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It really doesn't seem like it could pencil out, as it carries only one blade at a time, that's three trips for each turbine - and most windfarms would have mor
by baseline-shift 3y ago
It really doesn't seem like it could pencil out, as it carries only one blade at a time, that's three trips for each turbine - and most windfarms would have more than one. But I guess they think it does. Perhaps they can also deliver to offshore farms, which already have contracts. I know there is a shortage of the specialized ships to float their huge blades out.
Also, I hope they've done their homework on NIMBY pushback on land which is pretty effective against wind farms even with regular sized turbines.
- NikkiA 3y agoAlso, wind farms with giant blades tend not to be built close to airports, for some obscure reason.
- giarc 3y agoLooks like they load 2 blades at a time. Check out the image on their site. https://radia.com/windrunner https://radia.com/windrunner
- tromp 3y agoThe image 3/4 down the page directly under "Specifications" with the transparency slider shows the rear of the plane only fitting the narrow tip end. It can fit multiple smaller blades but only 1 very large blade.
- pwagland 3y agoWell, the photos show at least two blades in there, top to tail.