WIND POWER
Fall 2008 the Nolalu eco Centre added a wind generator on the premises
The wind generator (by Raum) is still doing fine and spinning away. We have
had three repair jobs in the first 12 months caused by gusty NW Ontario winds.
Strong wind gusts caused the blades to hit the metal centre bar at the generator,
blade bits and pieces were shattered over the field. Raum helped us out
by sending us new blades which we after a second damaging storm had to shortened
a couple of inches. The generator is working fine but we always keep an eye
on it especially with stormy weather. We lower the tower yearly to do a general
checkup.
5.
- October 2008 The wind generator is up at the Nolalu Eco Centre.
Generator: Raum Energy (Canada)
Local distributor: Frank's
Alternate Energy -
Tower: 100 feet.
Output: 1.3 Kw
4.
As with the gin pol we have done several test raisings before all ten tower
pieces were put together. But then finely the full length tower with the generator
is going up. And lots of critical
eyes were checking the four sets of guy
wires, the gin pole, the truck on one end and the Bob Cat on the other
needed to pull the tower up, checking if nothing broke loose.
3.
Test raising the first two sections of the Gin Pole
A gin pole is needed to start the lift of the NEC tower off the ground. Here
the Gin pole itself is raised with some help of the Bob Cat. The final length
of this gin pole will be 50 ' it exist of five 10' sections. We do a test raisings
and lowerings before all five 10' pieces are put together.
2.
Anchors are put in with manpower.
The anchors will hold the guy wires . Quite some strength
is needed towards the end here, depedning on the kind of soil. Four anchors
total went in here.
1.
Frank had found the refurbished tower sections for us.
A 100' for the tower and 50' for the gin pol.
