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Vattenfall: First turbines installed at South Kyle Wind Farm in the UK
Official Press Release Vattenfall:
Looking up: first turbines installed at South Kyle Wind Farm
Construction of Vattenfall’s South Kyle Wind Farm is powering ahead with the installation of the project’s first wind turbine.
The milestone was achieved earlier this month when Turbine E02 – located in the southern part of the wind farm – became the first of South Kyle’s 50 turbines to be assembled and installed on site. As with all 50 of South Kyle’s wind turbines, E02 rises to 149.5m and is one of Nordex’s cutting edge Delta N133 models. Assembled in situ by a team of expert engineers with some of the largest mobile cranes available, it consists of three blades, three tower sections, a nacelle, hub and drive train, all carefully transported to site from Ayr and Glasgow to South Kyle, then across site. The installation of... ... More: Official Press Release Vattenfall
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