In 2022, Vestas installed its V236-15.0 turbine at the Osterild test center in Denmark – at that time the world’s largest wind turbine. MingYang Smart Energy got us to 16 MW in September, and as of this week we’re up to 18 MW, courtesy of Dongfang Electric Corporation, bringing one online at the Shantou City test base. So by the simple metric of turbine size, the West led on turbine technology through 2022, after which China is ahead – though it may be more about the available profit margin and ability to invest in new production lines, considering the weak position of the Western majors – GE had a 17 MW to 18 MW plan, but shelved it. Looking beyond…