Wind Farm and Towers around Hendricks Minnesota

Wind Farm and Towers around Hendricks Minnesota

We are at the north end the largest wind farm in the United States. Here are pictures taken of our nearby wind towers and wind farms.

			Wind towers by a nearby farm The landscape south of Hendricks has dramatically changed in the past couple years. Estates may be dwarfed by nearby wind farms.

			Close up of four wind towers This picture best demonstrates the enormity of a wind tower. See how it dominates the nearby trees, road, and cornfield.

			Wind towers at dusk A scenic picture taken of the wind towers at dusk. Hendricks receives many tourists that come for this scenic and enormous wind farm.

			Wind tower on a hill This wind tower has a perfect place, resting upon the top of a nearby hill. The area provides more wind than what can be processed, so wind tower blades do not rotate on the busiest days.

			Wind tower construction site This wind tower has just been erected, and the nearby groundwork has yet to be done. Special cranes are used for hoisting these huge wind towers.

			Wind mining map - Minnesota Southwest Minnesota provides some of the worlds most lucrative wind mining. The areas in red denote the best areas to place wind towers.

			Wind tower functional diagram This diagram shows the inner parts of a wind generator, from the rotor hub to the nacelle.

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