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Why not assemble onshore and tow it out fully assembled rather than messing around with tilting the turbine?

• ChuckMcM 5y ago
  Wind turbines need maintenance. Periodically the whole generator section needs to be lubricated and aligned and there are other wear and tear that needs to be mitigated as it comes up. In California, when you drive through some of the wind farms here you will see them out doing maintenance, not a job I would want given the height at which these folks are working.
  • 7952 5y ago
    But surely that would be best done at height rather than tilting the tower. Climb up from a boat or fly in on a helicopter.
• pbhjpbhj 5y ago
  Some companies are doing this, you need specially built ships. They actually assemble turbines at the dock-side, with the floating part in the water (shorter crane needed). Videos on YouTube if you look.