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III. Construction

How Do You Build A Wind Farm?

Find an Area That Has Lots of Wind

Look for:Farmers with new hatsNew or old pick-up trucks with bent

doors“Flagging”

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Rank1234567891011121314151617

StateNorth DakotaTexasKansasSouth DakotaMontanaNebraskaWyomingOklahomaMinnesotaIowaColoradoNew MexicoIdahoMichiganNew YorkIllinoisCalifornia

World Class Wind PotentialGermany’s Potential: 100 GWNorth Dakota’s Potential: 250 GW

Source: U.S. DOE

Wind Potential

Paperwork

• Line up financing2-3 million dollars per turbineTransmission line costs

• Environmental impact studies• Permitting process

Construction

• Build roads to site• Turbine installation

Turbine Installation

• Construct foundation• Place towers• Place blades on hub• Install nacelle• Install hub

Foundation

Place Towers

Place Blades on Hub

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Place Nacelle on Tower

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Wind Turbine Perspective

Nacelle56 tons

Tower3 sections

Workers Blade112’ long

Place hub on nacelle

Connect turbines to electric grid and pray for wind

The end of part III