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.

Høvsøre facility

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)