45 km to the north of the island of Borkum, twelve sets of rotors blades are driving a special wind power project. The first German offshore wind farm, “Alpha Ventus”, is situated in the North Sea. For transporting the huge installations, numerous SCHEUERLE heavy-duty vehicles were used.

The development of offshore wind turbines naturally begins on the mainland. The individual components are manufactured at a large number of sites and pre-assembled as far as possible. From the production facilities, the huge segments are then transported to the quay where they are transported by special ships to their final destination in the middle of the sea and assembled by means of a floating crane. Germany’s first offshore wind farm, alpha ventus, underwent he exact same procedure. Whether it was rotor blades, hubs, nacelles, tower sections, or foundations, a large number of heavy-duty vehicles from SCHEUERLE Fahrzeugfabrik like SPMT and InterCombi SPE were in use during the alpha ventus project.