Renewables Certification featured articles

This is an overview of articles published by our experts

Energy

Blog post23 June 2025

A woman’s perspective: Joanna Reichel at the heart of Poland’s energy transition

As we celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, DNV proudly highlights the voices and achievements of women who are shaping the energy transition. In Poland, a country on the cusp of a renewab...

Energy

JIP17 February 2025

Ground investigation for floating wind turbines

Focussing on pragmatic approaches to site investigation and ground modelling.

Energy

Blog post22 January 2025

Optimizing offshore substation power supply design

A call for industry collaboration ensuring that the DNV’s Offshore Substation Standard continues to evolve in line with industry needs and safety requirements. Update of industry standard DNV-ST-0145 ...

Energy

Blog post21 June 2024

Amanda: An engineer driven by icy winds and determination

On International Women in Engineering Day (INWED, 23 June) DNV celebrates all engineers who are passionate about accelerating the energy transition.

Energy

JIP10 April 2024

Floating offshore wind substations

DNV is looking for partners to launch phase 2 of the joint industry project (JIP) to enhance technology development for floating offshore substations.

Energy

Blog post07 March 2024

80% of insurance claims in offshore wind are related to subsea cable failures – How can the industry manage these risks?

As developers embark on the ambitious task of harnessing wind energy in open seas, they encounter a unique set of challenges, particularly associated with subsea power cables. Although subsea power ca...

Energy

JIP27 June 2023

Optimizing mooring and dynamic cable design requirements for floating wind

DNV has launched the Floating Wind Reliability joint industry project (JIP) aimed at optimizing design requirements for mooring and dynamic inter-array cable systems applicable for commercial scale fl...

Energy

Blog post22 March 2022

Resin for first recyclable wind turbine blade certified

DNV certifies recyclable thermoplastic resin to enhance the development of the wind industry’s first recyclable wind turbine blade

Energy

JIP10 March 2022

Certification of installation aids equipment for fixed offshore wind farms

Joint Industry Project for developing a standard for the certification of installation aids equipment for the construction of fixed offshore wind farms.

Energy

JIP04 January 2022

Tackling leading-edge erosion

With our industry-leading services, we bring confidence to the wind business by supporting the development of erosion systems.

Energy

Blog post10 February 2021

Enable digital transformation to decarbonize electricity

The future indicates the need for conversations now among stakeholders.

Energy

Blog post10 August 2020

As Certified Verification Agent (CVA), DNV continues to support the rapid development of offshore wind in the United States

The environmental conditions along the northeast coast of the US resembles those in the North Sea, and substantial knowledge transfer is possible.

Energy

Blog post12 May 2020

Pre-certification - addressing risk earlier

Project certification is a well-accepted, and in some markets mandatory, part of offshore wind farm development. By verifying that a project is being designed, built and operated according to accepted...

Energy

Blog post21 April 2020

Tackling extremes for emerging markets

Offshore wind’s massive technical and commercial growth in recent years has centred mainly on Northern Europe. But with the technology going increasingly global, the offshore wind industry is facing e...

Energy

Feature article21 April 2020

How certification could stimulate India’s wind energy industry

Transparency, alignment with international standards and a focus on project as well as type certification could encourage international investment and make it easier for Indian manufacturers to succee...

Energy

Blog post24 January 2017

Structural analysis of tension leg platforms for floating wind turbines

Existing standards can be applied for most of the components. In the prospect of fatigue analyses however, further developments and improvements are considered crucial.

Energy

Blog post10 October 2016

New certification scheme for type and component certification of wind turbines

Mike Wöbbeking is finalizing the introduction to the new Certification Scheme for type and component certification of wind turbines (DNVGL-SE-0441) with a full overview on related standards and recomm...

Energy

Blog post11 July 2016

New Renewables Certification Service Specification: follow up

The new Service Specification applying to type certification of wind turbines as well as for component certification was introduced in our last newsletter. The experiences gathered from certification ...

Energy

Blog post31 March 2016

Preview of a new RC Service Specification

The forthcoming Service Specification applies to type certification of wind turbines as well as for component certification. The experiences gathered from certification projects specifically component...