Oil patch bits: Project with Lynden delivers wind turbine to Stebbins

Petroleum News

As reported by Lynden News Aug. 29, STG Construction has depended on the Lynden companies for almost two decades to help support the important work of bringing renewable wind energy to communities in need of replacing other energy sources like diesel fuel. Alaska Marine Lines and Northland Services have moved many smaller 100 kW wind turbine components to about 30 remote Alaska communities. For the larger EWT 900 and 1 MW wind turbines, Alaska Marine Lines has delivered two to Kotzebue, one to St. Mary's and one to Bethel. Each move involved staging pieces in different areas, watching the weather, and knowing when to move freight via air ocean, or ground.

Earlier this year, five different Lynden companies teamed up to deliver a turbine from Seattle to Stebbins, Alaska, along with a 300-ton crane to support the installation. "The sheer amount of support equipment from all over Western Alaska and the crane that we moved from Seattle to Bethel, then on to Stebbins, made this an extremely challenging move," says Brian Ward, marine operations manager. The crane moved on a mainline barge to Bethel, but the wide tracks would not fit on a landing craft, so the tug, Arctic Bear, and barge, Alaska Provider, were put into service to get the crane the final mile to Stebbins.

The multi-modal Lynden move included the Seattle operations team from Northland Services, Alaska Marine Lines pricing and sales group, Knik Construction, Alaska Marine Trucking and Bering Marine all taking on the challenge of moving the enormous blades, towers, and supporting materials to the beaches of remote Western Alaska. For more information visit https://info.lynden.com/blog.