Viking Wind tests turbine for the Japanese market
1/6/2023
At the Test and Knowledge Center for Small Wind Turbines, which Nordic Folkecenter operates at Hundborg, a Viking Wind turbine is currently being tested. The purpose of the testing is to obtain certification for Viking Wind to gain access to the Japanese market.
CEO of Viking Wind, Ulrich Høgenhaven says: "In Japan, there is a 20 kilowatt limit for small turbines. This turbine is designed for 25 kilowatts, so we need to have a power curve on it that shows we can keep it below 20 kilowatts as part of getting the turbine certified."
Since 2019, when the test and knowledge center for small wind turbines in Hundborg became operational, the center has been an important facility for Viking Wind to test our turbine under different conditions.
"It's really nice that we have a place in Denmark with the wind resources here at the test center in Thy, so we don't have to spend too much time getting the measurements in the box. We have a reasonably good average wind up here, and we also have to get above 16 meters per second many times to be able to get the peak loads on as well. We have the opportunity to do that here," says Ulrich Høgenhaven.
The companies testing at the center in Hundborg can constantly monitor the turbines and download test data for development and certification purposes. Folkecenter subsequently anonymizes the test data and passes it on to Aalborg University for teaching and research purposes.
The Test and Knowledge Center for Small Wind Turbines is the first Northern European test center for small wind turbines.
You can see more about Viking Wind's test in Thy in the video here. The video was recorded a few days after the storm, Otto - which the Viking Wind turbine survived in fine style.
At the Test and Knowledge Center for Small Wind Turbines, which Nordic Folkecenter operates at Hundborg, a Viking Wind turbine is currently being tested. The purpose of the testing is to obtain certification for Viking Wind to gain access to the Japanese market.
CEO of Viking Wind, Ulrich Høgenhaven says: "In Japan, there is a 20 kilowatt limit for small turbines. This turbine is designed for 25 kilowatts, so we need to have a power curve on it that shows we can keep it below 20 kilowatts as part of getting the turbine certified."
Since 2019, when the test and knowledge center for small wind turbines in Hundborg became operational, the center has been an important facility for Viking Wind to test our turbine under different conditions.
"It's really nice that we have a place in Denmark with the wind resources here at the test center in Thy, so we don't have to spend too much time getting the measurements in the box. We have a reasonably good average wind up here, and we also have to get above 16 meters per second many times to be able to get the peak loads on as well. We have the opportunity to do that here," says Ulrich Høgenhaven.
The companies testing at the center in Hundborg can constantly monitor the turbines and download test data for development and certification purposes. Folkecenter subsequently anonymizes the test data and passes it on to Aalborg University for teaching and research purposes.
The Test and Knowledge Center for Small Wind Turbines is the first Northern European test center for small wind turbines.
You can see more about Viking Wind's test in Thy in the video here. The video was recorded a few days after the storm, Otto - which the Viking Wind turbine survived in fine style.
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