Test Centre Høvsøre
DTU Wind and Energy Systems runs Test Centre Høvsøre on the West coast of Jutland. At the five testing stands, international companies test their wind turbine concepts and collect data from tests carried out on the turbines. It is possible to test and document safety, the turbine’s performance and noise emission.
At Høvsøre, the wind from the North Sea blows almost undisturbed to the turbines on the test centre, and the wind thus reaches a strength corresponding to the conditions for turbines erected offshore. The flat terrain west of the test centre means that the wind conditions at the turbines are very well-documented.
A measuring mast has been erected west of each turbine and a meteorological mast south of the turbine row. There are also two 165-metre light masts east of the turbine row.
Fewer but taller wind turbines
In 2025, Test Centre Høvsøre was expanded. Before the expansion, the facility could accommodate seven wind turbines of up to 200 metres in height - measured from the ground to the upper blade tip. The expansion allows for testing fewer, but taller wind turbines, with a maximum height of up to 275 meters. It is now possible to test five wind turbines.
Test Centre Høvsøre wind turbines:
| Stand no | Company | Wind turbine type |
Effect MW | Rotor diameter (metres) |
Hub height (metres) |
Tip height (metres) | End of rental period |
| 1 | Vestas |
V136 | 4,2MW | 136m | 112m | 180 | 01.10.2027 |
| 2 | Vestas | Vestas V172 |
7,2MW | 172m | 114m | 200 | 01.11.2039 |
| 3 | SGRE | 31.03.2029 | |||||
| 4 | SGRE | SG-6,6-170 | 7MW | 170m | 115m | 200 | 28.02.2031 |
| 5 | SGRE | SG-6,6-170 | 7MW | 170m | 115m | 200 | 31.08.2026 |
Test Centre Bonus
Information about the possibility of a test centre bonus according to the Regulation on Test Centre Bonus which came into force on January 1, 2025 (in Danish only)
• Find more information on how to apply for the Test centre bonus here (link)