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Wind energy

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Wind turbine manufacturing and components

Expanded testing facilities for ever-expanding turbine blades

17. January 2022

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Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

For almost two centuries DTU, Technical University of Denmark, has been dedicated to fulfilling the vision of H.C. Ørsted—the father of electromagnetism—who founded the university in 1829 to develop and create value using the natural sciences and the technical sciences to benefit society.

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The Danish Blade Test Centre (Blaest) stands out as a leading blade test facility owned by DNV, FORCE Technology and DTU. Drawing on decades of experience in the field of wind turbine blade testing, Blaest offers all the structural tests necessary for type certification
of blades. Special services, such as NDT inspections and repair of test blades, are offered through local collaboration partners. In 2020, a new 5,000 m2 test hall with three test rigs was put into operation at Blaest, which allows the facility to test blades with a staggering length of about 110 meters, scaled to fit the giant wind turbines of tomorrow.