Transporting Wind Turbines in Europe

DVD PAL

Harnessing the power of wind is one of
the best ways to meet our growing need
for energy at a time when fossil fuels
are in short supply.

As the turbines get increasingly bigger
and heavier, with higher towers and
larger blades, transporting them from
the manufacturers to the farms is an
increasingly difficult job as narrow,
bendy roads with height restrictions on
them are often unavoidable. To counter
these everyday challenges, smarter
transport solutions are required and
Nooteboom Trailers in Wijchen, in the
Netherlands are the leading solution
developers.

We look here at their Mega Windmill
Transporter, put to work by the AltéAd
company, transporting two nacelles in
the South of France where bureaucracy
is the biggest problem. We then see the
Portuguese company LASO transporting 63
metre blades, 170km through Sierra
Nevada to the port of Motril in Spain,
in 35°C heat. Next up is the Tele PX
Super Wing Carrier, shown transporting
blades in Denmark for the German
company AM Kran Wind.

Also featured is the arrival of blades
split into 2 parts at Noordoostpolder,
the largest wind park in the
Netherlands; the assembly and
installation of a complete turbine in
Germany and finally we look at the
machines coming and going from the port
of Grimsby in England and follow the
work of Scottish company McFadyens, who
handle the transportation for the
nearby Vestas factory.

Showing the latest turbine and
transportation technology, Transporting
Wind Turbines in Europe is a must-have
for heavy haulage and engineering
enthusiasts.

• Running time 55 mins
• PAL DVD