‘It will be a gamechanger’

“Gigantic aluminum spiders” may sound just like the stuff of nightmares or an antagonist in an anime collection. Nevertheless, for one Norwegian firm, they might be the way forward for the wind energy business.

WindSpider, a tech firm that focuses on onshore and offshore wind generators, has developed a brand new self-erecting crane system that would revolutionize the best way generators are constructed.

The WindSpider crane makes use of the tower of the wind turbine itself as a part of the crane whereas performing set up, upkeep, repowering, and decommissioning of bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind generators. This allows operations to be carried out on floating generators on web site and at sea and for a lifting capability that may be scaled to over 1,500 tons with no top limitations.

Understandably, the corporate is attracting lots of curiosity from buyers. It has already received funding from Innovasjon Norge, ‍IKM, IK Group, Superior Management, Breivik Group AS, and DNV. It lately acquired further funding from Leirvik Group AS to start constructing the very first WindSpider unit as effectively.

“WindSpider may be very happy to have partnered with a robust firm like Leirvik. We see nice strengths and synergies in combining the entrepreneurial spirit of WindSpider with Leirvik’s industrial expertise as we start our strategy of constructing the primary WindSpider unit, which can comply with the presently ongoing growth of the management system and the simulator,” said Hans Olav Conceal, Chairman of the Board at WindSpider.

Likewise, Leirvik appeared to be more than happy in regards to the partnership. 

“Leirvik is impressed by WindSpider’s system and imagine will probably be a game-changer within the rising international wind market. Mixed with Leirvik’s in depth expertise and distinctive data associated to giant constructions in aluminium, we see nice synergies with WindSpider going ahead and likewise important advantages of constructing the WindSpider system in aluminium,” said Helge Gjøsæter, CEO of Leirvik.

Norway has emerged as one of many world’s leaders in wind vitality growth, already boasting the world’s largest offshore floating wind farm.

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