AIS Wind Energy has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boom mobile crane.
The seven-figure investment supports AIS Wind Energy’s vision to provide a turnkey approach to managing the construction of onshore wind turbine installation and carrying out necessary decommissioning, service and repair works – efficiently and cost effectively.
The LG 1750 is a versatile model of heavy crane. It retains the strength of modern crawler machine while offering the flexibility afforded by the quick mobilisation of a conventional mobile model.
Its design has evolved during its 18 years of production, making it ideal for fast erection work across heavy industrial construction and infrastructure, port handling and the wind energy sector.
The crane is available with a wide selection of boom configurations, including SX system optimised for lifting wind turbine components and can be tailored to suit the majority of project demands and constraints.
The powerful product has capacity to lift 400 tonnes at 20m radius and up to 105 tonnes at a 165m hook height and 34m radius on SX configuration.
AIS Wind Energy’s LG 1750 has been initially sited at the Sandy Knowe wind farm in Scotland, where it is completing a 15 turbine increase to the current site’s portfolio of machines at Dumfries.
The crane is already fully booked for projects in 2024 across the UK. Beyond this, it is set to be utilised in Ireland, Scandinavia, Germany and beyond.
Andrew McGlade, Managing Director of AIS Wind Energy, said: “As the green energy sector continues to grow, wind turbine OEMs are installing ever heavier and higher turbines! The LG 1750’s height and radius capabilities provide the capacity we need to meet market requirements as they evolve and to mobilise and demobilise turbines efficiently.
“It will also help us reduce transportation costs compared with current crawler crane demobilisation expenditure and operate within tight restrictive sites, all while offering strength and capacity on a mobile chassis.
“Adding this crane to our specialist fleet will give clients valuable flexibility, as well as cost savings and increased control over project timescales.”