Survey of European Test Facilities for DER

This page provides a survey of European test facilities for Distributed Energy Resources with the objective to support the mutual use of existing infrastructure. You will find each laboratory briefly characterised according to accrediation, DG experience, pre-standardisation activities and indepency from industry and electricity network operators. Furthermore extensive information is available following a common, standard format. Beside laboratories in Europe, we will add information concerning relevant laboratories outside Europe.

Please note that this survey is built up continously. Please get in touch with us by info@der-lab.net, if you feel we have missed an important laboratory!

Members of the DERlab core group

DER Laboratories Country independent accreditation 17025 longtime DG experience active in standardisation committees detailed description
Arsenal Austria
ICCS-NTUA Greece

ISET Germany
CEA France
CESI RICERCA Italy
CRES Greece
KEMA Netherlands

Labein Spain
TU Lodz Poland

TU Sofia Bulgaria
UKDG UK


Further international DER test facilities

DER Laboratories Country independent accreditation 17025 longtime DG experience active in standardisation committees detailed description
EIFER Germany  
NESL-ICPE Romania  
Uni Ljubljana Slovenia  
VEIKI-VNL Hungary  
VTT Finland  


This information was collected as part of an activity of the IRED project.