Are floating wind turbines--which are capable of producing electricity in deep water where winds are highest--something that we'll see more of in the near future? Right now there is only one floating wind farm in the world, locating in Scotland. Allen and Dan discuss the implications of deep water floating turbines and what's keeping them from mainstream use. Allen also breaks down new research on carbon fiber spar and what it means for wind turbine blade construction.

Full Transcript from Uptime Podcast EP14 - Floating Wind Turbines, Carbon Fiber Spar and Wind Turbine Tech

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Allen Hall: Welcome back I'm Allen hall.

Dan: This is the uptime podcast where we talk about wind energy engineering, lightning protection, and ways to keep your wind turbines running.

Alan, how you doing back for another episode of uptime?

Allen Hall: Yeah, busy week, Dan, a lot, a lot of crazy things going on in the world and to, you know, we're just one small part of it. How are things down in D C it sounds like you've had some excitement down your way.

Dan: Yeah. Um, once of the [00:01:00] protests briefly last weekend, it seems like it's calming down a lot here, which is, which is good, but it seems like a lot of the, you know, there's a lot of valid reasons people are pushing for change.

So it's good that people. Peaceful. He got to get their word out and had their voices heard. And it seems like a lot of things are gonna change for the better, which is really positive. So, so yeah.

Allen Hall: Good. Uh, are, are you getting more into summertime down there now? And it's it's it's

Dan: June, it's full blown summer.

Yeah. It's like 80, 80 to 90 degrees every day, this past week. So. Yeah, it's taken a, a quick turn. There were, there really was no spring. I mean, I guess there was, but it was like sixties and seventies. And then now it's like quickly 90 in human. So pretty quick. And

Allen Hall: people are starting to go outside a little bit more, even with the crone of ours.

Um, Still kicking around. Are they masking up still or is it kind of just get outside and wander

Dan: around? Uh, so at the protests, almost everyone was in a mask. I mean, [00:02:00] the overwhelming majority were, were wearing masters cause people were, they knew they were going to be in close quarters. But outside of that, most people I'd say it's 60, 40, don't wear a mask when they're outside.

I don't wear a mask when it's out, when I'm outside. I think that's. I think it's a little silly. Um, it just depends on proximity, but there's some people that still jog in their masks. There's some people that still still sees couples walking with both masks on. Um, so it's just, you know, it seems to be a personal preference, but there's definitely a lower prevalence of masks

Allen Hall: for sharing store starting open.

Cause we're starting open stores up here, which is really the big thing for everybody.

Dan: So we're on phase one. I think phase two is probably coming up soon. Phase one was just. Uh, restaurants reopened for patio seating. So like I could go to I'm yet to go to a restaura...