Energy Transition

Towering turbines, giant aircraft and 'staggering' losses: Recharge’s best read of 2024

Renewable energy mega-plants, spectacular blade breaks and a drone attack also caught readers’ attention this year

Mingyang's record-breaking 20MW wind turbine prototype, a start-up's plan to build the biggest-ever aircraft to fly huge turbine blades by air and concerns over the impact of wind wakes on offshore wind farms were the subject of some of Recharge's best read stories in 2024.
Mingyang's record-breaking 20MW wind turbine prototype, a start-up's plan to build the biggest-ever aircraft to fly huge turbine blades by air and concerns over the impact of wind wakes on offshore wind farms were the subject of some of Recharge's best read stories in 2024.Photo: Mingyang/Radia/Orsted
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Published 23 December 2024, 09:54Updated 2 January 2025, 09:59
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