Method for installing a wind turbine tower

Abstract

A method for installing a wind turbine tower is provided, wherein the tower includes a tower fastening portion and a tower through hole in the tower fastening portion, including: providing a vessel with a vessel fastening portion and a vessel through hole in the vessel fastening portion, landing the tower onto the vessel with the tower through hole at the vessel through hole, positioning a stud in the tower through hole and the vessel through hole, wherein the stud includes an upper portion protruding from the tower through hole in an upward direction and a lower portion protruding from the vessel through hole in a downward direction, fastening the tower fastening portion to the vessel fastening portion by a lower fastening element attached to the lower portion and an upper fastening element attached to the upper portion, wherein the lower fastening element and the upper fastening element are both detachable from the stud in a non-destructive way.

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