Building Gravity Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines (QuickTime Video)

Building Gravity Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines (QuickTime Video)

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© 2000 Soren Krohn

Casting Foundations
This video shows workers casting concrete for the gravity foundations of the Middelgrunden wind turbine farm off the coast of Copenhagen, Denmark. (The video runs for 1 minute and 10 seconds, 1087 K, English soundtrack included, free QuickTime plug in required).
These foundations are a hybrid between steel and concrete foundations, since concrete is only used as ballast in the bottom section (the cylindrical 17 m slab).
These foundations will be lifted by a floating crane and sailed out to their final destination, the Middelgrunden, in August 2000.

Building Ice Reinforcement
This video shows the casting of ice reinforcement. (The video runs for 2 minutes and 34 seconds, 2074 K, English soundtrack included, free QuickTime plug in required).

The Middelgrunden Offshore Wind Turbine Project
The project consists of 20 wind turbines of 2 MW each, with 76 m (250 ft.) rotor diameter. The turbines will be installed in September 2000 approximately 2 km from the shore of Copenhagen at 4-5 m water depth in the Øresund strait between Denmark and Sweden.

The Middelgrunden Co-operative
This project originated as a co-operative effort from an environmentalist group in Copenhagen, Middelgrundens Vindmøllelaug, but it is built in co-operation with the Copenhagen municipal electricity company, Københavns Energi.
You may even still buy a share of the offshore wind park (until August 2000)! Each share entitles the owner to the revenues from the sale of 1,000 kWh of electricity (in an average wind year). The details of the project may be seen on the web site of the co-operative: www.middelgrunden.dk. (We are not responsible for the marketing of any wind project anywhere, and cannot advise you on any investment. This reference is for your information only).

Want to Learn More?
If you wish to learn more about offshore wind energy, take the Offshore Tour in the Guided Tour section of this web site.
We will be following the project on this web site. If you wish to be kept informed of this project, sign up to our mailing list or download this web site (this gets you on our mailing list as well).

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		Building Gravity Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines (QuickTime Video)
Videos © 2000 Soren Krohn		Casting Foundations This video shows workers casting concrete for the gravity foundations of the Middelgrunden wind turbine farm off the coast of Copenhagen, Denmark. (The video runs for 1 minute and 10 seconds, 1087 K, English soundtrack included, free QuickTime plug in required). These foundations are a hybrid between steel and concrete foundations, since concrete is only used as ballast in the bottom section (the cylindrical 17 m slab). These foundations will be lifted by a floating crane and sailed out to their final destination, the Middelgrunden, in August 2000. Building Ice Reinforcement This video shows the casting of ice reinforcement. (The video runs for 2 minutes and 34 seconds, 2074 K, English soundtrack included, free QuickTime plug in required). The Middelgrunden Offshore Wind Turbine Project The project consists of 20 wind turbines of 2 MW each, with 76 m (250 ft.) rotor diameter. The turbines will be installed in September 2000 approximately 2 km from the shore of Copenhagen at 4-5 m water depth in the Øresund strait between Denmark and Sweden. The Middelgrunden Co-operative This project originated as a co-operative effort from an environmentalist group in Copenhagen, Middelgrundens Vindmøllelaug, but it is built in co-operation with the Copenhagen municipal electricity company, Københavns Energi. You may even still buy a share of the offshore wind park (until August 2000)! Each share entitles the owner to the revenues from the sale of 1,000 kWh of electricity (in an average wind year). The details of the project may be seen on the web site of the co-operative: www.middelgrunden.dk. (We are not responsible for the marketing of any wind project anywhere, and cannot advise you on any investment. This reference is for your information only). Want to Learn More? If you wish to learn more about offshore wind energy, take the Offshore Tour in the Guided Tour section of this web site. We will be following the project on this web site. If you wish to be kept informed of this project, sign up to our mailing list or download this web site (this gets you on our mailing list as well).
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