"The industry accepted its new leading global expo right away," Bernd Aufderheide, president and chief executive of Hamburg Messe, says.

"It was evident that Hamburg has gained the recognition of the companies and the trade visitors as the ideal location for the leading wind industry fair."

Recharge was official media partner for WindEnergy Hamburg and produced show dailies that included stories on the newest technological developments in the wind industry, as well as exclusive interviews with company heads on each of the four days of the fair.