ARESCA announces intent to publish national adoptions of marine energy and wind energy industry standards
Posted on 5 Mar, 2025 By Secretary in Category General

The American Renewable Energy Standards and Certification Association (ARESCA) is notifying all directly and materially affected parties wishing to receive more information or to submit comments regarding the adoption of the following IEC TC 114 and TC 88 standards as American National Standards (ANS):
1) ARESCA 62600-100-202x, Marine energy – Wave, tidal and other water current converters – Part 100: Electricity producing wave energy converters – Power performance assessment (identical national adoption of IEC TS 62600-100:2024)
2) ARESCA 62600-101-202x, Marine energy – Wave, tidal and other water current converters – Part 101: Wave energy resource assessment and characterization (identical national adoption of IEC TS 62600-101:2024)
3) ARESCA 62600-103-202x, Marine energy – Wave, tidal and other water current converters – Part 103: Guidelines for the early stage development of wave energy converters – Best practices and recommended procedures for the testing of pre-prototype devices (identical national adoption of IEC TS 62600-103:2024)
4) ARESCA 62600-200-202x, Marine energy – Wave, tidal and other water current converters – Part 200: Electricity producing tidal energy converters – Power performance assessment (identical national adoption of IEC TS 62600-200:2025)
5) ARESCA 62600-201-202x, Marine energy – Wave, tidal and other water current converters – Part 201: Tidal energy resource assessment and characterization (identical national adoption of IEC TS 62600-201:2025)
6) ARESCA 61400-16-202x, Wind energy generation systems – Part 16: Standard file format for sharing power curve information (identical national adoption of IEC 61400-16:2027)
7) ARESCA 61400-32-202x, Amendment 1 – Wind energy generation systems – Part 32: Operations and maintenance of blades (identical national adoption of IEC 61400-36:2026)
8) ARESCA 61400-40-202x, Wind energy generation systems – Part 40: Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) – Requirements and test methods (identical national adoption of IEC 61400-40:2025)
If you wish to receive more information or to submit comments, please express your interest by April 6, 2025, to George Kelly, the ARESCA Secretary via email (secretary@aresca.us).