Wind Energy: Siemens Gamesa Builds World’s Largest Wind Turbine Blade Test Stand
Zamudio, Spain – The wind turbine Manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has begun 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.
As Siemens Gamesa points out, the gigantic structure in Aalborg will have more steel rebar reinforcement per square meter 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 full respecting IEC regulations.
Source: IWR Online, 13 Sep 2019