The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast

The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast


Latest Episodes

EP100 – New CEO at Siemens Gamesa, Plus Carbon Capture Offshore?
February 16, 2022

Siemens Gamesa has a new CEO in yet another change at the top of their leadership suite - what's next for them? Can they turn things around? Plus, we discuss offshore wind in Louisiana and the hurrica

EP99 – New Bird Deterrents Plus Turbines Generating Hydrogen?
February 09, 2022

Siemens Gamesa is proposing new offshore turbines that will generate green hydrogen and pump it back via pipes to the shore. Is this a realistic, feasible solution? We also discuss bond measures for w

EP98 – Short-Selling Wind Stocks? Plus, Wind Farm Wake Research
February 02, 2022

We discuss why many Hedge Funds are shorting renewable energy stocks - is a continued downturn expected? Plus, new research on wind turbine wakes that could save millions of dollars, bird detection an

EP97 – Dr. Hui Hu, Expert on Wind Turbine Icing Physics
January 26, 2022

Dr. Hui Hu, a leading researcher on aerospace and wind turbine icing physics and aerodynamics, joined us to talk about the research his lab is churning out, and the implications it may have for the wi

EP96 – Energy Attorney Kevin Ewing Shares an Insider’s View of Offshore Wind Projects
January 19, 2022

With the U.S. making a huge push into offshore wind, how do these projects go from conception to contruction to production? Attorney Kevin Ewing from the law firm Bracewell LLP joined us to talk about

EP95 – Are Offshore VAWTs Going to Be a Reality in 2022?
January 12, 2022

Timestamps from the show are below, with a full description beyond it. 1:55 GE Blade Breakage9:35 Offshore VAWTs19:03 Ocean Floor Battery?24:49 Microplastics from Wind Turbines?31:41 Blades Made i

EP94 – Natural Fiber Composites for Wind – with Greenboats’ Friedrich Deimann and Jan Paul Schirmer
January 05, 2022

Greenboats founder and CEO Friedrich Deimann and Co-managing Director Jan Paul Schirmer joined us to talk about their natural fiber composites and how they have been used in the wind industry to incre

EP93 – 2021 Takeaways and 2022 Predictions
December 29, 2021

In the final episode of 2021, in which we saw huge growth in offshore wind, Allen and Rosemary give their big takeaways from the year along with predictions for what's to come in 2022. Will we see 20M

EP92 – Superconducting Wind Turbine Generators?
December 22, 2021

Will we ever see superconductors in wind turbines? Research is being done in the background, but it's proving a difficult problem to solve. The payoff could be huge (reducing size and weight) but the

EP91 – Is Wind Power Too Cheap?
December 15, 2021

Siemens Gamesa's CEO has explained that the price of wind power is perhaps too low, and may have a negative effect on the market moving forward. Is he right? Plus, we discuss Texas' preparations for w