Renewables Certification

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Providing independent accredited certification services for the renewable energy industry.

If you are in the renewable energy industry, then DNV’s independent accredited certification services offer you the best route to gaining customer confidence.

Adding business value through certification

The life cycle of projects that facilitated the progress of the renewable energy market is nearing maturity stage. As the industry is evolving, new innovative projects forecast to continue the growth will need to demonstrate their capabilities, whilst the focus on the long-term performance of traditional technologies remains of high importance. Over the past decade, the certification market has supported pioneering advances across the renewables industry by improving the reliability of products and projects. As the industry is evolving, new innovative projects forecast to continue the growth will need to demonstrate their capabilities, whilst the focus on the long-term performance of traditional technologies remains of high importance.

Component certification

Designed, documented and manufactured in accordance to standards and requirements

Type certification

Minimizing the number of design errors and creating confidence

Project certification

From development over construction to operation

Solar certification

From development over construction to operation

Building trust
Based on our independent approach and proven technical expertise, we help you qualify new technologies and build trust between you and your stakeholders. Our independent certificate is accepted and renowned around the world and helps you demonstrate the value of investment based on the recognised quality and long-term performance of your products.
Our certification services play an important role in minimising the number of design errors and creating confidence in the industry among manufacturers, developers, owners, finance and insurance companies as well as regulatory authorities.

Moving the renewable energy industry forward
We are at the cutting edge of establishing industry defining projects and technologies. We have worked with our customers and assisted the evolution of technology from the very beginning – But most notably, we write and define new standards rather than just following them – having published more than 40 service documents (service specifications, standards and recommended practices) which cover offshore wind, onshore wind, wave & tidal and solar. We help you to better understand and manage risks and make sound, informed decisions based on facts.

We are able to do this through:

Our combined heritage of the world’s leading certification bodies makes us the most experienced certification body in renewable energy
More than 40 years’ experience in wind energy
We are close to our customers by providing the largest global certification workforce with local presence in emerging markets like the US and Greater China
Our involvement in 80% of all offshore wind farms as a certification body
Customer expertise - research and innovation projects ensuring today’s standards are ready for tomorrow’s challenges including emerging technologies like floating wind and extreme weather conditions
Our technological knowledge - we certify the world's largest wind turbines including the latest 12 MW+ turbines
Our certification services, spanning across the entire project lifecycle: from conceptual design to lifetime extension and beyond, supporting you throughout your project development phases

Kim Mørk, PhD, MSc,

Executive Vice President, Renewables Certification
Energy Systems

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