Engineering specialist R&D Test Systems has delivered what it considers to be the world’s largest, most powerful highly accelerated lifetime testing (HALT) test bench for wind turbine nacelles.

Located at the Danish test centre Lindø Offshore Renewables Centre (LORC), which focuses on wind turbine tests and validation, the new test rig can accommodate the next generation of larger 16-18 MW wind turbines and prove they are capable of operating reliably in extreme offshore conditions, R&D Test Systems.