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DECC research and development project announced: MCS Product Testing

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has been established to provide potential operators of small wind turbines with confidence in the power output and annual energy yield of the wind turbines. It also ensures that reliable operation of key safety features of the turbines has been verified. The Scheme introduces a minimum set of requirements that small wind turbines must meet and this must be demonstrated by undertaking a series of tests.

Significant effort is required to perform the testing necessary to comply with the Standards and it is proving a challenge to undertake this testing at a cost that is acceptable to the small wind industry. In view of this, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has sponsored a research and development project aimed at exploring the potential for streamlining the certification process for small wind turbines. This project, which is managed by TUV NEL, will involve a number of manufacturers, test laboratories and certification bodies.

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