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Nabrawind Solutions

Nabralift

 

Nabralift tower

The crown
jewel of Nabrawind: NABRALIFT

Nabrawind Self Erecting Tower (Nabralift) is a cutting-edge wind turbine tower technology that breaks all the barriers that are restraining the growth of the wind turbines hub height. Nabralift consists on a three-column framed structure installed under the uppermost part of a WTG tubular tower and integrates a Self-Erection System (SES) that allows the installation of a full WTG (tower, nacelle, rotor) without using large-size cranes regardless of the final hub-height. The Nabralift Tower is a metallic hybrid support structure formed by:

  • An upper metallic tubular tower segment larger than the blade, so that blade tip clearance is unaffected.
  • A metallic transition part between the upper tubular tower segment and the frame tower segment.
  • A straight frame tower segment constituted by several modules of uniform height, composed by three vertical columns and a x-type bracing in the three module sides.
  • Tower foundation is dramatically simplified with Nabralift technology, with reductions in the concrete volume up to 80% compared with conventional solutions.

Market positioning

Towers Technology VS WTG Size

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Drastic Cost Reduction

Tower full-cost (also including foundation, logistics and installation) is reduced by a 15/30 %.

Crane-less Installation

Self Erecting System avoids using large-size cranes regardless of the final hub-height, and allows the installation of the turbine at wind speeds of 15 m/s

Logistic Friendly

The modular approach of the Nabralift tower limits to 4.3 m the maximum diameter of all components, even for final hub heights of 200 m. As a consequence, all logistic barriers are removed.

Eco Friendly

GHG emissions are reduced by 40 % compared to traditional concepts. The assembly platform is also reduced by 40 %, limiting the site footprint.

From 2018 to present

Nabralift / Nabrabase
projects master plan

After the installation of the initial 160 m tall prototype in Navarra, Spain, in 2018, the first commercial turbines have been successfully deployed in Morocco (144 m, 2022) and France (102 m, 2023). Plans are currently underway for projects surpassing 190 m in height, scheduled for the years 2024 and 2025 in Australia, Namibia and China.

2018
Tech validation

2019
Nabralift / Nabrabase entry into market
 
2022
2023
Pilot projects andd portfolio improvement



 

2024

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The Self-Erecting
System

Nabralift integrates a Self-Erecting System (SES) that allows the installation of a full WTG (tower, nacelle, rotor) without using large-size cranes regardless of the final hub-height. For this purpose, the SES is able to hoist the WTG in intermediate stages and install tower sections under it.

Nabralift, together with its Self-Erecting System, breaks all the barriers that are restraining the growth of the wind turbines hub height.

(Innovent - Oualidia)

Highest Wind
Turbine in Africa

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Nabrawind's tower solutions are breaking main logistic and installation barriers" IQPC event 2024. Bremen (Germany)

Testimony IQPC

AWARDS

AEE
awards the Eolo Innovation Prize 2018 to Nabrawind

Nabralift tower technology has been awarded the Eolo Innovation Prize 2018. This prize, awarded by AEE on the occasion of World Wind Day

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Trust in Nabralift to come true

Nabraflit has received various supports and thanks to them it is a reality

Join the wind of change

Breaking the barriers of the XXL tower

I want to do it too!