INTERNATIONAL ANDSPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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APRIL 2015
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SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
Transport company Tradelossa, based inMexico,
transportedwind turbine components from
California for amajorwindproject inMexico
Crossingborders
inCalifornia,USA. The first phase of
the project is expected to cost around
US$300million and is beingbuilt in
Ejido Jacumé, northof LaRumorosa. It
will have 47Vestas turbines, eachwith a
3.3MW capacity.
Transport companyTradelossawas
hiredbyVestas to transport the sections,
includinghubs, nacelles, blades, tower
sections anddrive trains, fromPlaster
City, California,USA toLaRumorosa
inMexico.
Theheaviest components tobemoved
were the tower sections and thenacelles,
whichweighed70US tons (63 tonnes)
each. Each tower sectionwas 22.8metres
long, 4.3mwide and3.9mhigh, while
T
heLaRumorosawindproject in
BajaCalifornia,Mexico, is being
built by SempraGeneration, a
subsidiaryof SempraEnergy. Itwill have
the capacity to generate enough electricity
topower around438,000homes.
Thewind farm is a joint operation
betweenUSA andMexico governments to
help increase theuse of alternative energy
sources, such as solar andwind. Electricity
generatedby theLaRumorosawill beused
The smaller pieces tobemoved included
thehubs, whicheachweighed34.5 tons
(31.2 tonnes)
