2025.12.29
Science Magazine
Behind every major energy transition, there are always little-known moments - where industrial strength, industrial scale and human ingenuity intersect. In May this year, the internationally renowned photographer George Steinmetz walked into the Sany Renewable Energy Shaoshan Blade Manufacturing Base and recorded the key moments that happened here with his lens.

Recently, these pictures from the production line of Sany Renewable Energy's Shaoshan blade factory were published in the December 18 issue of Science, the world's most influential scientific research journal, and were included in a special report with the theme of "2025 Breakthrough of the Year".

The series of images is titled "The Green Giant", which fully illustrates the key processes of wind turbine blades from manufacturing, transportation to hoisting, and shows how large-scale renewable energy infrastructure is shaping the future energy landscape.
1. Hoisting (Photo: George Steinmetz)

2. Finished blades (Photo: George Steinmetz)

3. Transportation (Photo: George Steinmetz)

4. Manufacturing (Photo: George Steinmetz.))

As the first "lighthouse factory" in the global wind power industry, Sany Renewable Energy Shaoshan Blade Manufacturing Base integrates advanced blade design, intelligent manufacturing system and strict quality control, and can deliver up to 2,000 high-performance wind turbine blades to China and overseas markets every year.
This year, renewable energy surpassed coal power for the first time in the global power generation mix, and China has also become the core force of global renewable energy, producing about 70% of the world's wind turbines. In this historic transformation process, the complete machine manufacturers represented by Sany Renewable Energy are constantly transforming their "scale advantage" into "capability advantage", and continue to provide overall wind power solutions with higher efficiency, more stable quality and more reliable performance.
As the global energy transition continues to accelerate, Sany Renewable Energy will continue to deepen technological innovation, strengthen its core role in the clean energy value chain, and contribute to building a more resilient and sustainable global energy future.
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