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SHANGHAI, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire＝KYODO JBN/ --

XCMG's (SHE:000425) 1,000-ton crawler crane, XGC15000A, has set a new world

record after completing its first single-arm wind power hoisting operation at a

height of 172+12 meters for the Jinjiaozhou wind power farm in Qingdao, China.

Weighing in at 118 tons the 4.5MW wind power turbine hoisted to a height of 170

meters with the diameter of the impeller reaching 156 meters. It adopts the

world-leading prestressed fatigue resistant framed steel pipe wind power tower

that greatly increases the height of the wind turbine when compared with the

common 120-140 meters flexible tower in the industry, which better utilizes

wind resources and increases power generation efficiency. However, the higher

installation height posed greater challenges for the crawler crane.

The flat and open project site usually experiences strong wind greater than

level 5, and the fully prepared construction team quickly completed the

operation during a short "wind-free" time window, thanks to the powerful and

stable performance of the XGC15000A.

"The tower height at this wind farm will reach 180 meters or even above 200

meters, and facing these challenges, we found that XCMG had already taken

everything into consideration. We believe XCMG can fully meet our needs in the

future," noted Di Caijin, who was responsible for the on-site hoisting

operation.

The successful installation makes the XGC15000A the world's first wind power

crawler crane to achieve a hoisting height of 170 meters. China has pledged to

reach carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, and according to the

latest analysis from Wood Mackenzie, the country is expected to reach 700GW of

cumulative connected wind capacity by 2030 and annual wind and photovoltaic

installed capacity needs will reach 100- to 200 million kilowatts, which calls

for more wind power projects to be developed at lower costs.

In February, XCMG delivered China's largest tonnage wind power reach stacker,

XCS70S, which was co-developed and customized by XCMG and CRRC Zhuzhou

Institute Wind Power Business Unit. With a rated load of 70 tons, the product

has a much broader range of applications and was designed for the hoisting

operations of large-scale wind turbines and equipment. It is equipped with

exclusive spreaders that increase hoisting and handling efficiency three-fold.

SOURCE  XCMG

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