SeeBA Technik is, among other things, specialized in the development and construction of lattice towers for wind power plants of the multi-megawatt class with hub heights of over 100 m, including the preparation of all the necessary calculations, drawings and documents for the certification through German TÜV or through Germanischer Lloyd.
The SeeBA designers supervise the development from the construction to the installation and all the way to full serial production. At present, SeeBA is the only experienced provider of lattice towers taller than 100 m. Presently, towers of 50 to 160 m in height are installed for various types of Nordex, Fuhrländer, Repower and Vestas power plants. But further tower heights in combination with plants of other wind power manufacturers are presently being planned and built. Once again, with the erection of a 160 m tall lattice tower for the FL 2500, SeeBA achieved a world record for height in 2006, and with this raised the standard to be achieved by the industry to a new level.
Furthermore, SeeBA is engaged in the development of special lattice tower applications. In the future, it is going to be possible to install special towers above railway tracks and streets. This is going to enable a double utilisation of the site, since traffic can continue to flow unhindered under the tower.
Why SeeBA lattice towers ?
SeeBA decided on the construction and use of lattice towers because wind power plants can be effectively, and therefore economically, operated even in inland areas due to the great hub heights.
Lattice towers have, however, undisputable additional advantages in contrast to tube towers, which also influenced our decision. Here are, in short, a few of the arguments in their favour :
- great transparency, therefore optical dispersal
- reduced material consumption for tower and foundations (savings in raw materials)
- considerably lower costs compared to similar tower heights of different constructions
- optimised economy
- improved recyclability of tower and foundations
- reduced ground sealing
- excellent corrosion protection through hot-dipped galvanizing - no damage to the environment through poisonous paints and lacquers
- improved accessibility of poorly developed sites with smaller and lighter units
