DELIVERED
RIGHT TO YOUR
WIND POWER SITE
The RUTE BXG
Box Girder Precast Foundation
AWARD WINNER:
Modern, Modular Wind Tower FOUNDATIONS
Our award winning RUTE BXG precast wind turbine foundation saves time, cost, and has triple the design life of conventional foundations.
It brings precast, post-tensioned foundations to the industry, featuring replaceable anchor bolts, tower adapter plate, and integrated, upsizable post-tensioning features.
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Suitable for different turbine sizes:
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RUTE 37BXG for 4-5MW towers
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RUTE 40BXG for 5-6MW towers
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STRONGER
10,000 psi concrete
modern bridge methods
270 ksi steel PT strand = strength
FASTER
Concrete arrives 28-day cured. Assembled in 3 days, staged for efficient wind tower delivery schedule.
CLEANER
Half the concrete
2x the life span
75% CO2 savings over the wind farm lease.
Prefabricated quality, speed, and savings
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3-day installation
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20 precast segments manufactured via Mobile Plant, set in 1 day.
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50-75% reduction of concrete - 350 cubic yards of concrete with triple the life span
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Stockpiled, quality-assured, ready for your job at of start excavation.
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Simple inspections during O&M enhances your generation assets' safety, longevity and resale value
RUTE BXG field installation 2018
"RUTE's innovative design reduces
the amount of concrete by 75 %.
That means, 75 % less CO2!"
CUSTOMER BENEFITS
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
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SAFER - 1/5 the field worker hours
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FASTER - 3 days, ready for towers
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STRONGER - Precast offsite 10 ksi concrete removes GC risk of field concrete performance
LANDOWNERS
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No concrete left in land
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No concrete truck traffic
OWNER / IPP
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Local manufacturing jobs
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Mitigate spring / weather delays
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Generate revenue faster
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Environmental bonus - a quarter the concrete (CO2)
Operational since 2018 in MN, U.S.
BRIDGING THE EARTH & sKY
GRANITE FALLS PILOT CONSTRUCTION
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In September 2018, RUTE completed construction of its pilot BXG at Granite Falls, MN, following research support from an NSF SBIR grant.
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The foundation is operational and supports a 2.5MW turbine.
BRIDGING THE EARTH & SKY VIDEO
Watch the video that started us on this journey and learn more about the RUTE foundation.
