Test Centre Østerild

Test Centre Østerild is located at the west coast of Northern Jutland. It has some of the best wind conditions in the world and allow the manufacturers to test full sized turbines before they enter the market.

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Østerild facility

At Test Centre Østerild it is possible to test nine wind turbines.

Owner and lessee

There are nine testing stands in Østerild. Vestas Wind Systems and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy are the owners of four of the test stands. DTU Wind Energy is the operator of the remaining five stands.

Stand Number Company Type of wind turbine Effect MW Rotor diameter (meters) Hub height (meters) Tip height (meters) End of rental period
1 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SG DD-167 8.0 167 120 203,5
2 Vestas V136 4.5 136 151 221
3 Vestas  V236 15.0 236 163 280
4 Vestas V162 7.2 162 162 230 21.01.2038
5 Vestas V163 4.5 163 149 221 31.08.2028
6 Siemens

Gamesa Renewable Energy

 SG-DD-236 14.0 236 160 278
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New 

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8

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

SG-DD-200

 11.0 200 140 240 28.02.2031
9 GE GE6,0-158 6.0 158 118 195


 01.09.2025

Visitors Centre


More than 30.000 guests make their way to Østerild annually. For more information: www.testcenter.dk

 

Østerild light control

Information on status of light of Test Center Østerild