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Wind Turbine Blades By Rail - A Breakthrough Transportation
Concept for Vestas
Once again Geodis Wilson has proven its ability to design and implement innovative logistics solutions for global industry players. Together with Captrain, the European rail freight division of SNCF, and Vestas, the world's leading wind turbine manufacturer, Geodis Wilson recently managed the transport of 55m-long megawatt wind turbine blades by rail. This unique blade-by-rail solution has never been operated in Europe before.
"I believe in our capabilities to also be innovative in other areas of the supply chain", says Philippe Gilbert, Executive Vice President at Geodis Wilson. "The benefits for our clients are tremendous. We already generated significant reductions in transport time, costs and CO2-emissions."
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New Kid on the Block, Shaking the Tree
Two years ago, Henrik Funk, Global Manager for Wind Energy Projects at Geodis Wilson Denmark came up with a breakthrough idea. Instead of transporting Vestas’ 55 metre glass fibre wind turbine blades by road – a laborious and costly method – he proposed something different. “Wind energy is all about a green, sustainable attitude,” he says. “But it also faces serious financial challenges. So why not move the blades using a cleaner, more cost-efficientoption? So I proposed the idea of electric rail to Vestas”.
It didn’t take long for Vestas’ top management to buy into the project. “Moving the blades by rail was a perfect mix of efficiency and environmental improvements,” says Funk. “And it has helped Vestas in four key areas.”
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The transportation captured in VDO
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