''Recharge'' is a business news website covering the global

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industry, particularly the

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power industry. It is owned by Norway's DN Media Group, but headquartered in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

, with editorial staff in the US, UK, Germany and Norway.

Overview

''Recharge'' was first established in January 2009 as a weekly newspaper, before becoming a monthly glossy magazine in January 2013. It has been fully digital since 2023. ''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 technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the positi ...

. Its breaking stories have been picked up by major international news organizations, including the

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, ''

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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 chan ...

''. It also produces daily newspapers at industry trade events including the

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'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" was an annual invitation-only forum for senior international renewable-energy executives that was held for the first time 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. Etymology The name is a compound of the farm name and the ...

(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

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 Un ...

Statoil Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil and StatoilHydro) is a Norwegian multinational energy company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway. It is primarily a petroleum company operating in 36 countries with additional investments in renewable energy. In th ...

and

E.ON E.ON SE is a European multinational electric utility company based in Essen, Germany. It operates as one of the world's largest investor-owned electric utility service providers. The name originates from the Latin word '' aeon'', derived from ...

. 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 and Tourism from 2016 to 2021, having previously held two junior ministerial ...

and the event was officially opened by Henrik O. Madsen. 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 ...

, 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 first time the prize had been given to a publication.

References

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