New tech to enable wind turbines build themselves

A new self-building wind turbine could completely revolutionize the wind energy industry. The WindSpider crane, which was developed by WindSpider, is a new and scaleable method that allows wind turbines to build themselves, removing the need for much of the typical workforce related to building a wind turbine.

The crane uses the turbine tower itself to lift the various parts of the turbine into place. Since the crane is there with the turbine all the time, maintenance, repowering, and decommissioning are easier. The crane can easily be scaled to over 1,500 tons with zero height limitations. That means that bottom-fixed and offshore wind turbines could become much easier to build, as the large pieces could be transported to the turbine’s location via boat and then attached to the turbine itself using the built-in crane functionality. It is a novel idea that is seeing interest from investors.

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https://bgr.com/science/new-tech-will-let-wind-turbines-build-themselves/