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Home›Business development›Vestas to Use New German Test Rig for V236-15.0 MW Blades
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July 3, 2023 · about 3 years ago

Vestas to Use New German Test Rig for V236-15.0 MW Blades

Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (Fraunhofer IWES) has launched a new test rig that enables testing wind turbine blades longer than 115 metres. Vestas, whose latest wind turbine model features 115.5-metre blades, will use the rig to perform the trials needed before starting serial produc

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Vestas to Use New German Test Rig for V236-15.0 MW Blades

In December 2022, the company said that a 115.5-metre blade for its V236-15.0 MW wind turbine was being tested at Blaest’s blade test facility in Aalborg, Denmark.

Before going into commercial production, the new 15 MW wind turbine is undergoing comprehensive test campaigns which are a mandatory part of the type certification process, including blade tests which are expected to be running until the end of this year.

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In October last year, Vestas said it planned to commence serial production of the V236-15.0 MW blades at its Nakskov facility in Denmark from the second half of 2023 and at its blades factory in Taranto, Italy, from the third quarter of 2023.

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