Sweden to Host Cold Climate Test Centre

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The Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and the Energy Research Centre of The Netherlands (ECN) have signed a collaboration agreement to set up a cold climate test centre in Sweden.
`Cold temperatures and ice demand reliable. proven technology`. RISE said
Together. the research groups will set up a new centre in northern Sweden for `full scale testing. research. verification and certification` of turbines and other wind technology designed for cold regions.
RISE said the test centre would be located `in a place with excellent conditions for testing wind turbines`. However. a specific location is yet to be determined.
The centre should be installed on a `plateau` according to RISE to minimise the turbulence on prototypes to be installed there.
Other specifications include an average temperature of below -10C with wind speeds averaging over 8m s.
`Cold climate areas offer a great potential for wind power worldwide. However. cold temperatures and ice demand reliable. proven technology.` RISE said.