2008

SD7919 : Turbine tower section passing Edenfield Primary School

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

Turbine tower section passing Edenfield Primary School
Turbine tower section passing Edenfield Primary School
A turbine tower section passes through Edenfield on its way up to the Scout Moor Wind Farm.
Collett Transport are experts in transportation for the Wind Energy Industry and during 2008 they delivered all the wind turbines from point of manufacture through to Turbine pad location see LinkExternal link

SD7921 : Turbine tower sections heading for Scout Moor
SD8418 : Turbine Tower No 18 under construction
SD8318 : Scout Moor Turbine Tower No 16 under construction
SD8418 : Top section of turbine tower 21 being lifted into position
SD8418 : The very first completed wind turbine on Scout Moor
SD7919 : Last Turbine Tower Delivery to Scout Moor

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

Scout Moor Wind Farm Picture Gallery
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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 · Scout Moor Wind Farm Under Construction Automatic Clusters: · North [15] · Wind Turbine [13] · Edenfield Primary School [10] · Way [8] Other Photos: · Scout Moor Wind Farm Delivery Market Street Edenfield · Scout Moor Wind Turbine Construction · Edenfield Bypass · Scout Moor Turbine Towers 7, 1 and 3 · Turbine Tower No 11 under construction · Gearbox , Rotor Shaft and Disk Brake Assembly for Turbine No 11 · Turbine Tower No 11 under construction · Turbine Tower No 11 construction site · Scout Moor Wind Farm Turbine Tower No 14 · Gearbox , Rotor Shaft and Disk Brake Assembly for Turbine No 11 · Engineers 60 metres up on top of Turbine Tower No 11 · Almost there · Just a few inches more · Turbine Tower No 11 during construction in May 2008 · Crane on site of Turbine Tower No 11 · Hub for Turbine Tower No 11 · Connecting Hub to Turbine Tower No 11 · Hub secured to Turbine Tower No 11 · The First Blade for Turbine No 11 Arrives on Site · Turbine Blade Delivery to Tower No 11 · Blade Delivery to Turbine No 11 · Preparing Turbine Blade for Lifting · First Blade for Turbine Tower No 11 · Nearly There · The First Blade for Turbine No 11 in Position · Second Blade is Attached to Turbine Tower No 11 · 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 · Completed Turbine Tower No 11 on Scout Moor · Second Turbine Blade Delivery to Tower No 11 · Turbine Tower No 2 · Scout Moor Wind Farm May 2008 · Preparing Gearbox, Rotor Shaft and Disk Brake for Lifting · Halfway There · Third Turbine Blade Delivery to Tower No 11 · Attaching Nacelle to top of Turbine Tower No 11 · Scout Moor Turbine Towers 11 and 14 · Turbine Tower No 24 under construction · Turbine Tower No 24 during construction in May 2008 · Turbine Base and Transformer of Tower No 24 · Turbine Tower No 24 Under Construction in May 2008 · Just a few more inches · Turbine Tower No 24 under construction · Tightening the bolts at Turbine No 24 · Base section of Turbine Tower No 24 · What's going on up there? 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SD7919, 195 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Paul Anderson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 12 February, 2008   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 13 February, 2008
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 798 199 [100m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 798 199
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