Welsh Water has kicked off installation of a 2.5MW wind turbine at its Nash waste water treatment works near Newport.
The Nordex N100 hardware with 127-metre tip height is expected to be operational by the end of March.
The turbine was delivered to the River Usk on a barge before being transported the short distance to the South Wales site.
Welsh Water said using the river saved significant disruption to local traffic had the 50m long blades come in by road.
Welsh Water head of energy Mike Pedley said: “Getting the turbine to the site in itself was a huge challenge due to the size of the parts but we were keen to avoid bringing it through the village and found this alternative route of bringing it by barge.”
Image: Nordex N100 turbine (Nordex)
The turbine will provide over half of the annual energy needed to operate the works.
