A new self-building wind turbine could completely revolutionize the wind energy industry. The WindSpider crane, which was developed by WindSpider, is a new and scaleable method that allows wind turbines to build themselves, removing the need for much of the typical workforce related to building a wind turbine. Wind turbines are massive and expensive objects. In fact, the actual blades on the turbine are often so large that they require a crane to lift them.
That means that bottom-fixed and offshore wind turbines could become much easier to build, as the large pieces could be transported to the turbine’s location via boat and then attached to the turbine itself using the built-in crane functionality. It’s a very novel idea that is already seeing a lot of interest from investors, and for good reason. Having more scaleable energy solutions like the WindSpider crane could help us expand those fields of the energy industry greatly.