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Building a Wind Turbine

A video record of the new Vestas v82 wind turbine erected on the St. Olaf campus in Northfield Minnesota  
 
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airforcecraig3793 (13 hours ago) Show Hide
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each section has a number of bolts, the first might have 120 and the second 100. These bolts might range from 60mm to 46 mm, and it also depends on the tower.
After the two flanges touch they make sure the holes line up and start putting in the bolts. After so many bolts are in they will cable the crane down to a certian wait then tighten up a certian percentage.
airforcecraig3793 (13 hours ago) Show Hide
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where was that guys harnass calling in that tower!!!lol
BigAl1048 (1 day ago) Show Hide
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-agree w/ S.Spode it really is that simple! let them freeze to death in the dark

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leakedfromtv (3 days ago) Show Hide
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vawt > hawt
SenorSpode (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Some dumbass ecoterrorist group wants to either outlaw or sabotage these windmills because some 'endangered' bat species keeps flying into the blades. Sure. Right. They can just go carpool in their gas-guzzling BMW SUVs to the next Al Gore propaganda lecture, those hypocrites.
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Thanks for this. Wind energy has great potential and the United States needs to tap this available resource in the right manner. Although at present only 2% of the wind energy is used for the production of electricity, it is targeted to reach 20% in the future. Pacific Crest Transformers offers energy efficient transformers for the wind energy sector.
Azoicum (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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I love the music too
pacificcresttrans (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Good video there! Wind turbines are critical for the generation of electricity. There are many steps to be kept in mind while installing one. Pacific Crest Transformers has good information on wind energy and in particular the role of wind turbines. It has many whitepapers and articles related to wind energy and its role in the U.S. economy.
arctictothpast1 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Wooooooooooooooooooow
mike99944 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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I really believe in the renewable resource stream and hope that more people and companies jump on the wagon and leave oil and coal behind.

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