DNV Certification: DNV Global Wind Energy has invested in a new test centre called the Blade Test Centre.
Co-owned by the Danish companies Risø, Force Technology as well as DNV, the Blade Test Centre is equipped with state-of-the-art blade test facilities. While the old laboratory could test wind-turbine blades with a length of up to 50 metres, the Blade Test Centre is able to test blades with a length of up to 75 metres.
The energy sector is undergoing significant structural changes and moving in the direction of diversification. In Denmark, wind energy today generates 20 % of all electricity.
“Wind-generated energy is a mature technology that is expected to take a significant share of the energy market,” says Henrik O. Madsen, COO of DNV Certification. He is chairman of the board of the Blade Test Centre.
World leading
“DNV Global Wind Energy has been a key player since the first offshore wind farms were developed. As more and more of the total energy generated is produced by wind turbines, DNV aims to maintain its position as the leading international provider of such project certification services and thereby help to manage the risks associated with producing reliable wind energy offshore,” says Sven Johansen, who is the head of DNV Global Wind Energy.
DNV is world leading within certification of offshore wind farms and type approval of wind-turbines. In a long-term perspective, DNV wants to develop and implement a classification business model for offshore wind farms.