The
nacelle
test
facility
is
being
built
by
Lindoe
Offshore
Renewable
Centre
(LORC)
with
cooperation
from
industry
heavyweights
Vestas,
Siemens
and
Dong.
The
twin-berth
facility
will
be
able
to
carry
out
different
tests
on
a
nacelle
simultaneously
and
simulate
the
performance
of
a
turbine
as
part
of
an
array.
“Over
a
period
of
six
months
we
can
carry
out
stress
tests
on
the
nacelle
equal
to
25
years
of
operation,”
claims
a
LORC
spokesperson.
LORC
will
next
week
open
an
advanced
welding
centre
that
aims
to
develop
laser-welding
techniques
for
thick
steel
structures
such
as
wind
foundations
and
towers.
These…
