Schipkau GICON Wind Turbine
Topic: Engineering
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Schipkau GICON Wind Turbine is a wind turbine currently under construction north of Schipkau, Brandenburg, Germany, between Klettwitz-North and Klettwitz-South wind farms. Schipkau GICON Wind Turbine, will be the tallest wind turbine in the world and the second tallest structure in Germany when completed. Construction for the turbine started on September 19, 2024.
It will consist of a 300-metre (980 ft) lattice tower, on which a Vensys 126 wind turbine with a nominal power of 3.8 MW and a rotor diameter of 126 metres (413 ft) will be installed. Including the hub, the total planned height of the structure is 365 metres (1,198 ft).[1]
As no currently existing crane is available to lift the machine cabinet with the generator to a height of 300 meters, the tower of the system, designed by GICON, consists of two parts: a fixed outer tower and an internal structure, which can be moved vertically. For assembling the machine cabinet and for later maintenance work, the inner structure is lowered so far that a suitable crane can reach the top of the tower. After this work has been completed, the inner structure is raised up to the desired height.[2]
Construction status
As of July 2025, the foundation work for the project has been completed and the structural steel work started.[3]
References
- ↑ https://www.gicon.de/news/article/items/aiming-for-365-metres-start-of-structural-engineering-work-on-the-gicon-r-high-altitude-wind-tower
- ↑ "Laying of the foundation stone for the GICON high-altitude wind turbine - GICON" (in en). 2024-10-15. https://www.gicon.de/news/article/items/foundation-for-the-gicon-high-altitude-wind-turbine.
- ↑ "Aiming for 365 metres - start of structural engineering work on the GICON high altitude wind tower" (in en). 16 July 2025. https://www.gicon.de/news/article/items/aiming-for-365-metres-start-of-structural-engineering-work-on-the-gicon-r-high-altitude-wind-tower.
External links
- https://www.sprind.org/en/actions/projects/beventum Sprin-D project
- https://www.energie-und-management.de/nachrichten/technik/detail/die-hoechste-windkraftanlage-der-welt-216178
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