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Wind Turbine
PORTABLE PLANT PROJECT
Location:
Lu Verne, IA
Cemstone participated in the Kossuth County wind project which added 25 towers and an additional 69.6 megawatts of clean energy to the Iowa region. Over a 6 week period, we poured approximately 12,700 cubic yards of concrete averaging, around 500 cubic yards per day. Despite significant rain and weather conditions, the foundations crew finished nearly two weeks ahead of schedule, with us receiving outstanding praise for our part in that. Our customer was not only impressed by our products’ quality, not failing a single test, nor having a single rejected load, but also our ability to deal with a volatile market and guarantee supply when some of their other jobs were being delayed by supply shortages.
Wind Turbine Tower Quick Facts:Â
- Each tower has a rotor diameter of 415 feet.
- The windmills are approximately 26 stories tall.
- The towers weigh around 57 tons each.
- The blades are as wide as the wingspan of a jumbo jet.
- Each blade weighs around 8,000 pounds.