So we’ve posted a bunch of stuff about the Jiminy Peak wind turbine, from how it works to all the surveys and work they had to do before it went up. What none of these speak to, however, is what an ordeal it was to get the turbine to the top of Jiminy Peak (a ski mountain). Luckily the folks at Jiminy had lots of video, which they sent us and let us post. So …. here’s the turbine going up the hill. (Music is by Sarah Schachner who owns the full rights to it and all that jazz but was kind enough to let us use it for this video. Thanks Sarah.)
This video makes me think of Herzog’s movie “Fitzcarraldo”
Industrial wind turbine on a ski mountain = adding insult to injury.
Sorry Janice, not sure I understand.
I cannot see the installation video of “Jiminy Peak Wind Turbine”…. what’s wrong?
I’d like to have this video available for an introduction (aid), for my sons ( high school) engineering class. Is that possible. i find kids at this day and age respond well to video.
@Bency: I’m sorry you can’t see it. Do you have access to YouTube where you are?
@Jim C: I don’t see why not, but let us check with Jiminy Peak, since that’s where we got the source material.
Using natural resources makes sense, make the most of what we have. Thanks to SED.
Diane clarified that SED is Sustainable Energy Development, a company that worked on the project.
I think this was cool to watch. Definitely a lot of fossil fuels were used to get the tower sections up the mountain. I work for a company that services wind farms and we will be stopping by to service “Zephyr” sometime next week. I can’t wait to see her in action!