ZF Wind Power Belgium has dispatched the first powertrain for Vestas’s V236-15MW turbine.
The system is being transported by ship via inland waterways and seas from Belgium to Denmark.
The Vestas V236-15MW turbine sports 115.5 m-long blades and can produce up to 80GWh per year depending on site-specific conditions.
In addition, the company said that serial production of the 15MW powertrain will start at ZF Wind Power Lommel in the first quarter of 2024.
As of 2024, ZF Wind Power will transfer powertrains per barge from the plant in Lommel to the harbour in Antwerp daily.
In Antwerp, a seagoing vessel will be loaded completely with powertrains on their way to their destination. If these were to have been transported one by one on the road, time and costs would be much higher.
“Transport by waterways allows us to optimise logistics processes, while contributing to a more sustainable future,” said CEO of ZF Wind Power Felix Henseler.