…has to be when it’s too windy to build a wind turbine. The blades have been assembled on the ground and are currently tethered to the crane, but the installation team now need 3 hours of fairly calm weather to lift the assembly into place. The wind speed needs to drop below 6m/s – it is currently 14m/s, with stronger gusts. Great for electricity generation, just not for construction!
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Thursday and Friday saw good progress on site, in relatively calm, clear weather. The tower is complete, with the nacelle in place. The construction team is now waiting for a break in the weather to attach the blades – this needs 4-5 hours of slightly calmer weather than we have been experiencing over the weekend. Below is a selection of photos from Tony Ashworth, site foreman – I think they speak for themselves!
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A lovely surprise to get up this morning and find these great photos from Teresa Morris of Islay Wildscapes, who happened to be on the spot when our remaining components arriving yesterday evening.
http://islaywildscapes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/islay-community-wind-turbine-arrives-at.html
Thanks Teresa for allowing us to share this! I will be out on site later today – it’s a bit breezy but we hope construction will be able to get under way.
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..or at least part of it is – the nacelle and generator arrived today, the tower sections will follow tomorrow. Fingers crossed for some more calm weather!
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Friday was a busy day , with RJ McLeod and three Islay contractors once again on site, along with a fourth team from Dornoch to mix concrete! The pour went well; the shuttering will be removed in the next few days and the area backfilled.
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Work has been progreesing well at the turbine site, with three Islay contractors and mainland firm RJ MacLeod all on site last week preparing the turbine foundation. The next step will be the concrete pour, scheduled for this Thursday.
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The Islay Energy Trust is grateful for the support of HIE on the Community Renewables and Biofuels Projects.
Our Community Renewables projects are also supported by Community Energy Scotland.
The Tidal Energy Project is being developed by ScottishPower Renewables.
