Lincoln Electric Wind Tower
Interesting Facts & Photos

• Located on the southeast corner of Lincoln Electric World Headquarters Campus at East 222nd Street and St. Clair Avenue in Euclid, 1.7 miles south of Lake Erie shoreline





• Components for the tubular steel tower were manufactured in Nebraska, Germany and Poland







• The 2.5 megawatt Kennersys® K100 turbine can produce enough energy to power 686 homes.







• Will generate 10 percent of energy used for Lincoln Electric's main Cleveland plant and yield approximately $500,000 annual energy savings for the company





• Composed of four tower sections that are welded steel construction
  • Bottom section is 38 feet tall, weighs more than 141,500 pounds
  • Lower-mid section is 68.5 feet tall, weighs more than 126,000 pounds
  • Upper-mid section is 78 feet tall, weighs more than 93,800 pounds
  • Upper section is tapered, measures 81.5 feet tall, weighs more than 73,700 pounds





• Measures 443 feet tall from the tower base to the tip of the blade; diameter is 14.1 feet at base and 10.2 feet at top of upper section





• Features 3 blades, each measuring 164 feet from the center of the hub to the blade tip and 328 feet in diameter. The swept area of the blades is 1.5 times larger than a football field.

• Measuring 12 feet high by 13 feet wide by 35 feet long, the nacelle, which houses the tower's electronics, is the size of a single car garage and weighs more than 198,000 pounds

• A total of 624 bolts secure the tower components, with 240 bolts measuring 1-7/8 inches in diameter and 384 measuring 1-3/8 inches



• Roughly 2,800 cubic yards of earth were excavated to 14 feet below grade for base construction

• The octagonal gravity base/pedestal measures 56 feet wide and contains 65 tons of reinforced steel rebar and 595 cubic yards of concrete, enough for a 4-foot sidewalk, measuring 4 inches thick and spanning 2.5 miles
• Overall weight of the tower, including the nacelle and the hub, is more than 800,000 pounds



• Wind operating speed is 6.5 mph to 56 mph, depending on weather conditions.

Facts and Photos courtesy of Lincoln Electric.