As wind turbines continue to grow taller and more powerful, the challenge of installing them has become an engineering problem in its own right. Chinese construction equipment manufacturer Zoomlion ...

A new technological marvel that radically transforms green energy infrastructure has been introduced in the modern heavy machinery and engineering ...

And particularly the cranes involved; remember, the heaviest bit of a regular pinwheel-style wind turbine is the generator right at the top of the tower. With these towers now reaching several hundred ...

A big engineering challenge for remote clean energy projects was solved in Namibia. Nabrawind, a turbine company recently bought by Fortescue, managed to install a full-size wind turbine in tough ...

Norway’s WindSpider has designed a lightweight crane system that builds offshore wind turbines virtually on its own once the tower is up. The Norwegian startup is being taken very seriously – it’s ...

NOV is upgrading the cranes on Cadeler’s existing O-class WTIVs. Image courtesy of Cadeler. HLP is developing a crane that will enable tower pieces to be stacked in multiple layers on installation ...