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Small Wind Turbine Testing

Industries serviced: Electronics & Electrical; Energy

Intertek offers certification and evaluation services of small wind turbines.

Rapid growth in the small wind turbine market has increased the need for testing and certification programs that support market entry, consumer protection and government economic stimulus programs. Intertek provides the broadest range of services in support of these programs as well as Intertek’s own Small Wind Turbine Program.

As an OSHA accredited Nationally Recognized Testing Lab (NRTL) Intertek is the only small wind turbine test partner that can offer a complete range of testing and certification services, including:

  • Initial Product Design Review
  • Consultation on Certification Practices
  • AWEA 9.1 Testing for Duration, Acoustic and Power Performance to the IEC 61400-2, IEC 61400-11 and IEC 61400-12-1 Standards, with AWEA Standard Deviations
  • AWEA 9.1 Certification
  • Testing and Certification to the Canadian Variations of the IEC Wind Turbine Standards – CAN/CSA C61400-2, CAN/CSA C61400-11, CAN/CSA C61400-12-1
  • MCS/BWEA Testing and Certification
  • IEC Type Certification
  • ETL Listing for Electrical Component and Subassemblies including Generators, Inverters, Controllers and all Other Minor Components
  • Static Wind Turbine Blade Testing as Part of Canadian or IEC Type Certification or Separately

Small Wind Turbine Test Facility

Intertek operates an open air test site for small wind turbines. The site, together with Intertek’s nearby lab, is the only wind turbine testing facility in North America that is operated by an NRTL capable of providing small wind turbine system and electrical component certifications. Intertek also works with manufacturers to test at their sites, or on other sites available for public/private wind turbine testing.

Current Wind Turbine Testing Projects

The following list includes all wind turbines that are undergoing wind turbine testing with Intertek, or have completed some level of system – mechanical or electrical – certification.

Company: Building Turbines

  • WT model name(s) and number(s): 6.5kw BT5000
  • Status - Intertek Small Wind Program: Application Pending
  • Completed AWEA 9.1 certification or testing only: IN PROGRESS
  • Completed UK MCS/BWEA certification: IN PROGRESS

Company: Fortis Wind Energy

  • WT model name(s) and number(s): 5kw Montana, 10kw Alize
  • Status - Intertek Small Wind Program: Application Pending
  • Completed AWEA 9.1 certification or testing only: IN PROGRESS
  • Completed UK MCS/BWEA certification: IN PROGRESS

Company: ReDriven Power Inc

  • Address: 24 Bath Rd, Iroquois ON K0E 1K0, Canada
  • Website: http://www.redriven.net
  • WT model name(s) and number(s): 5, 10, 20, 50kw wind turbines
  • Status - Intertek Small Wind Program: Application Pending
  • Completed AWEA 9.1 certification or testing only: IN PROGRESS 
  • Completed UK MCS /BWEA certification: IN PROGRESS

Company: Windtronics

  • Address: Michigan
  • WT model name(s) and number(s): 2kw BT6500
  • Status - Intertek Small Wind Program: Application Pending
  • Completed AWEA 9.1 certification or testing only: IN PROGRESS 
  • Completed UK MCS/BWEA certification: IN PROGRESS

 

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