The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast

The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast


Latest Episodes

Volcanos, UXO, GE Next Gen with TPI, Splash of Cash for PolyTech
January 18, 2023

Betweenvolcanos, unexploded ordnance, and a flash of cash, we can say that the new year has really started with a bang. But seriously, folks - extreme weather may be getting more extreme.When theHu

Vestas Success, Equinor RWE Hydrogen, Purdue HydroDrive, AIRTub, Eolink 5MW Offshore Demo
January 11, 2023

If Vestas' HUGE 4th Quarter portendsgood news for OEMs- wind is a seller's market right now- what does it mean for smaller manufacturers, third-parties and consumers? Allen, Joel and Rosemary look

Bonus: BladeBug and DroneBase – the future of automated wind turbine inspections
January 09, 2023

Uptime sits down with Chris Cieslak of BladeBug to discuss the latest additions to their revolutionary crawling robot platform. Then, Greg Lorenz of DroneBase lays out the latest in world-wide wind t

Robot Torquing, Japan Offshore Wind, GustoMSC Blade Installations, Submarines vs. Turbines, Guest Henrik Stamer of Naver Energy
January 04, 2023

Joel and Allen discussJapan'sfirst commercial scale offshore operation.The 33bottom-fixed Vestas V117-4.2 MW wind turbines,designed topower 150,000 homes, arelocatedin an area of heavy lightnin

WindSpider Crane, Wind Turbine Leasing, Small Turbines, Repowering, Wind Energy on Mars
December 28, 2022

Should OEMs lease equipment? Philip Totaro says the better question is, when will they? The idea may be more attractive to OEMs than it first appears. Crane safety is always important, and new concept

Fusion Power, Blade Plant Reopens, Vestas Orders, BladeRobots
December 21, 2022

Long-anticipated improvements inFusion energymay or may not be the holy grail, but what's the significance? and when will we really know? While fusion is interesting to watch in the long term,servi

California Offshore, Wakes and Whales, Drilling to the Center of the Earth, Thunder Snow Apocalypse, Intelstor’s Philip Totaro
December 14, 2022

Allen and Rosemary discuss the California offshore auction that finished below expectations, and discuss the latest news from researchers on whale habitats. MIT engineers pursue microwave drilling to

Wind Blade Manufacturing Offload, 100% Renewable Grids, UK Onshore Battery, Fun times in France
December 07, 2022

Vestas and TPI agree to blade manufacturing contracts. Will OEM's subcontract manufacturing of blades to lower risk and costs? Australia is planning for 100% renewable grids. What hurdles remain an

Wooden Turbine Blades, Too Much Solar in Australia, Insurance Drives Turbine Repair Market
November 30, 2022

Siemens' offshore wind CEO says failures to understand cost increases and to compensate for supply chain weaknesses threatenworldwide wind energy goals.Meanwhile, policies like the UK'staxingwind

Dominion Offshore, Siemens Takeover, Gravity Foundations, ArcVera Wakes, AeroLightning with Nicholas Gaudern
November 23, 2022

Rosemary and Allen review the latest news from Dominion Energy's offshore negotiations with Virginia and the Siemens acquisition of SGRE. Low-cost offshore gravity foundations are installed France wi