The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Latest Episodes
EP110 – Fish Thrive in Offshore Wind Farms
Fish do it, can birds do it? Live healthy lives among wind turbines, that is. More than five years of research on fish that live around the Block Island Offshore Wind farm, on the Atlantic coast, sho
EP109 – Equinor Invests in Offshore Wind and Community
This week our guest is Harriet Green from Equinor. She serves as Operations Manager for Empire Wind and Beacon Wind, two major offshore projects now in development off the coast of New York (USA). Gre
EP108 – $150 BILLION FOR NEW JERSEY WIND
This week, blade expert Dr. Rosemary Barnes, Dan Blewett, and Allen Hall discuss a conflict between the EU and the UK, New Jersey to reap $150 Billion in private investment, and Nordex deals with a cy
EP107 – Tornadoes Damage Turbines in Texas; Plus, Will LinkedIn Changes Hurt Wind Community?
This week, we discussed the tornado damaged turbines in Texas, the impact LinkedIn changes may be having on the industry, and what NREL says US manufacturers need to make, now, in order to meet 2030 e
EP106 – U.S. Tech Buys Massive Purchase Power Agreements; Plus, GE Turbine Falls in Lithuania
We discuss how Amazon, Google, Meta and other U.S. Tech companies continue to purchase Gigawatts of power in purchase agreements. Plus, Allen and Rosemary discuss a fallen GE turbine in Lithuania and
EP105 – Predictions: Jobs and Inflation? Plus, eMethanol Production
We discuss how the Ukraine war will affect the jobs market and whether or not inflation continues to soar. Plus, Allen and Rosemary discuss the monumental challenges posed by the Sun Cable project's e
EP104 – The War on Ukraine and Energy Stability
With Vestas freezing new activity in Russia, we discuss how the Russia-Ukraine war will impact energy stability and security. Will the renewable revolution come even faster? Will countries move to com
EP103 – Can Off-shore wind farms charge electric ships?
This week, we discussed a Maersk vision, called Stillstrom, for off-shore wind farms doubling as charging hubs for electric ships. Can it work? Plus, we dive into the record-breaking New York Bight au
EP102 – Germany’s Wind Energy Future – with Julia Wolf
This week, we sat down with Julia Wolf, a Senior Project manager for wind acquisition and a community outreach specialist for a Juwi Group, a wind project developer in Germany. Julia also has her own
EP 101 – Tom Warner, Lightning Researcher, Breaks it All Down
Tom Warner, lightning researcher, talked through the old vs new way of understanding lightning, multiple attachments to spinning wind turbines turbines, upward vs downward lightning, how tall objects