Siemens Gamesa builds world’s largest wind turbine blade test stand

• 4 years ago (2019-09-13)
• David Flin

Europe 1061 Wind 239

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Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has started construction of the world’s largest wind turbine blade test stand in Aalborg, Denmark. The site will be capable of performing full-scale tests on the next generations of SGRE rotor blades, and is expected to be fully operational before the end of 2019.

SGRE said that this significant R&D investment in extensive testing will generate additional savings for clients in the future. It said that such high value adding R&D activities enable it to reduce the risk of technical issues and simultaneously deliver wind turbines that are innovative and reliable.

Vincente García Muñoz, Head of Validation Means Management at SGRE, said: “The first tests will be on the 94m long blades for the SG 10.0-193 DD offshore wind turbine. We are, however, building the test stand to accommodate the blade sizes that we will see in the future.”

The structure in Aalborg will have more steel rebar reinforcement per square metre than a wind turbine foundation, so that it has the capability to accelerate the test and prove full reliability over the lifetime of the blade in the shortest possible time, while fully respecting IEC regulations.