Scout Moor Wind Farm Under Construction
| Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:04 moomooland |
A 14 month 2009 calendar using 14 of the images below is now available Scout Moor Wind Farm Calendar 2009                          - - - - - - - -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              - - - - - - - -                             The above photographs show the delivery and construction of the Scoutmoor Wind Farm in Lancashire including the arrival and construction of the very first tower sections in November 2007, the arrival and construction of the final turbine tower in May 2008, and the official opening of the wind farm in September 2008. The 26 wind turbines are spread out across a total of eight different grid squares with seven towers alone in SD8218 (More of the 6500 pictures i have on file will be added to the above gallery through 2008/9) |
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| Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:28 moomooland |
Now completed the wind farm consists of a total 26 wind turbines, each with a generating capacity of 2.5MW. The wind farm has a total capacity of 65MW of electricity, which is enough power to supply the average needs of 40,000 homes. Turbine details: Tower Height: 60m Blade Length: 40m Total Max Height: 100m Manufacturer: Nordex Model: N8O Electricity is exported to the National Grid via the newly built dedicated substation, shown below, located south of the A680 near Ashworth Moor Reservoir. Eight miles of new access roads were constructed on the moor to enable the transportation of the turbines to each of the 26 turbine base locations. Turbine Tower number 21,shown below, was the first tower to be completed. With all the gale force winds in January and early February construction was delayed. Engineers made up for lost time in the second week of February thanks to fine calm weather conditions. This resulted in daily deliveries of turbine tower parts by road. With even more calm weather over the second two weeks of February 2008 engineers made rapid progress and completed the building of two more towers within a week.  By early March 2008 a total of eight towers had been completed. By mid March 2008 a total of nine towers had been completed with a further two under construction which was quite an accomplishment due to all the high winds the country had suffered at that time of year. By the 19th of March 2008 Turbine Tower Nos 8,9,10,12,15,16,18,19,21 and 25 had been completed with just some internal work to be done. Construction continued on tower No 7 below which was the eleventh out of the total of twenty six towers to be built. April the 1st and construction has moved on to turbine base No 3 (below) after the completion of turbine towers 6,7,8,9,10,12,15,16,18,19,21 and 25. Turbine Tower No 3 was completed on Tuesday the 9th of April 2008 and was the thirteenth tower to be completed meaning the project had reached the halfway point. April the 6th 2008 Turbine No 25 became the very first turbine to begin generating. Early on Sunday morning technicians from the turbine manufacturer Nordex connected a laptop as part of the commissioning process which monitors more than 300 different parameters like temperature sensors, hydraulic sensors, pitch parameters, wind sensor set and power output. April 13th 2008 and a milestone day on Scout Moor when the first turbine No 25 went live and began generating at full power. |