Vestas is working with German company Max Bogl Wind to expand is portfolio of turbine towers to include concrete hybrid units.
Max Bogl said towers with hub heights of 166 and 169 metres are certified for the V162-5.6MW and V150-5.6MW EnVentus platform in Germany and Austria.
“Type approvals and relevant documentation packages are immediately available, so that Vestas customers can plan their EnVentus wind projects with these new towers,” the company said.
The concrete hybrid tower solution brings environmental benefits as it lowers a wind turbine’s CO2 footprint by more than 20% compared with steel structures and maintains the high recyclability of the turbine, it added.
Max Bogl Wind chief executive Josef Knitl said: “We are continuously working on the resource-saving and economic further development of hybrid towers with high hub heights.
“For the EnVentus platforms V162-5.6MW and V150.-5.6MW, we have developed an ideal tower design based on our hybrid tower 2.0, which meets Vestas’ technical requirements.”
Max Bogl Wind commercial director Jurgen Joos said: “We see high potential in the cooperation with Vestas for the further development of even more efficient wind turbines for the German and Austrian markets.
“Especially in future, the hub height in combination with efficient turbine technology will be decisive for the success of wind power in the electricity market.”
Vestas Northern and Central Europe vice president of technical sales Jan Hagen said: “Our partnership with Max Bogl Wind, the most experienced hybrid tower manufacturer in the market, expands Vestas’ tall tower portfolio for Germany and Austria.
“We are leveraging on an existing supply chain set-up in Germany for efficient logistics and optimised project exposures.
“We also invest into this partnership based on modularity taking center stage in both product strategies with the clear potential to further enhance the flexibility and competitiveness of our EnVentus offerings in the future, to the benefit of our customers and the energy transition.”