UKAS Accreditation Powers Up Narec’s Electrical and Materials Laboratories

Narec’s Electrical and Materials Laboratories have today been awarded accreditation by UKAS for testing of power cable systems; complementing the lab’s existing ASTA/Intertek and Narec’s existing UKAS blade test credentials.

The laboratories provide an extensive suite of development and certification testing and measurement facilities for the electrical power and offshore renewable energy industry for all aspects of technology development. Specific emphasis is placed on component development, materials selection, system certification, electrical grid integration and accelerated lifetime test programme delivery; helping to improve component reliability and ensure complex multiple arrays and generation sources operate at optimum efficiency.

This latest accreditation places Narec as the only UKAS accredited laboratory in the UK capable of providing type testing services for underground and submarine cable systems. With wave and tidal array power systems being developed and offshore oil and gas and offshore wind inter-array systems moving to ever higher operational voltages, Narec is well placed to support development and certification of the new generation of offshore transmission and distribution power systems.

Alex Neumman, Head of Specialist Services, commented, “This is excellent news for Narec, and combined with our track record, independence and quality systems provides our clients with robust assurance that our certification work is carried out to the required standard.”

Press Release, September 19, 2013