Moventas offers up-tower repair

Moventas has launched new up-tower repair capabilities for GE that it says will save downtime and expense.

The company said the new repair process means all failed ‘low-speed’ planetary stage gears and bearings in most GE 1.5MW wind turbines can be repaired up-tower at a price that is a fraction of changing out the gearbox.

“Customers can opt for longer life components by upgrading the boxes up-tower from through hardened ring wheels and old bearing design to state-of-the-art case carburized ring wheels and integrated planet wheel bearings,” Moventas said.

The company has also added workshop repair capability at its new mid-western regional repair facility in St. Paul Minnesota.

Moventas Americas James Macik, who leads the product development of all new up-tower repairs, said: “We always tried to go deeper into the gearbox up-tower and offer up-tower repair solutions that save customers the most money.

"These repairs are going to be popular with owners who want to avoid expensive cranes and their associated delays.”