2007

SD7919 : Scout Moor Wind Farm Delivery Market Street Edenfield

taken 16 years ago, near to Edenfield, Lancashire, England

Scout Moor Wind Farm Delivery Market Street  Edenfield
Scout Moor Wind Farm Delivery Market Street Edenfield
On Wednesday 21st November 2007 the first delivery of 26 wind turbine towers passed through the village of Edenfield
on their way to the nearby Scout Moor Wind Farm.

For the following six months regular convoys of Turbine parts would pass through the village until the end of May 2008
SD7919 : Last Turbine Tower Delivery to Scout Moor
Collett Transport are experts in the delivery of wind turbine equipment from the point of manufacture through to turbine pad location LinkExternal link

SD7919 : Turbine tower section passing Edenfield Primary School
SD8019 : Turbine Convoy passing through Bridge Mills
SD7920 : Turbine Delivery Passing Through Ewood Bridge
SD8015 : Turbine Convoy passing Ramsbottom on the M66
SD8218 : The Final Turbine Blade Arrives on Scout Moor

Turbine details: Tower Height: 60m
Blade Length: 40m Total Max Height: 100m
Manufacturer: Nordex
Model: N80

Scout Moor Wind Farm Construction Picture Gallery Link

Following a public inquiry held in 2004, planning consent was granted by the Secretary of State on the 25th May 2005 for the building of Scout Moor Wind Farm.
Construction of the wind turbines began back in November 2007 at Turbine No 16.
By June 2008 engineers had constructed 26 wind turbine towers and installed 78 turbine blades 450 metres above sea level on Scout Moor amid adverse weather conditions of thick fog, gale force winds, torrential rain, snow and ice during the winter months of 2008.

On the 25th of September 2008 dignitaries from across the North West were invited to the official opening of the Scout Moor wind farm.
Children from Edenfield Primary School, who have enjoyed lessons based around the wind farm, were on hand to cut the ribbon at Turbine No 22.Link
Head Teacher at Edenfield Primary School, Janet Reidy, said: "It was superb for the children to be involved after all the work they had done about the wind farm in their lessons.
I think they will all remember this in future years and now they know what it's like to be film stars with all the camera crews there!"

Richard Dibley, wind power development manager at Peel, said at the opening: "We have welcomed people here today to thank them for their patience and understanding during the construction period and for them to see the wind farm in action at close quarters. I think we have chosen the perfect site here as it is more than 50% windier up here than it is in the surrounding area. These turbines will be generating power for years to come using a natural resource that will never run out."

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This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Scout Moor Wind Farm Under Construction Automatic Clusters: · Village of Edenfield [18] · North [15] · Wind Turbine [13] · Edenfield Primary School [10] · Way [8] Other Photos: · Move Over! Bridge Mills Rochdale Road Edenfield · Turbine Tower Construction · Turbine No 16 under construction on Scout Moor · Scout Moor Wind Farm Construction Base · A steady climb up Rochdale Road · First turbine delivery on the M66 · Turbine Towers 25,19 and 18 on Scout Moor · 54 Tons and 22 metres Long · Scout Moor Site Compound · Turbine Tower No 16 · Construction Site of Turbine No 5 · Turbine Tower No 9 · Scout Moor Turbine Towers 7, 1 and 3 · Turbine Delivery Passing Through Ewood Bridge · Turbine Delivery Passing Through Ewood Bridge · Turbine Tower Section at Ewood Bridge · Turbine Convoy passing through Ewood Bridge · Quarry Road Scout Moor · Turbine Blade Delivery Passing through Edenfield · Turbine Blade Convoy Passing through Edenfield · Last Turbine Tower Delivery to Scout Moor · Last Turbine Tower Delivery Passing Through Edenfield · Last Turbine Tower Delivery on the M66 · Last Turbine Tower Section Delivery to Scout Moor · Scout Moor Wind Farm Construction Base · Turbine Tower section delivery to Scout Moor · Turbine Tower Section Delivery Passing Through Scout Moor Quarry. · Turbine Convoy enroute to Scout Moor · Turbine Tower section delivery on Scout Moor · Last Turbine Tower Delivery Passing Through Edenfield · Turbine Tower section delivery to Scout Moor · Nacelle for Turbine Tower No 5 · Under Escort · Turbine Blades for Tower No 21 · Turbine Tower section delivery to Scout Moor · The Final Turbine Tower Delivery to Scout Moor · Turbine Blade Convoy Passing through Edenfield · Turbine Tower section delivery to Scout Moor · The Final Turbine Tower Delivery to Scout Moor ·
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SD7919, 195 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Paul Anderson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 21 November, 2007   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 27 November, 2007
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 799 191 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:40.1226N 2:18.2691W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 799 191
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