Testing and Examination
After a research stage the offshore wind energy increasingly reaches the phase of industrialisation. A competent, active research landscape is a prerequisite for successful development of the offshore wind energy industry. Fundamental research, together with applied research at universities of applied sciences and industrial research, are the cornerstones of a prospering economy.
Large, high-performance testing and examination centres are an important component of offshore wind energy research. In these centres of competence, for example, situations in turbines and in systems can be simulated and new testing methods can be developed.
Offshore Wind industry testing and examination centres
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Wind energy center of excellence
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Institution/ company /university | Category |
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| Østerild Wind Turbine Test Field | Technical University of Denmark | Test Stand | Denmark |
| Large wave channel |
ForschungsZentrum Küste |
Foundings | Germany |
| Support structures of onshore- and offshore wind turbines |
University of Hannover |
Foundings | Germany |
| Rotor blade test centre | Fraunhofer IWES | Gondola | Germany |
| Offshore Wind Turbine Test facility | SSE | Test Site | UK |
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Note: The list is getting extended regularly |
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