BVG Associates The Blackthorn Centre Purton Road Cricklade Swindon SN6 6HY UK Tel: +44(0)1793 752 308 www.bvgassociates.com info@bvgassociates.com The biggest single cause of weather downtime during offshore turbine installation is the sensitivity of component lifts to high wind speed. High Wind’s Boom Lock tool allows an offshore crane to install wind turbine components at high wind speeds. High Wind is a consortium of GeoSea (DEME Group), G&G International, SBE and Sarens, and is supported by the Flemish government. The first crane with Boom Lock is certificated to lift a 6MW-turbine blade steady in mean wind speeds of 15m/s with gusts up to 20m/s. High Wind asked BVG Associates to quantify the benefits of using the Boom Lock tool for offs

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