SD8318 : Ready to lift!

near to Cheesden, Rochdale, Great Britain

Ready to lift!
Ready to lift!
The 25 ton nacelle, that contains the generator, is made ready to be lifted on to the top of the turbine tower.
Unfortunately due to high winds on the day all lifting operations had to be abandoned.
SD8318 : Scout Moor Turbine Tower No 16 under construction
SD8318 : Scout Moor Wind Turbine Construction
SD8318 : Another piece added
SD8318 : Sunrise on Scout Moor
SD8318 : What's going on?
SD8318 : Cables Away on Tower No 16
SD8318 : Turbine Blade Hub
SD8318 : Turbine blade hub going up.
SD8318 : Connecting the blade hub

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

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Photographer
Paul Anderson   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Thursday, 29 November, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 29 November, 2007
Category
Wind turbine   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 836 185 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:39.7797N 2:14.9433W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 836 185
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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