Portsmouth RI Wind Turbine Generator

View photographs of the Portsmouth RI wind turbine generator (WTG) being installed on the grounds of the high school.

Click here for the tower sections and nacelle installation.
Photos were taken February 14 to 28, 2009.

Click here for the hub and blade installation, March 3, 2009.

You can see more photos, watch some video, and learn more about the WTG from the links below:

• Portsmouth Economic Development Committee (PEDC) Sustainable Energy Subcommittee
• AAER Wind Energy
• hard deadlines Portsmouth RI blog by John G. McDaid
• Bruce Ryerson photos on Flickr
• Portsmouth's WTG will be featured on the debut of Planet Forward, an innovative citizen media project sponsored by PBS, set to air on Wednesday, April 15.
• View a video about the WTG on Planet Forward website.
• Portsmouth's WTG assembly was filmed by National Geographic for an episode of their show World's Toughest Fixes. The episode is scheduled to air Thursday, June 18 at 9:00 PM; Thursday, June 25 at 5:00 PM; August 27 at 9:00 PM.