The innovative solution for the use of tower cranes for assembling wind turbines was developed in 2011. Sev- eral wind turbines have already been erected using
Lincoln Gap Wind Farm was the first project in Australia to use tower cranes to install wind turbine generators. It was also the first time this type of
Tower cranes are increasingly used for wind turbine erection. ALE uses one of two Krøll K1650L tower cranes to install turbines on Wind Energy Holding's
Initial tower crane assembly uses a small mobile crane and takes place within a day. Thereafter the crane self-climbs up to the final hub height using the WOLFF.
It is the first time this type of crane has been used for wind turbine installation in Australia. ALE has brought two of the innovative cranes to the country,