AREVA, a leader in the energy industry, had the idea of assembling the rotor blades of their offshore wind turbines during installation, which could potentially save about €500,000 per turbine in logistics and assembly costs by making it possible to use a smaller ship and crane.
The traditional method of installing offshore wind turbines is to assemble the entire three-blade rotor assembly onshore and then use a large ship to install it offshore.
Since 2000 AREVA Wind has been designing, assembling and commissioning wind turbines for large-scale offshore wind parks. AREVA is a world leader in nuclear power, and is heavily involved in the nuclear fuel cycle, reactor design and related construction and operating services.
