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//TimberTower exhibits at WINDPOWER for the second time

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26.03.2010

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[Translate to English:] TimberTower GmbH auf Windmesse.de
HUSUM WindEnergy vom 21.-25. September 2010

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The TimberTower: structure and operation

For a long time, wood was the prevalent material in the construction of wind energy plants. Only in the first half of the 20th century did steel begin to replace wood. Nowadays, wood hardly figures in the production of wind energy plants. The launch of the TimberTower will change all this.

The TimberTower is manufactured as a linked system out of glued laminated timber panels and surface components, which are assembled on-site into a closed, hollow body with a hexagonal, octagonal or dodecagonal cross section (base: 6.0 x 6.0m / top: 2.40 x 2.40m). The necessary wooden and surface elements are manufactured by leading, international partners from Germany and Austria. The PEFC certificate held by our wood suppliers guarantees that the raw material used originates from ecologically, economically and socially responsible forest management.

At a glance

Tower

  • Hub height up to 200m can be achieved economically
  • Transport in 40ft containers
  • Fasteners are integrated in the tower's individual components
  • Integrated ladder and lift system
  • Round, steel adapter for connection to nacelle
  • Segments assembled on-site
  • Assembly within max. two working days

Base

  • Round base
  • Mass and diameter of base identical to tubular steel tower
  • Base mounting part omitted

As early as the development phase we placed great importance on the TimberTower meeting all current requirements regarding insurability, certification and fire protection regulations. We guarantee a minimum life cycle of 20 years.