The object
Stiesdal pioneered a three-blade upwind turbine with pitch control, then advanced one-piece blade manufacture and direct-drive generators for offshore machines. These physical designs improved the scale, reliability and efficiency of modern wind turbines and are represented across the commercial onshore and offshore fleet.
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What Henrik did
Pioneered the three-blade upwind turbine, pitch control, one-piece blades and direct-drive offshore generator designs.
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Why it matters
QEPrize says each laureate pioneered a system now present in almost all modern wind turbines, onshore and offshore.
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Living-status check
QEPrize’s 7 February 2024 award release names Henrik Stiesdal as a laureate; its current podcast records the inventor discussing the technology in first person.