The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast

The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast


Latest Episodes

EP41 – Michael Johansen from Anemo Analytics: Optimizing Wind Turbines Doesn’t Have to Be Difficult
December 28, 2020

Michael Johansen of Anemo Analytics joined us to talk about his company's work analyzing and optimizing wind turbine power curves. He shared insight into how data analytics can be used to drastically shorten the time and manpower needed to make major i...

EP40 – The New GE Cypress 6MW Wind Turbine; Orsted Partners with SGRE on Onshore, 3D Printed Blade Prototypes
December 22, 2020

What kind of technology is behind the new GE Cypress 6MW wind turbine? How will Orsted's new onshore partnership with Siemens Gamesa pan out? Allen and Dan also discuss the potential of 3D printing for blade prototypes and new technologies,

EP39 – Veolia Wind Turbine Blade Recycling, Timken, Amazon and 10-Year Predictions
December 14, 2020

Veolia has partnered with GE on wind turbine blade recycling, which hopefully means big things for the environment. Amazon committed to buy 250MW of renewable wind power from Orsted, Wood Mackenzie predicts market share 10 years from now on the big thr...

EP38 – Bjorn Hedges, ESIG Chair & Wind Farm Plant Manager, on Site Safety, Wind Power Jobs & More
December 07, 2020

Bjorn Hedges, Chair of ESIG’s Wind, Solar, and Energy Storage Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Users Group, joined us to share his vast experience as Plant Manager of two wind sites in Washington - Harvest Wind Project and White Creek Wind I.

EP37 – Paul Gipe, Author of Wind Energy for the Rest of Us
November 30, 2020

Paul Gipe, a career green energy advocate and prominent author on wind power, joined us on the podcast to talk about electric vehicles, wind power policy, changes in technology and policy he's seen over the year, vertical axis wind turbine design,

EP36 – Wind Energy Content & Marketing: A Glimpse into What We Do and Why We Do It
November 24, 2020

In this special episode, we went into depth on our views of content, marketing and branding in the wind energy sector. As one of the most active online educators in wind, we wanted to share a glimpse of why we do what we do and what we've learned in bu...

EP35 – BladeBug Robotic Tech, Wind Turbine Blade Cleaning & Floating Wind Turbine Aquaculture Labs?
November 17, 2020

In this episode of the uptime wind energy podcast, we discuss robotic technology by Bladebug, drone blade cleaning by Aerones, floating wind aquaculture and more. Can we really build a fishery or lab on a floating wind turbine? Maybe...

EP34 – Long Duration Energy Storage, East Coast States Form Wind Energy Partnership, Winglets & More
November 10, 2020

In this episode we chat about long duration energy storage - what does the future hold for these types of batteries and power delivery systems? A small floating wind turbine capsized after being hit by a big wave - is this a setback for floating wind?

EP33 – Vestas Buys Out MHI; Stripe Climate; New Wind Turbine Bird Deaths Study & Vibration Sensor Tech
November 02, 2020

Wind turbine bird deaths are--apparently--infinitesimally small, according to a new multi-year Danish study. Vestas bought out MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) from their offshore wind partnership--what will this mean for Vestas as they forge ahead,

EP32 – Vestas Blade Issues Continue; Humidity Causes Electrical Problems; Lidar Wind Turbine Speed Measurements
October 27, 2020

A Vestas V150 blade broke and fell to the ground in Iowa, resulting in 46 turbines being stopped for a root cause analysis. Humidity within a wind turbine can cause significant electrical issues; we discuss solutions for keeping turbines dry,