Have you ever wondered how we complete construction at the top of our wind turbines?
If you tuned in for last week’s edition of Wind Views, you probably know the answer… a giant crane!
Our turbine blades are attached to the hub on the ground, then the combination of hub and blades (collectively called the rotor) is lifted to the top of the wind turbine tower using a crane. This process is called “flying the rotor,” and is pictured below!
The hub height for our wind turbines is around 260 feet, and the crane in this picture is almost 300 feet tall!
