Delivery and assembly of a wind turbine

1. Sincere apologies to all those who have sent comments which I haven't acknowledged!! So let me say 'thank you' very much now (have had a very busy year with family matters - mainly elderly parents in need of care who live at the opposite end of the country)
   Critical comments are welcome (and often helpful), but outright abusive ones will not be posted on the site.
   Tahnk you again,
   John
2. Holy shit. Those guys are pro as fuck! The precision in assembling such a massive object. Good job, humanity!
3. A suggestion: when your opening says first comes the nacelle and then you go on for minutes about the tower, maybe you should have said first comes the tower.
4. wow... seeing the blades arrive on the trucks really does give an indication of their size I've previously not been able to gauge. Excellent upload. Thanks very much
5. Nice video sir! Very impressed with crane operators skills. Unfortunately the towers have to be tall to get "Clean Wind" to be as efficient as possible. Otherwise this wind just goes to waste
6. Giant wind turbines are not that ugly and they do produce decent amount of electricity. 
7. I've not got any problem at all with anyone leaving a comment on this video page which disagrees with wind energy, or which challenges other comments. Abusive posts against other people, however (which have unfortunately started to appear) will be removed.
8. This is typical of urban myth which gets recirculated as being 'factual'. My own research (research which I've actually taken the time and effort to make, by the way...try putting "tallest building in Austria" into a search engine) reveals the tallest building to be the Donauturm at 252m. The 2nd. tallest building (210m) happens to be the Chimney of Dürnrohr Power Station. Please take care to get your facts right before making such sweeping assertions. I've more to say in a second/third posting.
9. (...cont). I wish the same people who object to wind farms would make such a fuss about these monstrosities. But we ALL use the products of both quarries and wind farms...we're all hypocrits truth be told! In summary, there are no simplistic answers one way or the other. All I'm saying is that (in the UK!!) utilising wind energy up to about 20 or 25% of electricity supply isn't going to ruin the landscape - especially compared to exisiting industrial developments. But I agree there are limits!
10. (..cont). But once we've acknowledged the subjectivity of appearance, and agreed that there have to be limits (for both visual and scientific reasons), then wind power should be acknowledged as an important contributor to our energy needs...regardless of ones' position on the whole global warming debate. I regularly visit the Lake District. On the journey, I see THREE hillsides that have been literally carved out as huge, ugly, permanent scars from quarrying - NEVER to be reversed (...cont)
11. ..cont! Please don't make assumptions by lumping us all together as "environmentalists" and assuming we have a to follow a given script. My daughter, for example, gave up a dancing career to become a marine biologist. But we never expect one another to sing from exactly the same hymn sheet. I think I made it clear that there are limits, and there are also 'no go' areas. The aesthetics, however, are entirely subjective! David Attenborough has referred to the graceful beauty of turbines (..cont)
12. Oh come on! I did you the credit of re-posting your comment because I think your viewpoint is a serious one. But to describe wind farms as the "worst artifacts froced on the landscape" cannot be taken seriously...take a look at the Middlesborough industrial lansdscape; or Ferrybridge power station on a bleak, grey day. Strangely, there is a dark, impressionistic beauty to the ugliness! There's more I want to say and I'll run out of space, so will continue in another post.
13. The context you're omitting is that wind turbine blight *adds* to existing industrial blight. Little of the old blight is actually getting replaced. And even more importantly, the sheer size, stark whiteness and dynamics of wind turbines, and the scenic areas they're often placed in, makes them one of the worst artifacts people have ever forced on the landscape. Read Germany's Darmstadt Manifesto for a strong description of the blight, which has only grown since it was written in 1998.
14. Thanks for the repost. I call it "wind turbine denial." I never knew that so many "environmentalists" were so willing to ignore the constant industrialization of the landscape. They have no moral answer to their position; just the repeated mantra that anything not associated with carbon emissions (during use, that is, not construction) is automatically righteous. They show the same lack of objectivity as those who put down anything that's not fossil-fuel based.
15. The posting above was sent from "NoEcologyNoEconomy" I have re-posted it so that it remains visible on this site. I myself do not agree with the views expressed and have given a detailed reply. John
16. Wind power is only "clean energy" if you ignore the growing toll on the landscape and soundscape. I don't think the installers have much more concern for nature than oil wildcatters. It's the same general pattern of tearing up the land for man-made structures, which in this case are far larger than oil or gas rigs. Future proliferation of these eyesores (in the millions) could industrialize most scenic windy areas, meaning we'd have more electricity but fewer places to enjoy quality of life.
17. Whilst trying to review all of the postings I've made today, I see that the posting from "NoEcologyNoEconomy" has received too many negative votes to make it visible. So I'm going to re-post underneath this one. Everyone deserves a voice on this channel. Please don't 'dislike' something unless it is genuinely offensive, violent, or obscene in some way. If someone has a different point of view, they are as welcome here as those who agree with me!! I will do my best to address their concerns!
18. Well! I can assure you it wasn't "Amplitude Modulation" from the wind turbines. Yes, it was a female bovine...the bull scared the shit of me!! If only you really knew what I went through to make this little film. I ought to add that the developers (E.ON - by the way) wouldn't let me 'on site' - so it all had to be done from a distance and at the maximum zoom that my poor little camcorder would allow. Shame on E.ON is what I say!
19. PS. There aren't going to be millions in the UK. Maybe something like 5-6 thousand. RSPB Scotland commisioned a report which concluded there was plenty of space for development without any detriment to the countryside in general, or sensitive areas in particular. Beyond this number, (or 20-25% electricity), may well be too much!! I shall then rethink and may object! I myelf am a country boy! I support the National Trust and am most happy when walking in the wild outdoors with family and dogs! 
20. Well what more is there to say? I don't love it today (23/05/13) when it's blowing fiercely up here in the NE and making 7 degrees feel more like freezing. In February, OK! But in late May? Still, all of the turbines I can see from my house are happily turning (there are lots!!) as they have been nearly every day this year - even on supposedly 'wind-less' days'. Matt Baker, who also lives in Co. Durham, has apparently said: "they hardly ever work". Don't think he can spend much time in Durham!!