Wind turbine blades unloaded at Port of Pasco for transport to regional wind farms
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Wendy Culverwell
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Summary
Wind turbine blades measuring 100 feet long are being unloaded from trains at the Port of Pasco in Washington state. The blades arrive by rail at the Big Pasco Industrial Center, where workers use cranes to transfer them onto racks. They will later be loaded onto trucks and transported via escorted routes to wind farms across the region. The Port of Pasco is serving as a temporary logistics hub for this renewable energy infrastructure supply chain.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledOne by one, workers rigged straps around the blades, lifted them off the trains near Oregon Avenue and lowered them onto racks.
The Port of Pasco is serving as a temporary way station as unwieldy wind turbine blades move from manufacturer to a windfarm where they'll be mounted on poles and turn gusts into electricity.
Later, they'll be lifted onto trucks and driven to wind farms across the region.
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