As of Tuesday afternoon, the company has declined comment on whether the firm was coming to Portland, but local sources have confirmed the firm's interest in building a large manufacturing facility and a recent posting on the company's Web site told prospective employees about a quality manager position that required candidates relocate to the Portland area this summer.
As for the temporary office space, sources say the company is looking for between 50,000 sf and 60,000 sf. The company is reportedly now looking in Downtown Portland. As for the large manufacturing facility, The largest parcels of industrial land available in the area belong to the Port of Portland.
Some 450 Vestas turbines are being utilized in the Stateline Wind Generating Project that straddles the border of Northeastern Oregon and Southeastern Washington. Each of the turbines is 242 feet tall, including the blades. Each turbine blade is 77 feet long, and the diameter of their rotating pathway is 154 feet. The tubular steel towers that support each generator and turbine are 14 feet in diameter. Electronic control systems point turbines into the wind and adjust the pitch of the blades to make the best use of wind at any speed. The turbines can generate power at wind speeds of 7 to 56 mph. At higher speeds the turbines automatically shut down - a feature that allows them to withstand hurricane-force winds.
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