Transport Route Studies
Assessing Transport Logistics for Wind Turbine Components
Wind turbine components such as blades, towers, and nacelles require specialized transport logistics due to their size and weight. Route limitations, tight curves, infrastructure constraints, and terrain conditions can significantly affect project feasibility and construction planning.
Voltares conducts detailed transport route studies to ensure that turbine components can be delivered safely and efficiently to the project site. Our analyses identify early logistical constraints, potential bottlenecks and provide practical solutions for route optimization, infrastructure adjustments, and transport planning.
Our Solution
Development of optimal delivery routes based on turbine component dimensions and transport requirements.
Design of transport concepts including transshipment areas, staging zones, and equipment selection such as trailers, blade lifters, and SPMTs.
Detailed swept-path simulations to analyze critical road sections, turning radii, and infrastructure constraints.
Evaluation of required road upgrades, temporary adaptations, or new access routes.
Optional on-site inspection and surveying of critical transport sections.
Delivery of transport route results as KML/KMZ files for visualization in Google Earth and integration into project planning.
Head of Consulting
Martin Hölzli
Track Record
Over 16 years of experience in wind energy consulting and project development, covering site feasibility assessments, wind resource analysis, turbine layout optimisation, technical planning and permitting support. He has contributed to the development of five wind parks across all project phases, including the preparation of five technical planning submissions with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA/UVE) coordination, and has carried out around 30 wind farm layout and design studies. His work includes wind modelling and terrain analysis using WindPRO, WindSim, QGIS and AutoCAD, with project experience across Europe.
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Our experienced planning team works in an interdisciplinary, technology-driven and solution-oriented manner.
martin.hoelzli@voltares.com +43 660 8597237