Let's connect during the WindEurope annual event in Bilbao! Our colleagues Axel Jacobs, Stephan Toonen, Paul Schraven and Casper Meijer will be in attendance on March 20th and 21st.

Question: what is the best integral design for wind turbine tower and foundation? Can the stiffness requirement be made less stringent? And if so, what is the effect on the foundation? How much excess capacity is there really?

Standard or custom foundations Windbase is convinced that wind turbines are a key sector to the energy transition. As with other sustainable developments, the standardization of wind turbine foundations is to provide an important contribution. Over the years, the sizes and powers of wind turbines have increased dramatically. The ...

Aspiravi and Windbase enjoy partnership going back 10 years Onshore wind energy is Windbase's field, in the Netherlands and abroad. The structural design of foundations for wind turbines is its core business. Belgian green energy developer Aspiravi has been a Windbase customer for ten years. We talked to Fred Popelier (left on the ...

Article by Paul Schraven - project engineer Combination of technical and procedural expertise In the northwestern corner of Flevoland, the construction of 61 wind turbines, 37 on land (onshore) and 24 on the IJsselmeer (nearshore), is in full swing. The turbines are being built at the Windplanblauw wind farm near the villa...

Article by Arie-Jan van Renswoude - geotechnical engineer Recent years have been characterised by a strong demand for and commitment to renewable energy. In the Netherlands, this can be seen mainly in the large numbers of solar panels placed on roofs of companies and houses, and in the increase in wind turbines, which some-times seem t...