Harvesting Energy from the Wind
Mark Langford
Mark Langford Photography
The blades of this giant West Texas wind turbine are about 125 feet (38 meters) in length. Photograph copyright (c) 2007 by Mark Langford Photography.
Recently I completed a photo assignment for LM Glasfiber, a company from Denmark, that manufactures blades for many of the wind turbines in West Texas and is the leading manufacturer of wind turbine blades in the world. This particular installation was about 50 km (30 miles) south of Big Spring, Texas, in a relatively new wind farm area atop some hills near State Highway 87. It takes about a day for the blades to be installed to the rotor and then lifted to the top of the wind turbine generator, which is about 85 meters (280 feet) high.
The blades in the photo are about 125 feet (38 meters) in length, and LM Glasfiber makes blades as long as 61 meters (200 feet). The wind speed cannot exceed 35 km/hr (22 mph) during installation, which can be tricky in a location that was chosen for its high winds.
For more information about these giant turbine blades, see www.lmglasfiber.com.
To see more of Mark's photography, visit www.annualreportsandcorporate.com or www.mystockphotos.com. Editor.
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