Major order for wind turbine cranes

Cranes are an essential element in the upkeep, maintenance and servicing of wind turbines. In the last decade, Palfinger Wind has developed a wide range of offshore cranes for these specific applications which enable the service teams of numerous wind farms to work even more efficiently. Reducing the downtime of the wind turbines to a minimum is a top priority.

Thomas Nitsch, in charge of the Wind division at Palfinger said, “We offer our customers a well thought out and internationally tested service concept. It is based on a number of nacelle and platform cranes which are custom designed and perfectly matched to each other in addition to a global service network. Thanks to our ‘strong assistants’, loading and unloading processes from supply ships and helicopter platforms become faster and safer. Handling of loads inside nacelles and platforms is also made considerably easier for the service teams.”

The design of the cranes has been certified by classification societies such as GL or DNV. As a long standing partner of REpower Systems SE, Palfinger Wind supplies, among other things, cranes of the PK 40002 range for the 5M and 6M wind turbines. The 5M and 6M offshore turbines with a rated power of 5,075 KW and a rotor diameter of 126.5 m belong to the megawatt class, the largest and most powerful wind turbines in the world. The PK 40002 onboard crane has been a permanently installed standard component of these turbines since the start of production.

The latest order for 48 platform cranes has just been commissioned and they will be delivered next year.