Two men who made critical contributions to the development of wind power will share the £500,000 QEPrize, nicknamed the “Nobel of engineering”.
Denmark’s Henrik Stiesdal framed the early design principles for wind turbines and led the installation of the world’s first offshore wind farm.
The UK’s Andrew Garrad developed the computer models that optimise and certify turbine and farm designs.
Their innovations had changed the world, the judges said.
And they had “enabled wind energy to fulfil a crucial role in today’s electricity generation mix”.
The 2024 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering laureates were announced at a ceremony in London’s Science Museum, on Tuesday evening, in the presence of the Princess Royal.
Their recognition follows last year’s award to the pioneers of solar power.
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