Power towers 2: large luffing cranes for wind turbine work

Heinz-Gert Kessel

12 December 2024

New tower crane concepts for wind turbine installation. Part two of an epic series written by ICST special correspondent and global tower crane authority Heinz-Gert Kessel

Read part one here

The second part of this report on tower crane applications for wind turbine erection projects continues with a close look at some more large luffing jib models.

Following on from part one’s look at IHI Shimizu’s unusual designs, we turn to fellow Japanese tower…

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