The
German
group
is
investing
DKr1bn
($174m)
in
testing
and
development
in
Denmark,
including
in
the
state-of-the-art
R&D
centres
in
Brande
and
Aalborg
it
opened
today.
Siemens
Wind
Power
chief
technology
officer
Henrik
Stiesdal
said
Denmark’s
government-backed
Østerild
test
site
in
the
North
of
Jutland,
which
opened
last
autumn,
was
a
crucial
factor,
along
with
the
country’s
skilled
wind-engineers.
“We
have
the
competences
within
wind
turbines
here
in
Denmark.
We
believe
that
to
a
very
high
degree,”
Stiesdal
told
Recharge.
“But
we
should
not
forget
that
it
costs
roughly
DKr100m
to
test…
