It's expensive to sort out and nobody knows who's going to pay for it - should be the turbine operators really.

[gaz1]

Bloody hell, those are hi-lift cranes.... puts them into perspective. Hmmm, guess I couldn't put on the garden then :)

I estimated at 100m high and blades are 60m long. (am I far off :))

towers are 70 mtrs high blades 90mtr diametre so pretty high, there are guys hanging on bolting the blades on:D scary work

[gaz1]

question, why are the turbine's always placed so far apart? is there a reason?

Rememebr to put the brakes in :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nSB1SdVHqQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3FZtmlHwcA&feature=related

Bet thats generating some good electricity :D

they have to be a minimum distance to allow the wind to recover

[gaz1]

Nice job Gaz. Like Andy Blyth, I am a fan of big engineering. :)

the job before this was even better we had 2 superlift cranes doing tandem lifts and hammering 2.5mt dia piles into the seabed:cool: the buggers weighed 100ton each

[RobSheffield]

Good info Gaz :)

[RedM]

Any truth in the rumour that wind-farms are also used to deflect rain clouds in order to perpetuate the 'global warming' myth?

[Jspec Germany]

How much does a big one cost Gaz? I'm thinking about getting two small ones when I get back to the states.

[Tom S]

Nice Gaz :)

[gaz1]

How much does a big one cost Gaz? I'm thinking about getting two small ones when I get back to the states.

1 of these are in the region of 1 million wanna do a deal i could sneak one out:eyebrows:

[gaz1]

Any truth in the rumour that wind-farms are also used to deflect rain clouds in order to perpetuate the 'global warming' myth?

you been drinking matey:p

[SupraHuman]

WOW they are massive.I used to see the lorries hauling the rotor blades for those when driving through germany.Some are like 30m+.
I seem to remember hearing they are at their most effectiv at lower wind speeds.Is that right?

[gaz1]

WOW they are massive.I used to see the lorries hauling the rotor blades for those when driving through germany.Some are like 30m+.
I seem to remember hearing they are at their most effectiv at lower wind speeds.Is that right?

yes thats right although there is a minimum wind speed to make them efficient, and brakes for higher winds, they are only used for 25 yrs then dismantled, they expect to make £600m over that time, so when you hear they are not cost effective, they mean they make money but not as much as nuclear:rolleyes:

[SupraHuman]

yes thats right although there is a minimum wind speed to make them efficient, and brakes for higher winds, they are only used for 25 yrs then dismantled, they expect to make £600m over that time, so when you hear they are not cost effective, they mean they make money but not as much as nuclear:rolleyes:

Denmark seems to be covered in wind turbines.I'm supprised the whole contry has'nt lifted off yet.:)

[AshBhp]

Gaz, are these RES wind turbines ?

What does this project cost?

http://www.res-ltd.com/index.htm

[gaz1]

it is mate and the project cost is just short of £60m although that figure will go up as they all do;)