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West African Hand Drumming Class ~ till 7 ~ Cost $10 at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck - 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 - Phone: 978-758-1210
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Tag Archives: Windmill
Updated: If I Don’t Get The Answer To The “Why Aren’t The Windmills Spinning All The Time” Question I May Go Postal
Updated: The following information is from Rick Johnson, Varian’s Facility Manager. When winds at 7 miles per hour or less, the Varian turbine will not operate for economic reasons; when the wind speed is 56 miles an hour or greater, … Continue reading
Mayor Kirk Forwards Blade Signing Celebration Info
CITY OF GLOUCESTER OFFICE OF THE MAYOR- Gloucester to Host Wind Energy “Blade Signing” Ceremony New turbines are expected to save the City millions in energy costs (Gloucester, MA) – The City of Gloucester will host a “blade signing” ceremony … Continue reading
The Turbine Now That It’s Up Poll
When I first heard of the turbine coming to Gloucester I was angry. I felt as though it was only going to benefit one company, the company that was installing it and the money to pay for it was … Continue reading
Posted in Polls
Tagged Ed Collard, Gloucester Ma, green energy, Mayor Kirk, Poll, Sarah Kelly, Turbine, Windmill
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It’s Gloucester Engineering’s Turn- Turbine Install Photos From Pat Morss- Varian and Gloucester Engineering
Joey: I wanted to contribute a few photos to the extensive documentation of the installation of the Varian and Gloucester Engineering wind turbines. Best, Pat Morss
Posted in Community Photos, gloucester
Tagged Gloucester Engineering, Gloucester Ma, Pat Morss, photos, Turbine Install, Varian, Windmill
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Way Up High- Setting The Hub And More Gloucester MA Varian’s Turbine Erection From Steve Spencer! Exclusive To GMG
Steve Spencer Has Been Sending These Photos Of Every Phase of The Construction Of Varian’s Turbine Open turbine view of Gloucester- Face of the hub to the ground-
Posted in Community Photos, gloucester
Tagged Gloucester Ma, Steve Spencer, Turbine, Varian, Windmill
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Turbine Blades At Varian From Rick Isaacs
Posted in gloucester
Tagged Blades, Glucester MA, RICK ISAACS, Turbine, Varian, Windmill
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Community Photos 10/24/12
Gloucester’s Skyline Is About To Change Photos by Anthony Marks
Posted in gloucester
Tagged Anthony Marks, Gloucester Ma, photos, Skyline, Turbine, Windmill
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Video- Is That A Turbine In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
Video from Ryan Pinkham-
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Tagged Gloucester Ma, Ryan Pinkham, Turbine, Video, Windmill
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Video Day 2 First Gloucester Wind Turbine Cruiseport October 16, 2012 7:40am from Kim Smith
Posted in gloucester, Video, Working Boats
Tagged Cruiseport, First, gloucester, Kim Smith, Video, Wind Turbine, Windmill
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The Naked Blades From Fred Bodin
At Cruiseport Gloucester, almost everything is off the barge, except for three 160 foot long wind turbine blades. In the foreground are conical tower sections. The blades will be offloaded later today or tomorrow. Trucking them up to Blackburn Industrial … Continue reading
Wind Turbine — Land Delivery Description and Photos From Fred Bodin
Fred writes- Getting ready behind the Cruiseport. I’ve learned that offloading a mega cargo like this takes a long, long time. The cylinder is part of the turbine tower, and it is made of steel. Now they’re towing the … Continue reading
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Tagged Description, Fred Bodin, Gloucester Ma, Land Delivery, photos, Wind Turbine, Windmill
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Turbine In Tow at Sunrise From Susan LaRosa
Hi Joey: Caught a glimpse of the wind tower heading to the dock this a.m. at sunrise. Susan LaRosa Gloucester Turbine In Tow at Sunrise From Susan LaRosa VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL
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Tagged Gloucester Ma, Sunrise, Susan LaRosa, Tow, Turbine, Windmill
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Video: The Three CEOs: Explanations Of How The Turbine Will be Constructed and More
Mayor Kirk speaks with Baldwin Crane CEO Mark Baldwin and Varian Director of Facilities Rick Johnson. Mark Baldwin has some nice things to say about Sheree Delornezo, owner and operator of Cruiseport, Gloucester.
First Picture- Wind Turbines En Route To Gloucester
· See attached pictures of the wind turbine components being loaded yesterday in Wismar, Germany. · The boat left the harbor yesterday and is off to Belgium for a one day stop to load more cargo on it’s way to … Continue reading
Posted in gloucester
Tagged Cruiseport Gloucester, Germany, Gloucester Ma, Varian, Wind Turbine, Windmill, Wismar
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Windmill On The Harbor
You’ve got to be kidding me. Liberals won’t fight it because it would look like they weren’t “green” Conservatives won’t fight it because it goes against them being in support of business. So it looks like we will end up … Continue reading
Windmill Pad At The Blue Sky Farm
All the time that I’ve knwn about the windmill that was going in at the Blue Sky Farm I thought it would be generating electricity. It’s actually for water. Under the big manhole there is a well. Windmill Pad At … Continue reading
Blue Sky Farm Windmill Pads In Essex
Here are the pads ready to accept the windmill at the Blue Sky Farm in Essex. Barn update photo to follow. Blue Sky Farm Windmill Pads In Essex, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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