ZF Wind Energy has despatched off the primary powertrain for Vestas’s V236-15 MW offshore wind turbine, forward of serial manufacturing beginning subsequent yr.
The Vesta’s powertrain is transported from Belgium to Denmark by way of inland waterways and seas.
The Vestas V236-15 MW wind turbine options 115.5-long blades and, with a swept space of 43,742 m2, it may well produce as much as 80 GWh per yr relying on site-specific situations which is the equal of the yearly use of 20,000 households, based on ZF Wind Energy.
The corporate additionally added that the serial manufacturing of the 15 MW powertrain for the offshore wind market will kick off at ZF Wind Energy Lommel within the first quarter of 2024.
In Antwerp, Belgium, a seagoing vessel might be loaded utterly with powertrains on their technique to their vacation spot.
If the models have been transported one after the other on the highway, time and prices could be a lot greater, mentioned the corporate.
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In line with ZF Wind Energy, transport on waterways will not be solely unbiased of roadblocks, however it’s also extra reliable, and supply instances are predictable intimately since there are hardly any site visitors jams.
“The mix of inland transport and shortsea transport provides many benefits and new alternatives for ZF Wind Energy. By choosing inland transport, they cannot solely save prices, but in addition obtain a big CO2 discount,” mentioned Chris Danckaerts, CEO of De Vlaamse Waterweg nv.
“Transport by waterways permits us to optimize logistics processes, whereas contributing to a extra sustainable future,” mentioned Felix Henseler, CEO of ZF Wind Energy.
In April, ZF Wind Energy ordered a 15 MW end-of-line take a look at rig from R&D Take a look at Techniques which can help the testing of two powertrains a day.
The rig conducts energy-efficient load checks, powered by the 15 MW turbines of the powertrains, offering 18 MNm of torque to check the unit at excessive load ranges, based on ZF Wind Energy.
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