In southwest Scotland is where Peel Ports Clydeport has welcomed its largest turbines to a key facility for the renewable energy sector following a recent £3m investment in infrastructure.
The King George V Dock in Glasgow handled six wind turbines and their 80.5m-long blades – the biggest ever at the site owned by the UK’s second largest port operator.
On board the BBC Raise were turbines from China, which arrived last month and have since been transported to a major wind farm project near Ayrshire. The arrival of the components wouldn’t have been possible without the port group’s recent development of a new egress road and supporting terminal infrastructure. This was designed to improve the movement of such project cargo through the port.
The new road, which was completed in spring this year, provides a more efficient route for oversized cargo to Scotland’s major road network.
King George V Dock’s deep-sea facility is equipped to accommodate the handling of large-scale wind turbine components to enable efficient movement of vital equipment to and from wind farm sites.
The facility has processed components for over 1,200 wind turbines, representing more than 35 percent of total capacity installed in Scotland, since 2005 – more than any other port across the country.
