What are the

components of a
wind farm?
Meteorological (Met)
tower
Met tower being constructed
80 meter met tower,
approximately 265’
Turbine base pad excavation
Turbine base sub-frame
Pouring concrete for the base
Installing conduit for lines
Completed tower base, ready for a tower
Tower lay down site
 Installation of the
bottom section of the
tower
Installation of the
middle section of
the tower
Final adjustments
Second section
weight
 Maneuvering the a
section of the tower
into place

Nerves of steel!
View from inside
the tower
Nacelle and hub lay down site
Close-up of the nacelle
Starting to connect the nacelle and the hub
Connecting the nacelle and the hub
 Final adjustments
before nacelle and hub
are connected

Easy does it!

Lifting the nacelle
into place
Lifting the nacelle to
the top of the tower
Nacelle installation
Attaching the nacelle
to the tower
Blade lay down yard
 Blade being
transported to the
tower site
In-air blade installation
In-air blade installation
 In-air blade final
attachment to the hub
Assembled blade and
hub being lifted into
place
Installed blade and hub
Tower base and
access door
Completed tower
Every tower will
have a
connection box
 Trench for the
interconnect lines
Wind farm substation
 Completed wind
turbine and pad site
Aerial view of a wind farm
Aerial view of a wind farm
View of the inside of the nacelle
Removing the “internal organs” of the nacelle
 Picture of a
“climbing crane”

Image: © VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S

Image: © VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S