SNCF Geodis opens access to railway for Vestas
Vestas wind turbine manufacturer launched a breakthrough in the transport industry with the support of SNCF Geodis
SNCF Geodis and Vestas, wind turbine manufacturer, launched a breakthrough concept in the transportation for wind turbine blades on the railway. For the first time in Europe 55-metre long wind blades have been delivered by rail, from Germany to Denmark, generating significant reductions in transport time, costs and CO2-emissions.The first transport by train, consisting of nine wind blades went in less than 20 hours from Vestas’ production facility in Lauchhammer, Germany, to the port of Esbjerg, Denmark. By road it would have taken 72 hours, involving 9 trucks accompanied by 18 safety cars.
“We took an innovative approach to lowering the cost of energy while at the same time reducing impact on the environment”, says Mette Heileskov Bülow, Transportation Chief Specialist at Vestas. The two companies plan to change the mode of transport for the majority of the onshore wind turbine components in Europe in the near future. This will also reduce transportation cost by up to 15 per cent.
Quelle: LogEastics
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