''Recharge'' is a business news website and quarterly magazine covering the global
renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...
industry, particularly
wind
Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few hou ...
and
solar power
Solar power is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Photovoltaic cells convert light into an electric current using the photovoltaic e ...
. It is owned by Norway's
NHST Media Group
NHST Media Group AS (previously Norges Handels og Sjøfartstidende AS) is a Norwegian media conglomerate that publishes a number of newspapers and online tools. The company dates back to 1889 when it started the predecessor of ''Dagens Næringsliv ...
, but headquartered in
London
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, with full-time editorial staff in the US, UK, Brazil, Germany and China.
Overview
''Recharge'' was first established in January 2009 as a weekly newspaper, before becoming a monthly glossy magazine in January 2013.
''Recharge'' has been described as "one of the most authoritative publications in the renewable energy sector", and as "a role model for the future of trade journalism" by German industrial giant
Siemens
Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad.
The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...
.
Its breaking stories have been picked up by major international news organizations, including the
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The Washington Post
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'' and Denmark's ''
Dagbladet Børsen
''Børsen'' (full name: ''Dagbladet Børsen'') is a Danish newspaper specialising in business news published in Denmark.
History and profile
''Børsen'' was founded in 1896 by merchant and editor Theodor Hans Carsten Green. In 1899, it was chang ...
''.
It also produces Daily newspapers at industry trade events including the
European Wind Energy Association
WindEurope is an association promoting the use of wind power in Europe. Based in Brussels it has over 600 members, which are active in over 50 countries, including manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, component suppli ...
's (now WindEurope's) annual conference and exhibition and biannual offshore iteration, as well as for the American Wind Energy Association's annua
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Thought Leaders Summit
''Recharges "Thought Leaders Summit" is an annual invitation-only forum for senior international renewable-energy executives that was held for the first in
Holmenkollen
Holmenkollen () is a mountain and a neighbourhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. It goes up to above sea level and is well-known for its international skiing competitions.
Overview
In addition to being a residential area, the are ...
(Norway) on 9 January 2014.
The inaugural meeting was attended by 50 senior professionals from the global renewable-energy industry, including high-level executives from
Siemens
Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad.
The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...
,
Vestas
Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines that was founded in 1945. The company operates manufacturing plants in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Taiwan, India, Italy, Romania, the Uni ...
,
Statoil
Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil and StatoilHydro) is a Norwegian state owned enterprise, state-owned multinational energy company headquartered in Stavanger. It is primarily a petroleum company, petroleum company, operating in 36 countries with ad ...
and
E.ON. The keynote speech was delivered by Scotland's energy minister,
Fergus Ewing
Fergus Stewart Ewing (born 23 September 1957) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who served as the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy from 2016 to 2021, having previously held two junior ministerial posts. He ...
and the event was officially opened by
Henrik O. Madsen Henrik Overgaard Madsen (born 27 July 1953) is a businessperson, engineer, Member of the Board of Aker Solutions and was chief executive officer of DNV GL between 2006 and 2015.
Madsen is educated with a PhD in civil and structural engineering fr ...
.
The colloquium, which operates under the
Chatham House rule
Under the Chatham House Rule, anyone who comes to a meeting is free to use information from the discussion, but is not allowed to reveal who made any particular comment. It is designed to increase openness of discussion. The rule is a system for h ...
,
was most recently held in Hamburg, Germany, on 25 September 2018 ahead of the Global Wind Summit, supported by WindEurope and Hamburg Messe and sponsored by MHI Vestas, GE and Lloyds Register.
Awards
In 2010, ''Recharge'' was awarded the Advocate of the Year award by the UK's
Renewable Energy Association
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology, previously known as Renewable Energy Association (REA), is a renewable energy and clean technology trade association in the UK encompassing all of renewables industry in the United K ...
, the first time the prize had been given to a publication.
References
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Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Business magazines published in the United Kingdom
Energy magazines
Environmental magazines
Magazines established in 2009
Magazines published in London
Online magazines published in the United Kingdom
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