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Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 10:38 GMT 11:38 UK

In pictures: Offshore turbine

The hub for the Beatrice offshore wind farm
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A hub of one of the two offshore turbines which were put together at Nigg, Invergordon

The hubs for the two offshore wind turbines
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The two hubs on which the turbines' blades are attached

A blade for the offshore turbine
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The blades are 63m long

Visitors inspect one of the two towers at Nigg, Invergordon
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Visitors inspect one of the two towers at Nigg, Invergordon

Turbine on a barge. Picture courtesy of Alan Ross
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One of the turbines being floated out of the Moray Firth on Sunday


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