The RISE Research lnstitutes of Sweden is collaborating with The Energy Research Centre (ECN) of the Netherlands to establish a test center in which the global wind industry will be able to test equipment for cold climate conditions. The center, to be located in northern Sweden and operated by RISE, will offer full-scale testing, research, verification, and certification of new generations of wind turbines and subsystems in cold climates.

The facility will also offer qualified services such as test and validation services, data collection, measurements, monitoring, and field services of test and prototype turbines, and test and validation of sub systems and components to the global wind industry.

RISE already operates field facilities in cold conditions in Sweden and has a long experience in measurement, testing, and validation. ECN has its own full scale wind turbine test center and accredited measurement team, with over 40 years of dedicated R&D in wind energy.(Source: RISE)