Big Bad Barge of a shore near you soon.

ivan burit · Big Bad Barge of a shore near you soon.

The 13,000 - Tonne crane barge Svanen will be onsite, offshore sometime next week to begin work of installing the 48 bases for the wind turbine site at Gunfleet Sands, 7 km off Clacton.
Tugs working from ports in the Thames estuary will supply the barge, and smaller supply vessels will be working out of Brightlingsea...

The turbines themselves are not expected to be installed untill early next year, but when connected, and up and running, they will produce enough energy for 120,000 homes, or 20% of the homes in Essex.

All systems go then. Idea

I have no new information yet about the London Array project which predicted some 341 turbines sited just of our shores at Jaywick... Question

but, click this link for a better idea:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Array

ivan burit

Thanks to my friend peterking way out in the Shetland Isles:

http://www.isleofwightuk.co.uk/Document%20Chest%20ais-live/Svanen.pdf

amenity2

This is an interesting link Ivan about the impact of the land side development attached to these wind farms.

http://www.londonarray.com/downloads/

ivan burit

Well all you sea watchers out there...

We have offshore a big-barge,
not yet sure what or who, but its got a huge long reach arm and bucket on a crane that i suspect will be used for rock placement.
We also have the start of the collection of big metal tubes needed for pumping the sand onshore.....

Lin

Remember all the fuss about the Earls Farm Turbines ? Noise ,vibration ect
Well, we did a detour to Lowestoft the other weekend and I stood right underneath it as it was spinning away in a reasonable wind .I asked my husband what the strange noise was ,not the turbine at all ,it was some car repairers further along Wilde Road in their lock up.
From where I was ,about 20 foot from the turbine ...nothing.

Still think we should put up windmills around the area ,bet people wouldn't complain then as they are more asthetically pleasing on the eye.

Nice two page spread in the Clacton Gazette telling us the planned schedule for what is going to happen.

Vicar

I agree about how quiet they are, but I wonder why they decided to site that one smack in the middle of the town. (It wasn't to attract curious grockles was it? Laughing

It's called "Gulliver", which is clever, and I read that someone has the job of visiting each morning and collecting the sliced seagulls it has terminated with extreme prejudice, during the previous day

amenity2

Made a journey to London some time ago and saw the installation of windmills in the middle of what appeared to be industrial and commercial estates, could this solution be better than amid residential?

ivan burit

Remember all the fuss about the Earls Farm Turbines ? Noise ,vibration ect

Young Lin, i think there has been more noise coming from "interested" parties.. Cool

(party`s being the operative word) from councilors than anything else.
How many day`s out on fact finding missions has Earls Farm Turbine site (proposed) funded, compared to the Dengie Marsh turbine site about 12 miles away. Wink

OK i`m all for new gullivers, with or without his travels,
but have them sited away from town centres and homes.

The Gunfleet / Holland on sea 48 will be more "in your face" than the odd 5 at earls hall site where they will hide from view the further you get from them.

In the north sea you cannot really hide 48 windmills from much can you.. Shocked

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Once we have all just about got used to seeing 48, then the 341 London Array will come along.... Rolling Eyes

Funny thing is, i have just been out looking at our barges offshore from Brooklands, ok i know its dark out an all that, but our barge with its 4 platform legs still erect (stop sniggering) all light up looking pretty, and with is flashing lights on its supply boats gives something to look at even at night.
I could see the 31 red warning lights on the windy`s over in Herne Bay Kent quite plainly, and the red warning lights on the H U G E cooling towers / thingys over in Isle of grain Kent also..
All of this in dark night sky...
(not forgetting the mad rush of the cockle boats going out)...
?? or was that grockle boats ?? - nah, its dark, they`d get lost... Twisted Evil

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ivan burit

More from anorac easye.......

Turbines

Rapid developments in the wind turbine industry may mean that larger and even more efficient turbines can be used in the later phases of the project. For this reason, it is expected that the London Array turbines will range between 3MW and 7MW in electrical capacity, depending on when they are installed. The exact size of the turbines is uncertain at this stage, but the hub heights will be between 85m and 100m above sea level, and the total turbine height won’t be greater than 175m.

The wind turbines will typically begin generating electricity at a minimum wind speed of 3 metres per second (m/s) or approximately 7mph, with full power being achieved from 13m/s (approx. 29mph). For safety reasons they would begin to shut down at wind speeds greater than 25m/s (approx. 56mph or a force 9 gale).

The turbines will have three blades, as commonly used on onshore wind farms and as shown on the picture to the right. The colour of the turbines is decided by the consenting authorities but would typically be grey. There may also be a requirement for a brightly coloured band on the lower part to increase their visibility to boats. Navigation lights and markings would be installed. Red aircraft warning lights would also need to be installed to meet safety requirements.

To minimise risk to recreational craft, the distance between the maximum sea level (Mean High Water Springs or MHWS) and the blade tip at the lowest point will be more than 22 metres.

SO, you need to be about 22 metres or or more tall before you eligible for a free centre parting haircut just like Ray Davies from the Kinks..

(but only if you do it once vicar)

Vicar

ivan burit

ivan burit

An interesting quote from anorac easye:

"Navigation lights and markings would be installed. Red aircraft warning lights would also need to be installed to meet safety requirements."

Anyone you know who is learning to fly out of Clacton air strip had better have an onboard spotter,
well trained in spotting gullivers at a hundred metres or higher.
The thought of trainee iron maiden airline captains not quite looking where they are going brings a new meaning to the phrase,
a slice of life... Cool

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To prevent any possable forseeable accidents in and around Brooklands, the much underused flood sirens could be brought back into everyday use as standby trainee airline pilots fly in and out of Jaywicks protected air space.
The wailing sirens could warn airstrip 1 of approaching trainees, as to get ready to catch the many loose pieces if said trainees attempt a too low approach to landing.......... Confused

Lin

Gulliver ,I like that . Very Happy

Now ,what are we going to call ours then ?.

ivan burit

H U G E
for a start.......lol.