VOLTARES CONSULTING

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.

Tools

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.

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

WIND ENERGY WIND RESOURCE ANALYSIS PROJECT PLANNING

Experience

Over 16 years of experience in wind energy consulting and project development, leader and coordinator of the consulting team. He has developed multiple wind parks through technical planning and layout optimisation, and oversees project development processes, ensuring alignment between technical studies, permitting requirements and project strategy. His core expertise lies in wind resource assessment, turbine layout optimisation and project coordination, using WindPRO, Wasp and WaspCFD, 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 +43 676 3962468