Schipkau GICON Wind Turbine
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Schipkau GICON Wind Turbine is a wind turbine currently under construction northest of Schipkau, Brandenburg, Germany. between Klettwitz-North and Klettwitz-South wind farms. Schipkau GICON Wind Turbine, whose construction started on September 19, 2024, will be the tallest wind turbine in the world and the second tallest structure in Germany when completed.
It will consist of a 300-meter-high lattice tower, on which a Vensys 126 wind turbine with a nominal power of 3.8 MW and a rotor diameter of 126 meters will be installed, so the total height of its structure will be 363 meters.
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.