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| Turning the corner |
Over in Western Maine, well from the other side of the state really, wind tower projects are on the move. A new group of turbines are being pieced together in the Roxbury area, enough to generate 122 million kilowatt hours per year.
The concrete bases have been put in, next come the towers, in 240 foot sections. The parts arrive in Maine by ship from Denmark, in this case, and loaded on to special "trailers". Each trailers is supported with hydraulic jacks to help when crossing bridges, or where there are wires - the trailers can be lowered or lifted as an assist. Another person follows the rig in a pickup to help when someone needs to steer just the back wheels. That's how the truck turned this corner. There will be one load every 3 days, then the blades, which are hauled the same way, and the turbines which are transported by train to a closer location.
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| Made it around the corner |
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| A staging area for the parts (this one is in Germany) |
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| Blades for the turbines, ready to roll |
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