wind turbines

A freighter in the Port of Nanaimo was unloading wind turbine blades.

"...unloading 55 wind turbines. The wind turbines will be stored temporarily at Nanaimo Port Authority's Duke Point terminal, before they will be transported to be installed at the Cape Scott wind farm on Vancouver Island. When completed by early 2013, the electrical power produced by the turbines will be purchased and used to power Vancouver Island homes. Phase I of the wind farm (55 turbines) is expected to produce about 300,000 MWh of power, which is sufficient to supply the energy needs of 30,000 homes, and will be the first of its type on the Island.

The turbine towers are comprised of three sections and, when installed, will stand 80-metre tall. Connected to a central hub, each tower will have three rotating blades which will measure 50 metres in length. The nacelle, which sits on top of the tower and generates the power is the single heaviest component, with each unit weighing 72 tons." (Canadian Sailings)

"The Cape Scott Wind Farm is situated 35 km west of Port Hardy on northern Vancouver Island, within the traditional territories of the Quatsino, Tlatlasikwala, and Kwakiutl First Nations."