Crane-less Erection Wind Turbine For Agriculture

WHY XANT ?

CERTIFIED DESIGN & PERFORMANCE

The XANT M design has been reviewed by DNV-GL in 2011 and a more detailed assessment has been performed by Tüv-Süd in 2017. Power curve and acoustic noise production have been verified by accredited bodies.

CRANE-LESS ERECTION

XANT wind turbines can be erected without a crane, effectively halving the installation costs when compared to bringing a crane on-site. XANT tilt-up towers need only 5 smaller foundations and can even be concrete-less if cement is as hard to get by as a crane on your remote site!

EASY MAINTENANCE

XANT turbines have no components requiring a lot of maintenance (gearbox, pitch system). More complex components such as the converter and control system are easily accessible at ground level. In the case of a tilt-up tower,all maintenance operations can be done on-ground.

LOW COST OF OWNERSHIP

XANT wind turbines offer a high reliability where it matters most: in remote locations with difficult access and thus lengthy and costly repairs. The most failure-prone parts have been eliminated ensuring maximum availability at minimum cost.

TOUGHEST OF TURBINES

XANT wind turbines can be equipped for the harshest operating conditions: Extreme Temperature Range versions continue to operate in cold climates. XANT turbines are operated close to shore withstanding extreme wind speeds and very corrosive airs.

PEAK PERFORMANCE

XANT wind turbines have little respect for engineering conventions. Our turbine blades go beyond stall-as-usual thanks to their aeroelastically-tailored geometry. This reduces mechanical loads during storms while maintaining optimum efficiency in low and moderate wind speeds.

ASK OUR CLIENTS

Peter and Dieter VYNCKE

CEO’s VYNCKE

“As a global leader in biomass to energy solutions, we were keen to reduce our carbon footprint and cost of electricity with green energy generated on site. The XANT turbine is an asset to our HQ without impacting on the local area. The XANT guyed tower turbine was installed in only 4 days, without requirement for major tools. The quietness of the XANT turbine impressed us positively. Finally, we look forward to continue working with XANT for our other settlements.”

Dennis MEINERS

Managing director at IES

“For Pilot Point on off grid village in Alaska, we as the system integrator will integrate mid-size wind with a diverse range of energy storage to go DIESEL OFF till 70% of the time. As mid-size wind turbine provider, we have chosen XANT because of remoteness of the site. The containerized transport, crane less erection, the easiness of integration in the bigger project and the Extended Temperature Range (- 40°C) make the wind turbine particularly suitable for harsh remote places. Today other villages with similar conditions are being approached with the diesel off solution.”

Filip VANDEPUTTE

MCSR at DEME

“As a global, leading player in dredging, environmental and marine engineering with a continuous quest for doing business in the most sustainable way, we have chosen to install a XANT wind turbine in our corporate colors at our HQ. The turbine is powering directly our charging points for electrical vehicles Because of the vicinity of natural habits, an avifauna monitoring program has been set up. The availability of 98% the XANT wind turbine reaches is just the cherry on the cake for us. We look forward to continue working with XANT for future projects our group has in mind.”

Latest news

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Back to the future for Pacific mid-size wind

When one of the biggest utility companies in the world turned to XANT to find a repowering solution for an older mid-size wind turbine, our design department gladly accepted the challenge. Raising the bar even higher, they wanted a gearless turbine as replacement of the current machine to be installed on the existing tower. And[…]

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