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During this retrofit operation, Suzlon worked with Germany-based wind energy certification firm Germanischer Lloyd, to test and certify the V2 blades according to international standards.

Every vessel seeking registration in Gibraltar (except for those meeting the criteria described in point f below) is required to produce a Measurement and Tonnage Survey Certificate which should be carried out by representatives of any of the following recognised syndicates: Bureau Veritas Lloyds of London Germanischer Lloyd American Bureau of Shipping Norske Veritas RINA The Royal Yachting Association Yacht Brokers Designers & Surveyors Association.

In collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute, Germanischer Lloyd subjected the products and systems to a long-term test over several years examining their effectiveness, reliability and durability.

The ANS5000 family of ship handling simulators from STN Atlas has been granted type certification by the classification society Germanischer Lloyd.

GL-GH Merger: Wind Consultancy Industry in Consolidation Path The wind technology consultancy industry is heading for increased consolidation with the mammoth takeover deal between Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and Garrad Hassan (GH).

That design passed the industry standards from German wind energy certification organization Germanischer Lloyd (GL), which is why Suzlon has now developed more stringent tests for its products, Koerbel said, declining to say whether he thought the rest of the industry would follow.

Recognised organisations Survey, tonnage and convention certificates may be issued on behalf of the Malta government by the following recognised organisations: American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, China Classification Society, ClassNK, Croatian Register of Shipping, Det Norske Veritas, Germanischer Lloyd, Hellenic Register of Shipping, Korean Register of Shipping, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Polish Register of Shipping, Registro Italiano Navale and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.

The company expects it will soon receive Germanischer Lloyd certification, and it plans to begin shipping wind turbines to customers by the end of 2009.