Three cheers for the Isle of Wight and the engineering skills we have within our Island shores.
The Vestas R&D centre in Stag Lane, Newport had a big day on Sunday (8th November) when the first 80m blade – to be fitted to the world’s most powerful wind turbine – left for a journey to Southampton ready for the next leg of its journey.
Long journey for long blades
When all three blade had been gathered – the last of them left the Isle of Wight on 22 November – they made their way to the eventual destination of the Danish national test centre for large wind turbines in Østerild.
The beasts, weighing 35 tonnes a piece and with a diameter, at the root of 4.6m, will be stopping off at Hanstholm in northern Denmark on their way.
When assembled, the rotor diameter of 164m is larger than the London Eye (135m).
The installation of the turbine is slated to be completed in the first quarter of next year.
Image: Vestas
Update 12.Dec.13: Added date the left IW and added clarity about the journey.
