In this episode, Allen and Dan discuss wind turbine winglets: do they work to increase efficiency? And, wind turbine blade extensions are give the same scrutiny: is it a financially smart move to install these extensions?

In episode 10, Allen and Dan discuss new nickel cobalt wind turbine leading edge protection tiles that can be retrofitted onto blades to enhance their leading edge durability. Leading edge erosion of wind turbine blades is a huge,

Wood wind turbine towers: are they here to stay? Will they catch fire if struck by lightning? Is it worth it over steel? We also discuss battery technology, leading edge erosion and what causes it, and more.

In episode 8 of Uptime, we discussed some local U.S. news - the Trump administration is considering extending deadlines for construction to keep wind energy projects eligible for tax incentives. We discussed the 634m tall Tokyo Skytree and how it chang...

In episode seven of the Uptime podcast, Dan and Allen discuss digital twins, the idea that data analysis can be visualized as an actual twin of the wind turbine in question. Vestas announces huge jobs cut and a wind turbine goes down in Kansas.

In this episode, we tackled positive vs negative lightning and the difference in destruction caused by each. We also talked about new research into scale testing of wind turbine blades, and the implications for properly lightning testing blades reachin...

Static electricity can be a big problem for wind turbines. As the blades spin in adverse conditions like snow, static charge builds up quickly. Companies like Applied Philosophy have created systems to discharge this energy,

In episode four, we evaluate the effects of COVID-19 on wind turbine site completions, how we detect lightning strikes, and how companies like SkySpecs (https://skyspecs.com/) are changing the way we handle inspection data.

In episode three, we talk about scale problems with wind turbines getting so large, including the 12 MW Haliade X wind turbine by GE. Wind turbine blade size grows year over year, and with it comes a host of potential transportation issues,

In episode two, we discuss wind turbine transport logistics and turbine blade graveyards - what happens to those huge blades when they're taken out of service - where do they go? Allen Hall also dives into some of the research on new lightning protecti...