by Nino Marchetti, November 2nd, 2011
By Peter Brennan, Offshore Wind Wire
Joris Benninga and Paul Vosbeek: Poseidon Atlantic will be a full service turbine testing and certification facility, providing a coherent portfolio of sites for prototype testing, infrastructure, wind measurements and wind turbine testing and certification services. It is geared towards wind turbine manufacturers who need IEC certification, or wish to run extensive research programs for their new turbines. Also developers or large utilities that want to test innovative new turbines before applying them in large numbers can be clients. Finally also Transmission System Operators (grid companies) can be clients as they can test the impact of new turbine designs on their grids.
Poseidon Atlantic will assist the manufacturers in obtaining required licenses, grid connection, access roads, and glass fiber network infrastructure. It will provide manufacturers with a complete portfolio of IEC compliant measurements required for prototype certification. Since the site is designated for turbine testing at least one full certification measurement campaign (or equivalent) will be completed per turbine. This business model extends the successful test center managed by Ecofys at Lelystad, in the Netherlands.
The turbines are tested along IEC prescribed procedures for electrical and mechanical safety, performance and noise production. Typically wind measurements, production measurements and other monitoring activities are the core of the test work. After this, the test results are verified by an independent verifier. After IEC testing is completed, normally longer term tests are continued for 5 years or more.
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http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/11/offshore-wind-gets-a-virginia-foothold/
