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Tests take wind turbine for its first spin
For the first time since the wind turbine at Mark Richey Woodworking went up a few weeks ago, its enormous blades have begun to turn.
Although the city's tallest structure - at 292 feet tall - is now set up and functioning, it still needs to be connected to the electrical grid.
The company is organizing an event in March to celebrate the first spin of the 600-kilowatt Elecon TurboWinds turbine as it starts to generate power. Final tests are continuing.
February 13, 2009
by Katie Farrell
in The Daily News
NEWBURYPORT - For the first time since the wind turbine at Mark Richey Woodworking went up a few weeks ago, its enormous blades have begun to turn.
Although the city's tallest structure - at 292 feet tall - is now set up and functioning, it still needs to be connected to the electrical grid.
The company is organizing an event in March to celebrate the first spin of the 600-kilowatt Elecon TurboWinds turbine as it starts to generate power. Final tests are continuing.
The turbine will generate power to help run the 80,000-square-foot property in the industrial park and will produce about 1... [continue via Web link]
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