The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Uptime is a renewable energy podcast focused on wind energy and energy storage technologies. Experts Allen Hall, Rosemary Barnes, Joel Saxum, and Phil Totaro break down the latest research, tech, and policy.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 330
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Allete Goes Private, Vestas’ Strong Q4
This week in business news, Allete is going private in a $6.2B deal, Aeris suffers from financial struggles, and Vestas secures 6, 000 MW in new orders during Q4.
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00:06:36 |
Mon 13 Jan 2025
AC883’s Guide to LiDAR and Pitch Alignment
From the surge in lightning strikes damaging wind turbines to the game-changing potential of nacelle-based LiDAR systems, Lars Bendsen of AC883 shares insights on wind farm maintenance. Lars describ…
00:28:07 |
Fri 10 Jan 2025
Jupiter Bach: The World’s Nacelle Cover Manufacturer
Andreas Kipker, CEO of Jupiter Bach, discusses their dominance in wind turbine nacelle and spinner cover manufacturing and major U.S. expansion plans, including a new 20,000-square-foot facility in …
00:23:34 |
Thu 09 Jan 2025
LM Wind Power Blade Power Loss Tool, ZF Rotating Gearbox
On Power-Up this week, LM Wind Power's method using thermal imaging to estimate power performance, ZF's system which allows the generator to be rotated independently from the gearbox, and a patent f…
00:08:47 |
Wed 08 Jan 2025
Dominion Offshore Wind Success, RTO Mandates
Allen, Joel, and Phil discuss the growing popularity of return-to-office mandates. New York state has signed a climate change superfund act, making companies pay for pollution retroactively. And Dom…
Tue 07 Jan 2025
$4B for Rural US Energy, Brookfield Neoen Acquisition
The USDA has announced $4.37 B in funding for the Empowering Rural America program, Brookfield Asset Management has acquired a 53% stake in Neoen, and European Energy and Nova Holdings will upgrade …
00:07:37 |
Mon 06 Jan 2025
Malloy Wind Solves Gearbox Bearing Mysteries
From mysterious white etching cracks to cutting-edge material innovations, Malloy Wind's expert Cory Mittleider reveals the complex world of gearbox bearing failures that plague wind turbines. Learn…
00:28:40 |
Thu 02 Jan 2025
Vestas Anti-Oscillation Tool, Windspider Tower Builder
We discuss Vestas' anti-oscillation blade tool, which seems to have a dual purpose, Windspider's self-erecting tower method, and a terrifying way to disguise vaccinations for kids.
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00:07:15 |
Wed 01 Jan 2025
21MW Siemens Turbine Revealed, EU Wind vs. Norway’s $25B Oil Push
This week, we discuss Siemens Gamesa's MASSIVE 21 MW turbine prototype, Vestas and Siemens Gamesa layoffs in Europe, trade relations between the US and EU in 2025, and the proper out-of-office email…
00:34:06 |
Tue 31 Dec 2024
Vineyard Wind Setback, Huge Indian Renewables Investment
Connecticut and Massachusetts have backed out of their portions of the Vineyard Wind 2 offshore project, Avaada Group is investing $12B in renewables for Rajasthan by 2030, and Enersense is selling …
00:07:50 |
Mon 30 Dec 2024
Goldwind Tower Cooling, Enercon Predictive Power Output Model
This week on Power-Up, Goldwind's coil pipe system for cooling towers, an idea from Enercon for a predictive model of power output under certain weather conditions, and an interesting alarm clock pa…
00:07:17 |
Thu 26 Dec 2024
New Ørsted US Head, Mingyang Blade Collapse, Holiday Party Etiquette
In this episode, we explore Meta's shift to natural gas for AI data centers, analyze a major Mingyang offshore turbine blade failure, and discuss Shell's head of renewables moving to Ørsted'. Fill o…
00:30:47 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
CIP Canadian Wind & Hydro, Riverstone Sells Stake in Pattern
This week on News Flash, Grenergy is selling 23 percent of its Oasis de Atacama project for up to $962M, a consortium led by APG Asset Management NV and Australian Retirement Trust will acquire Rive…
00:07:22 |
Mon 23 Dec 2024
Romotioncam: Inspections in Motion
The spotlight today is on Romotioncam, a company with an inspection method that works while blades are in motion. René Harendt, CTO at Romotioncam, and Michael Stamm, a researcher from the Bundesans…
00:23:54 |
Thu 19 Dec 2024
Vestas Turbine Sway Reduction, Concrete Tower Pre-Tensioning
On Power-Up today, a pre-tensioning mechanism for concrete towers, Vestas' idea for reducing sway in towers, and the patent behind the Smooth Criminal performances.
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00:10:34 |
Wed 18 Dec 2024
GE Investor Call Debrief
This week we discuss the recent GE Vernova investor call, discussing the company's current situation, future plans, and how the US market will react. We also cover an article by TRESIOS from PES Win…
00:39:47 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
BP JERA Offshore, Ørsted Cathay Insurance Deal
On News Flash this week we cover BP and JERA joining forces to create a offshore wind partnership called JERA Nex. Also Ørsted has signed an agreement with Cathay Life Insurance to sell a 50% stake …
00:06:19 |
Mon 16 Dec 2024
SkySpecs’ Solution to the Technician Shortage
This week's spotlight explores SkySpecs' solution to the wind industry's repair vendor management crisis with executives Dan Partin and Noah Fabes. The discussion covers how SkySpecs helps wind farm…
00:31:53 |
Thu 12 Dec 2024
Ørsted Offshore Blade Install, Degradable Epoxy Resin Composite
This week on Power-Up, Ørsted's offshore blade install method, SWANCOR's degradable epoxy resin composite, and a precursor to the Google Glass!
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00:11:14 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
Vestas CFO Exit and Offshore Wind Security
We discuss a PES Wind Magazine article featuring 4cast's methodology for comprehensive wind resource assessment and site planning. Then cover Vestas CFO Hans Martin Smith's departure after 20+ years…
00:34:13 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
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