Wind pioneers awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

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The 2024 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) has been awarded to Henrik Stiesdal and Andrew Garrad for advancing the design, manufacture and deployment of high-performance wind turbines.

Globally, a record level of clean energy came online in the last year, including more than 560GW of new renewable power capacity
Globally, a record level of clean energy came online in the last year, including more than 560GW of new renewable power capacity - Anna Stakhiv/AdobeStock

This year’s QEPrize Laureates were announced today (February 6, 2024) by Lord Browne of Madingley, chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation, during a reception at the Science Museum in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal, Royal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Over the past four decades, Denmark’s Stiesdal and Britain’s Garrard have made engineering advances that have resulted in an increase in the size of individual wind turbines and the and the scale of the wind farms in which they are sited, as well as in their engineering an economic performance. 

Credited for the early technology and critical advances as the industry has evolved, the 2024 Laureates have each pioneered a system that is present in almost all modern wind turbines operating onshore and offshore. 

"I extend my heartfelt congratulations to Henrik and Andrew, who have propelled global progress towards a net-zero future and have now taken their rightful place among the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Laureates,” Lord Browne said in a statement.

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