The new facility, which opened in 2012 to complement the centre's 50-metre blade test rig, was built in anticipation of the development of the longer blades for the next generation of offshore wind turbines needed for the UK's Round 3 project sites.

"Combined with our track record, independence and quality systems [the 100-metre blade rig will] provide our clients with robust assurance that our certification work is carried out to the required standard," says Narec blade test facility manager Peter Hope.

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