The test centre in Aarhus, Denmark, is 42 metres long and nine metres wide, and weighs in at almost 700 tonnes.

The facility will be capable of testing the full nacelle of Vestas’ V164-8.0 MW, simulating 25 years of service in demanding North Sea conditions.

The Aarhus test bench will play a key role in speeding the 8MW machine towards commercial launch.

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