This is the short version timelapse of one of the PYCO 1 Megawatt Wind Turbines. The construction of this turbine took place from March 31st 2008 to April 4th 2008 in Lubbock, Texas. This video is copyright in whole and in part and may not be reproduced without permission.
I think the footer is between 15 and 20 feet deep.
tekn0lust
November 27, 2012 at 10:32 am
I was looking for info of what’s beneath the ground, specifically how deep does the structure go.
But cool video anyway, thanks. It’s amazing how many different videos of anything you can find here.
RealationGames
November 27, 2012 at 11:03 am
Time Lapse is so fun! This video is entertaining to say the least. Construction is an amazing thing.
TransportationSupply
November 27, 2012 at 11:33 am
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WindEnergy7
November 27, 2012 at 12:29 pm
The segments are connected by between 50 and 120 very large nut/bolts. They are 5-7 inches long with 2-3 inch nuts.
tekn0lust
November 27, 2012 at 1:02 pm
What were they using to fasten the pieces? I didn’t see it in the video.
FROZYO
November 27, 2012 at 1:46 pm
loved the video thanks ;-)))
Patrick O'lynn
November 27, 2012 at 2:20 pm
I like the time lapse production, nice.
SmallWindTurbines
November 27, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Thanks for posting this video. Its truly incredible how these guys put up such a huge turbine in only 4 days !! Very informative and thanks again.
ChiefCogaz
November 27, 2012 at 3:24 pm
the name of the company is
Wave Wind LLC from Sun prarie Wisconsin the people working on this project were from texas branch
towerjd38
November 27, 2012 at 3:39 pm
excellent work!
1888junkteam
November 27, 2012 at 3:41 pm
what was the name of the company that constructed the wind turbines,
thanks,
John
pafghan1
November 27, 2012 at 4:26 pm
…cool…: )
t850
November 27, 2012 at 5:20 pm
so big that is was brought in on 12 railcars. I took some captures of them disassembling it, unfortunately it rained most of that week and the images did not turn out very well.
I think the crane assembled is over 100 meters tall.
tekn0lust
November 27, 2012 at 5:32 pm
…how big is that mobile crane…
t850
November 27, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Very coool!!!*****Duke
TexasHighDef
November 27, 2012 at 5:55 pm
I am a civil engineering and I didn’t work on these but a friend of mine does. He works for a construction company that specializes in this type of thing. A degree in civil engineering, construction management or construction science will set you up pretty well for this type of thing.
johnpoole123
November 27, 2012 at 6:32 pm
WOW! O_O
BRAVO! Amazing! 5 Stars!
Modeltrainguy
November 27, 2012 at 7:04 pm
According to who you believe the world has reached “peak oil” or will reach it within our lifetimes, energy, goods and services are going to increase in cost unless we bite the bullet and follow a much more aggressive renewable energy policy here in the UK as well.
Redshift21
November 27, 2012 at 7:20 pm
Um i have a question. I’m still in highschool and I want to know what course if you have to take one to like construct these type of windmills. I don’t know if you work on them but if you do can you reply to this comment. thanks
butt37
November 27, 2012 at 8:04 pm
check out my wind power vids…
windpowerrocks
November 27, 2012 at 8:17 pm
No, too many morons add music to videos which simply don’t need it on youtube.
scottylans
November 27, 2012 at 8:43 pm
no music means listen to whatever you want! its so much better than having someone you dont know decide a song for you
yonirules
November 27, 2012 at 9:06 pm
what happens when nuclear we peak plutonium or thorium or whichever radioactive fuel you use as an energy source? will the US invade other countries rich in these fuels in the future?
We can easily fulfill our energy needs with renewables (only if you plan to live a sustainable life and not a wasteful one like most of the west lives).
US uses 9 hectares of land (energy+food+industries, supplies basically) per person and EU averages out to 5-6.
popat2000
November 27, 2012 at 9:32 pm
cool vid… could do with some music though
jmunnikhuis
November 27, 2012 at 10:21 pm