SD8318 : Turbine Tower Construction

near to Cheesden, Rochdale, Great Britain

Turbine Tower Construction
Turbine Tower Construction
Construction of the first of 26 turbine towers for the Scoutmoor Wind Farm got underway on Friday 19th November 2007.
These towers are huge at 60 metres high when complete to put it into perspective look at the size of the white transit van to the left of the picture!
On the day the picture was taken a 22 metre section had yet to be added.
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SD8318 : Turbine No 16 under construction on Scout Moor
SD8118 : Scout Moor Wind Farm Construction Base

Turbine details: Tower Height: 60m
Blade Length: 40m Total Max Height: 100m
Manufacturer: Nordex Model: N80
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Scout Moor Wind Farm Picture Gallery
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Paul Anderson   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Sunday, 25 November, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 27 November, 2007
Category
Wind turbine   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 836 185 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:39.7798N 2:14.9161W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 836 185
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