Wind turbine components are on their way to Pagėgiai wind park
The main components of wind turbines are being actively transported to Pagėgiai wind park developed by “LT Energija”. It is expected that the components will be transported to this location until the 7th of June.
Extraordinary technical parameters are characteristic to Pagėgiai wind park construction project. The heaviest vehicle transporting a cargo weighs as much as 135 tons, whereas the heaviest cargo of gearbox weighs 84 tons. Logistic challenges are also caused by the dimensions of the cargoes: the length of the longest vehicle transporting wind turbine blades of 80.5 meters, amounts to 94 meters.
“Transportation of cargoes of such size requires exceptional planning and coordination. In order to ensure the safety of road users and smooth transportation, during the trip every vehicle is accompanies by two cars with orange warning lights,” explained the Chief Executive Officer of “Renerga” Mindaugas Juodis.
According to him, in order to minimize the impact on traffic, the transportation of wind turbine components is carried out at night, when there is the least traffic on the roads. Vehicles with oversized cargo leave KLASCO terminal in Klaipėda at around 9-10 PM, where wind turbine components are unloaded from ships and stored, and arrive at Pagėgiai wind park territory at around 1-2 AM.
From 11 to 12 oversized cargoes will be delivered to the construction site of each wind farm, including tower segments, the number of which depends on the height of the tower: 5 segments are installed in 113-meter towers, 6 segments in 118-meter towers. Thus, in total, almost 500 units of oversized cargoes will be delivered to Pagėgiai wind park.
It is planned to build 40 wind turbines in Pagėgiai wind park. During the project, power plants of two different heights will be installed: with towers of 113 and 118 meters. After installing the wind turbine blades, the height of the wind turbine will reach 199.5 meters.
