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Mon 06 Jun 2009Cranes will slash costs
WIND POWER:THE WORLD'S biggest manufacturer of wind turbines has developed a spider-like crane that will slash maintenance costs by 75 per cent.
The device, pioneered by Danish firm Vestas, clamps directly to the tower part of its 3MW turbines, thus eliminating the need for the use of large numbers of maintenance vehicles and conventional cranes in the replacement of bigger components such as blades.
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