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Wind turbines, installed by one team. One provider from blade, nacelle and tower transport to turbine installation and main component exchange.
What we do
Blade, nacelle and tower transport
Main and assist cranes for turbine installation
Main component exchange
Field personnel for installation and maintenance
Coordination with transport, crane and HSE teams
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A wind turbine is really three different transport jobs. Blades are very long and need their own solutions for bends, junctions and wind farm roads. Towers arrive as heavy, wide sections. The nacelle is a high weight concentrated in a compact unit. Each needs a different vehicle set-up and a different way of loading.
We have transported blades, nacelles and tower sections for wind projects many times.
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Wind farms are usually on rural, hilly ground. Road width, turning radii and gradients are checked for the blades, and crane pad size and ground bearing capacity are checked for installation, all at the start. An installation that skips these checks can stop at the first blade.
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Tower sections, nacelle and rotor go up in sequence and within wind limits, with the rotor and long components often lifted by a main and an assist crane together. If the timing between transport and installation is off, either the components wait on site or the crane waits for them.
With our crane fleet and installation team we cover the full transport, crane and installation chain and can hand over a wind turbine site in working order. We also supply experienced field personnel for installation and main component exchange, working alongside the transport, crane and HSE teams.
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Exchanging a main component such as a gearbox on an operating turbine is a different job from installation: it is done while the wind farm runs, on a limited pad and in a short weather window. We carry out major and minor wind turbine work, including gear operations, cleaning and maintenance.
Our installation and maintenance references are listed on our wind energy page.
We started in wind energy by transporting blades, nacelles and tower sections, then completed the transport-crane-installation chain with our crane investments and an experienced installation team. To date we have worked on 52 wind turbine installation projects and 251 maintenance projects, and we also provide skilled field personnel for installation and main component exchange.
We check access roads, turning radii, crane pad dimensions and ground conditions at the wind farm.
Manufacturer data and site information are the basis of the vehicle and crane plan.
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Share the cargo dimensions and weight, the origin and destination and your planned dates. Our team will review the requirement and get back to you.
