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A video record of the new Vestas v82 wind turbine erected on the St. Olaf campus in Northfield Minnesota

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Ooh I've seen a ... ( 3 months ago by Bradhahn14)

Ooh I've seen a wind turbine next to the St. Olaf College campus. I wonder if that was it or if they built a new one??

This is it. They ... ( 3 months ago by eltechno)

This is it. They have another on order (or two) but if you have seen the one they have, this is how it got there.

They assemble just ... ( 2 months ago by airbuscrazy)

They assemble just like the new floor lamp I bought, screw it together, and put in the light! On a more serious note, here in Wisconsin (USA), they've recently installed about 30-40 vestas turbines on the way to somewhere by fond du lac I think, and then there's another 40 or so to the east of that bunch, the whole projects have been completed in as little as 3-4 months.

these turbines are ... ( 2 months ago by 391ant391)

these turbines are immense, i work for vestas blades uk producing the wood/carbon blades for the v82, seeing and working on the blades everyday you forget just how big they are....but this video has put it back into persective...

Is the fiddeling ... ( 2 months ago by emiljessen)

Is the fiddeling music some Swedish/Scandinavian folk music? Sound like that, and your surname - Larson - sure is a typical Swedish name. Nice to be able to watch this structure get built up.

Yes my ancestors ... ( 2 months ago by eltechno)

Yes my ancestors are 7/8 Swedish. But the music is all Norwegian or by the St. Olaf Choir because the school was founded by Norwegian immigrants in the 19th century.

ok, Norwegian and ... ( 2 months ago by emiljessen)

ok, Norwegian and Swedish folk music (neighbour countrys, almost the same language and culture) are in many ways very similar, so that's an answer that confirms my thought. Keep it up!

looked like a 1 day ... ( 2 months ago by iamalmosteighteen)

looked like a 1 day project. awesome.

This took five days ... ( 2 months ago by eltechno)

This took five days. The Boldt Construction guys had never erected a wind turbine before and were being VERY cautious. And then there was the weather--a major hailstorm during construction dropped baseball-sized hail doing extensive damage to every vehicle in the area including the crane. Sorry if the video suggests this all happened in one day.

I see trucks ... ( 2 months ago by rollswrangler)

I see trucks carrying turbine blades and other wind turbine parts almost every time I travel around Houston on I-10 or I-290. All are headed west or northwest. Quite a few are being installed in the State of Texas.

Just to correct ... ( 2 months ago by tsmfam)

Just to correct some misinformation. There were 86 wind turbines erected from October 07 to March of 08, in Brownsville, Wisconsin. The 1st one was errected in October and took 16 hours to finish. The last 2 were done in one day.

I see the giant ... ( 2 months ago by tool1661)

I see the giant wind turbine motors and blades go throw appleton,wisconsin every wed. A whole train full of them. One blade take up a train car and a half. It's pretty amazing how big these things are. I don't know why but they are awe inspiring just to watch something that big move.

Ahah, T Boone ... ( 1 month ago by warchild81)

Ahah, T Boone Pickens

eltechno, this was ... ( 1 month ago by marginallymental)

eltechno, this was more than an "elegant technology" video, it was downright majestic! The shots (and editing) may have lied about the time it took to put the turbine up, but the editing--and ending the "day" in that golden prairie light--were beautiful. The primo music/iconic images of men at work didn't hurt, either!

Thank you for those ... ( 1 month ago by eltechno)

Thank you for those kind words. On that last day, real work didn't get started until around noon because of all the inspection and repair due to a giant hailstorm. But it was Friday and folks wanted to make up for the delay. So they labored until after dark. MY favorite clip comes at the end where a very large and powerful man is carrying the "sock" used to keep the lower turbine blade from dragging on the ground. He is still moving but obviously VERY tired. It was a LONG day.

what's better one ... ( 1 month ago by circusboy90210)

what's better one large one or thousands of smaller ones???

The size of a good ... ( 1 month ago by eltechno)

The size of a good wind turbine is not arbitrary. The wind doesn't get clean and reliable until about 100' (30 meters) into the air. The size of the blades is determined by how much energy it requires to run the generator. Blades are about 40 meters long (131 ') so the mast must be about 70 meters (230') high. So this is not about big vs little. There is a optimum size--which is why most good wind turbines are about the same physical size (between 2 and 5 megawatts.)

well the cost of ... ( 1 month ago by circusboy90210)

well the cost of them is. what is the ecnomically feasible size (which one will kill less of the avian species) which cost less to erect to maintain etc. so yess there is a better size. you have to take all the variables into effect. keeping in mind that you also whant people to be able to work on them inherintly putting more people in share of the power structure,
creating need for schools
workers to spread the economic power.

Well, the primary ... ( 1 month ago by eltechno)

Well, the primary goal is to capture the energy of the wind. Those other goals may be wonderful, but if the wind turbines such thinking produces don't work very well, all those other goals fail too. As for these turbines killing birds--that lie has been discredited LONG ago. (In fact, the big turbines are MUCH less dangerous to birds because they turn so slowly.) I am sorry you still believe it. If you think that little wind turbines are better--please build one that actually works.

I agree-he's ... ( 1 month ago by marginallymental)

I agree-he's exhausted. Two questions: are those blades actually flexing a little, or is that an optical illusion? And how much does one of these behemoths COST?? I suppose that's relative to local energy prices, but I'm curious.

The blade do flex a ... ( 1 month ago by eltechno)

The blade do flex a bit. That is why the nacelle has a nose-up attitude. But mostly it is optics fooling us. This Vestas v82 cost about $2 million when it was erected. This includes the parts of the construction I captured on video plus the foundation (a BIG project) and the hook-up to the grid. To give you an idea of why everyone now wants to build wind turbines, this Vestas saved St. Olaf College over $300,000 the first year.

Thanks for posting. ... ( 1 month ago by Regalcourt101)

Thanks for posting. I enjoyed your video. They sure look huge when up close like that. Looks like it was a very long day!

I was amazed as to ... ( 4 weeks ago by timmunozlasvegas)

I was amazed as to the scale of the turbine. It's huge!
I just have a question, seems $2,000,000.00 is not a lot for a project of this size, but are you sure that it actually saved the school $300,000.00 the first year? If that's the case, then this is a gold mine. Also, in comparison, what is the ratio of homes powered by this one turbine (if you kn
ow) I'm very interested in this due to the potential of property I have in California that's been preposed for such use. I thank you.

Why don't aren't we ... ( 2 weeks ago by patio87)

Why don't aren't we just filling up the american plains with these things?!?!

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