ArcVera Renewables, a leading international provider of consulting and technical services for wind, solar, and storage projects, has received continued accreditation under recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017 from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for ArcVera’s wind turbine power performance testing (PPT) services (Certificate Number 5339.01). A2LA is one of the largest accreditation bodies in the world and is dedicated to the formal recognition of competent testing and calibration laboratories.
This accreditation, which certifies the quality of ArcVera’s wind turbine PPT processes and the competence of its quality management system, is another critical milestone for the company. With A2LA accreditation achieved, ArcVera can now pursue its IECRE accreditation, which the company expects to receive shortly. As well, earlier this year, ArcVera acquired provisional accreditation to test GE wind turbines and is expecting to receive full accreditation pending successful completion of a customer test on GE turbines.
“We are proud of our power performance testing development team for achieving this important milestone, which underpins the quality and hard work they have put in. We now look forward to performing additional tests on GE wind turbines, achieving IECRE accreditation, and offering testing services on other OEMs’ wind turbines,” said John Bosche, President of ArcVera Renewables.
In the immediate term, ArcVera can perform IEC 61400-12-1 compliant tests on GE wind turbines as well as related technical sub-tasks, such as terrain assessments, site calibration, met tower and sensor installation, and review of third-party power curve tests.
“Running power performance tests on operational assets is a highly complex task that requires a great amount of experience. Over the years, ArcVera has completed over 25 PPTs on more than 2GW of renewable projects for leading industry players,” continued Bosche.
As a leader in this field, ArcVera also represents the United States on the IEC committee, which develops standards for wind turbine power performance testing (61400-12-1), nacelle lidar power performance testing (61400-50-3), and energy assessments (61400-15).
About ArcVera Renewables
ArcVera Renewables provides finance-grade consulting and technical services for wind, solar, and storage projects worldwide. For the last four decades, ArcVera Renewables has been dedicated to delivering next-generation innovation in renewable energy to meet the needs of landowners, project developers, investors, project owners, and operators globally. ArcVera provides technically sound and accuracy-driven technical services, including prospecting and resource assessment, independent technical and financial engineering, as well as plant optimization, operations, and repowering. For more information, please visit www.ArcVera.com
About A2LA
A2LA is among the largest accreditation bodies in the world and is the only independent, 501(c)3, non-profit, internationally recognized accreditation body in the United States that offers a full range of comprehensive conformity-assessment accreditation services. Established in 1978 as a public service membership society, A2LA is dedicated to the formal recognition of competent testing and calibration laboratories (including medical laboratories), biobanking facilities, inspection bodies, product certification bodies, proficiency testing providers, and reference material producers. A2LA has over 3,700 actively accredited certificates representing all 50 US states and more than 50 countries. For more information, please visit www.a2la.org
About the A2LA Sustainable Energy Testing Accreditation Program
The A2LA Sustainable Energy Testing Accreditation Program fulfills regulatory standards and energy-industry expectations. A2LA’s Sustainable Energy field of testing is normally associated with testing efficient use of energy in a variety of marketplace products and testing of products designed to take advantage of sustainable and renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and geothermal power. Any testing laboratory applying for a Scope of Accreditation under the Sustainable Energy field of testing will have its application reviewed on a case-by-case basis to ensure that the test methods and products being tested support the progression of the Sustainable Energy movement.
