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A convoy of three 40 metre 8 ton blades for Turbine No 26 is seen here passing through the village of Edenfield on Market Street
en route to Scout Moor during the construction of the wind farm in May 2008.

SD7919 : Scout Moor Wind Farm Delivery Market Street Edenfield
SD7919 : Turbine tower section passing Edenfield Primary School
SD7919 : Wind Turbine blade delivery passing through Edenfield
SD8019 : Turbine Convoy passing through Bridge Mills
SD8018 : Turbine Tower section delivery
SD8318 : Scout Moor Turbine Towers 15 and 21
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 Construction Picture Gallery
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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."