Wind turbines emit lightning flashes upwards,\ud
producing these electrical discharges at regular\ud
intervals relative to the turbine’s rotation, and\ud
can do so tens of kilometres away from an active\ud
thunderstorm area.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version
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