Wind Farm Construction
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Wind Turbine foundation blocks (325 tonnes total) stored for the winter at the McMurdo Station Gap laydown area
Wind Turbine fo...
Drilling the T2 site for blasting permafrost to excavate turbine foundation pit.
Drilling the T2...
Blasting the T3 turbine site permafrost to create the foundation pit
Blasting the T3...
Backfilling in 200mm layers and compacting around site T3 foundation blocks with screened material previously excavated
Backfilling in ...
Wind turbine site T3 foundation block installation is complete
Wind turbine si...
Laying the Crater Hill 4160V wind farm feeder cable to McMurdo Station
Laying the Crat...
4160V wind farm feeder cable (left) supported on existing USAP conduit system
4160V wind farm...
Meridian excavator laying 4160V wind farm feeder cable;
Meridian excava...
The labour-intensive job of laying wind farm feeder cable final section at McMurdo Station
The labour-inte...
The frequency converter being towed across the Ross Sea Ice Shelf from the C-17 on Pegasus Airfield
The frequency c...
The frequency converter being placed into position next to the Scott Base Stage 2 powerhouse
The frequency c...
The MV American Tern unloading the 40 ton crane body at the McMurdo Station Ice Pier
The MV American...
MV American Tern unloading the wind turbine blades at the McMurdo Station Ice Pier
MV American Ter...
The wind turbine blades being transported to McMurdo Station Gap laydown area for winter storage
The wind turbin...
Wind turbine tower sections being stored for winter in the McMurdo Station Gap laydown area
Wind turbine to...
Wind turbine 1 steel foundation being assembled at Crater Hill
Wind turbine 1 ...
Wind turbine 3 foundation final levelling and bolting after the winter settlement freeze cycle
Wind turbine 3 ...
Assembled wind turbine 3 foundation and transformer building on the last day of the Summer Season
Assembled wind ...
A Summer southerly storm creates a challenge getting access to wind turbine components, McMurdo Station Gap laydown area
A Summer southe...
A Summer southerly storm does its best to hide the wind turbine towers
A Summer southe...
Unloading of WEC2 bottom tower section at Crater Hill for assembly
Unloading of WE...
Erecting the first bottom tower section on WEC3 turbine
Erecting the fi...
All three turbine bottom tower sections and access stairs have been erected
All three turbi...
Turbine WEC1 top tower section being lifted into position
Turbine WEC1 to...
Watching the turbine WEC1 Nacelle being lifted into position
Watching the tu...
WEC1 Nacelle being lifted into position in foggy conditions
WEC1 Nacelle be...
Assembling the WEC1 turbine blades onto the hub
Assembling the ...
Turbine WEC1 hub and blades being lifted into position
Turbine WEC1 hu...
Turbine WEC1 hub and blades being lifted into position
Turbine WEC1 hu...
Turbine WEC1 hub and blades being lifted into position
Turbine WEC1 hu...
Removing turbine WEC1 hub and blades lifting jig
Removing turbin...
Turbine WEC1 ready for the nose cone to be fitted
Turbine WEC1 re...
Turbine WEC1 with Observation Hill in the background viewed from turbine WEC2 tower
Turbine WEC1 wi...
Turbine WEC3 and WEC2 viewed from turbine WEC1 nacelle
Turbine WEC3 an...
Turbine WEC3 hub and blades being lifted into position
Turbine WEC3 hu...
All Crater Hill wind turbines mechanically assembled and being commissioned
All Crater Hill...
Looking up from McMurdo Station towards the wind farm
Looking up from...
View of Scott Base from the top of turbine WEC1 nacelle hatch
View of Scott B...
Crater Hill wind farm viewed from a helicopter; McMurdo Station on the left
Crater Hill win...

 

 
 
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