07/29/2025
LiftWerx is excited to announce a new era in the realm of up-tower wind turbine repairs. This week, we launched our first large corrective team which is laser-focused on the exchange of blades and pitch bearings, using up-tower crane technology.
Comparing these photos, it's easy to understand the benefits and efficiency of this new approach, as compared to the conventional method of replacing blades with two traditional cranes. In addition to providing a Liebherr LTM1450 telescopic crane to support the tip of the blade, which weighs only a few tons, the heavier root end of the blade is hoisted using a GenHook™ LT crane.
If you're not familiar with GenHook™ LT technology, this is the world's most efficient up-tower crane. Weighing only 6MT, this crane is mobilized in a single ISO container. This container carries all crane equipment, all tools required for the repair, and many turbine interfaces which are used to attach the crane to over a dozen different wind turbine models. The GenHook™ LT is much smaller than most other up-tower cranes and self-hoisting cranes in the global market, and is ideally-suited for lifting blades, which weigh far less than drivetrain components.
This is the next small step in advancing our global energy transition. Congratulations to our entire team of technicians, operators, drivers, engineers, and suppliers who are bringing this new technology to life!