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Scout Moor Wind Farm Official Opening (2)

Peel Energy, the company behind the £50 million pound development, invited councillors, construction workers, myself and the press to the wind farm on the moor between Edenfield and Rochdale for the official opening on the 25th of September 2008.
In the picture above the opening cerermony is about to get underway at the base of Turbine Tower No 22.

SD8218 : Scout Moor Wind Farm Official Opening (2)
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SD8417 : Working on the hub 60 metres up.
SD7919 : Last Turbine Tower Delivery to Scout Moor
SD8417 : View from the top of Turbine Tower No 10 looking North West

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

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2008

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Grid Square: SD8218, 139 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Paul Anderson (find more nearby)
Image classification: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Thursday, 25 September, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 26 September, 2008
Category: Wind farm (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SD 824 187 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:39.8961N 2:15.9883W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SD 825 188
View Direction: SOUTH (about 180 degrees)