Contractors Cargo Company recently finished delivering more than 100 oversized loads from the Port of Long Beach, California to Austin, Nevada for the expansion of a geothermal energy power plant known as McGinness Hills. The 48 MW expansion will make McGinness Hills the largest geothermal plant in Nevada and on federal land in the United States.
While most of the pieces were moved during the daylight hours, the vaporizers had to be moved at night. The vaporizers, which were the largest loads of the project, measured 71 feet long, 12 feet 3 inches wide and weighed 328,000 pounds. The loaded dimensions were 139 feet long, 20 feet wide and 17 feet 5 inches tall. The loaded out weight of the vaporizer transport system was 405,000 pounds.
While most of the pieces were moved during the daylight hours, the vaporizers had to be moved at night. The vaporizers, which were the largest loads of the project, measured 71 feet long, 12 feet 3 inches wide and weighed 328,000 pounds. The loaded dimensions were 139 feet long, 20 feet wide and 17 feet 5 inches tall. The loaded out weight of the vaporizer transport system was 405,000 pounds.