Lloyd’s Register Sets Standard for Harnessing Wind Energy

The new Wind Turbine Type Certification IEC 61400 service launched today from Lloyd’s Register Energy is developed to help overcome many of the technical, financial and environmental risks associated with turbine design and manufacturing.

Type certification confirms that the wind turbine type is designed, documented, and manufactured to comply with the design specifications, specific standards and other technical requirements.

Ross Wigg, VP Renewables at Lloyd’s Register Energy said: “Success in the wind energy industry requires multi-disciplinary competences to understand the wind resource; choose appropriate technology; and design, install, and operate robust projects.”  Wigg continued, “With the certification landscape changing, we have launched this new certification service to address a growing need in the market for independent provision of type certification for onshore and offshore wind turbines.”

Recent consolidation in the industry has reduced the number of organisations offering turbine-type certification services.

“We feel that clients in Europe, America and Asia could benefit from a fresh, more intuitive, approach while retaining the technical excellence already associated with Lloyd’s Register Energy as an acknowledged independent global certification and classification company.”

“While our Type Certification process is based on core engineering principles, it is structured in a way that supports innovation where there is a clear case for thinking differently.“

Ultimately, the new service from Lloyd’s Register Energy will support the end-users of turbines, typically developers, who require that the technologies they use are effective, robust and safe.