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DNV operates some of the most important and progressive laboratories and test sites in the industry.
Spadeadam Research and Testing, UK
Spadeadam is a world-leading research and testing site
Bishop Auckland Research and Testing, UK
One of the world's largest high-pressure natural gas flow facilities
Technology Centre Groningen, the Netherlands
Allows equipment manufacturers and oil and gas companies to test, validate and calibrate multiphase technologies
Technology Centre Tuas, Singapore
One of the most advanced materials and structural laboratories in the APAC region, serving natural gas, offshore wind, CCS, hydrogen, and other energy industry sectors
Technology Centre Bergen, Norway
Along with key services in material technology support, these laboratories have a prominent role in developing new practices and standards
Technology Centre Oslo, Norway
The on-site availability of specialist staff at DNV's Høvik headquarters enables easy integration of testing into multidisciplinary projects
Loughborough Materials and failure analysis laboratories, UK
From point of production to point of use, our services encompass all assets, from subsea transmission to local distribution, and all materials, from metallics and polymers to modern composites
Columbus Ohio materials and failure analyisis laboratory, US
One of North America’s leading materials and corrosion testing laboratories
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