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Category Archives: Mast Installations

Designing a Mast Foundation

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As our masts have become taller and heavier the design of the foundation of the mast has become more critical. Gone are the days of a simple ‘base plate’ made of some folded steel! Now the foundation needs to be able to support many tons of downward force, and also the complexities of multiple gin-poles […]

Decomissioning a mast

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At Solarwheel we take care of the entire lifecycle of your wind monitoring campaign, including planning, installation, maintenance, data collection and decommissioning. We recently had the satisfaction of decommissioning one of our 90 metre lattice masts from in-between the newly re-powered 6MW turbines at a site in Scotland. These photos show just how close to […]

Helicopter Fun!

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A recent job required us to use a helicopter from PDG Helicopters to transport the mast sections to the install location. As the mast requirements get larger and heavier, and the mast locations get more remote, we are always ready to explore how best to manage the logistics of getting all the equipment delivered safely, […]

Solar Wheel Erects Its Tallest and Heaviest MET Mast Yet — in the Remote North of Lewis

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Solar Wheel Limited is proud to announce the successful installation of its most ambitious meteorological mast to date — the tallest and heaviest structure we’ve ever deployed — located at the northernmost tip of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Standing at 120m and built to design the extremely windy conditions that it will experience come […]