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Wind projects are constructed by multiple crafts, each performing a certain construction phase of each wind turbine tower in succession. They require a remarkable feat of coordinated teamwork to keep all of the necessary construction crews moving efficiently and without interruption.

Dykon Blasting

PROJECT DETAILS

The Heart of Texas Wind Farm is owned and operated by Scout Clean Energy and can generate up to 180 megawatts of clean electricity from renewable wind sources. RES (Renewable Energy Systems) Americas headed up the construction as the prime contractor. Construction began in September of 2019 and was completed in 2020.

Dykon performed the drilling and blasting for this project and due to the aggressive construction schedule completed the blasting in under 2 months. The project called for the construction of sixty-four (64) of the latest generation General Electric 2-MW platform wind turbines.

The first wind turbine foundation was blasted on October 28 and the last one was completed December 12, 2019. This aggressive production schedule was performed 100% safely and efficiently with no incidents. A total of 100,665 cubic yards of rock was drilled and blasted in 46 calendar days on 47 of the 64 wind turbine foundations requiring rock excavation.

Dykon Blasting under contract with Sanderfoot Wind worked alongside several companies to complete this project safely while on an aggressive timeframe.

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Foundations
100665
Cubic Yards of Mass Rock
7
Weeks

 

Green Energy or Renewables is a fast-growing method of energy production.  Wind generator and solar electricity plants are being built all across the nation as our society transitions from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.

Wind and solar power plants are typically constructed in remote, hard to access locations which require road construction.  Blasting is a far more cost effective and reliable method of rock excavation for these types of projects.  An access road to a wind turbine or solar site can take months to construct, but blasting can reduce road construction time to a few weeks instead.

Wind turbine generators are constructed on large bases buried deep in the ground for stability. A typical foundation for a large wind turbine generator is about 80 feet in diameter and 10 to 12 feet deep.  Where a single foundation could take weeks to excavate, multiple foundations can be blasted and excavated every day on most projects.