Henrik Stiesdal - On developing the modern wind turbine and offshore wind technology

Planet A - Talks on Climate Change - A podcast by Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities

In this episode of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen talks to a true pioneer within the field of wind energy, the father of the modern Danish wind turbine and the world's first offshore wind farm, Henrik Stiesdal, former Chief Technology Officer of Siemens Wind Power. Stiesdal shares his personal story, recounting how, as a young farmer boy during the 1973 oil crisis, he built his first wind turbine to harness affordable wind power for his family. He also tells the story of how the world's wind tu...