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
- 331
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Why Are Australian Wind Farms Losing Money?
In this episode, Allen, Joel, Phil and Rosemary analyze why 38% of Australian wind farms are struggling with profitability despite stable PPAs. They explore how solar saturation, coal plant inflexib…
00:48:54 |
Tue 05 Nov 2024
Avangrid Sells Kitty Hawk North, Saudi Arabia Localizes Towers
This week on Uptime News Flash, Avangrid sells the Kitty Hawk North lease area to Dominion Energy. In Saudia Arabia, the government signed two major localization agreements for wind energy steel tow…
00:08:33 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
Stopping the Data Chaos: The Million-Dollar Challenge SkySpecs is Solving
In this episode, Allen and Joel speak with Tom Brady, CTO of SkySpecs, to discuss the challenges and solutions in managing multiple data sources in wind farm operations. Brady explores how SkySpecs …
00:26:18 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Offshore Repair Platform, Adjustable Rotor Shaft, Glowing Tires
This week we discuss Flender's adjustable rotor shaft assembly, designed to mitigate gear misalignment issues. Then Dolfines' innovative solution for onsite repairs of floating wind platforms using …
00:10:58 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Wind Energy O&M Australia, Nacelle Homes, GE Vernova Update
In this episode, the hosts discuss GE Vernova's financial results and blade issues, and announce the Wind Energy O&M Australia Conference. They also touch on innovative wind turbine recycling projec…
00:47:32 |
Tue 29 Oct 2024
Ocean Winds & Electrobras Offshore Brazil, Venterra Acquires Oceanscan
In this episode, we discuss Ocean Winds and Electrobras' new partnership to develop offshore wind projects in Brazil, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' strategic alliance with Stiesdal Offshore, a…
00:07:05 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
C1 Connections: The Innovative Wind Turbine Foundation Interface
In this Uptime Spotlight, Joel Saxum discusses the C1 Wedge Connection with Managing Director of C1 Connections, Jasper Winkes. They explore how this innovative wind turbine foundation interface add…
00:19:32 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Drone Delivered LEP Robot, Vibration and Acoustic Sensor System
This week on Power-Up, Allen and Phil discuss Bachmann's turbine monitoring system that combines vibration and acoustic sensing, Blade Robot's innovative drone delivered LEP robot, and a vest that a…
00:08:25 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
China’s Wind Turbine Price War and Global Market Impacts
This episode Allen and Phil examine China's move to end its domestic wind turbine price war and its global market implications. They discuss Germany's countermeasures and the complexities of interna…
00:41:50 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Xcel Adds 4.2 GW to Midwest, €8 Billion EU Wind Push
In this week's News Flash, Allen and Phil discuss Xcel Energy adding 4.2 GW of clean energy to the US Midwest, The European Investment Bank's partnership with Intesa Sanpaolo to unlock up to €8 Bill…
00:06:46 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Eleven-I: Predicting Wind Blade Failures with Precision
This episode Allen and Joel speak with Bill Slatter, CEO of Eleven-I, about their innovative blade monitoring technology. Eleven-I's sensors provide real-time data to detect and prevent blade damage…
00:23:03 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Power-Up: Fillable Blades, Up-Tower Gearbox Repair
This week on Uptime Power-Up, an idea from Takkion for re-boring the gearbox and adding an insert without needing cranes and a method from Alliance for Sustainable Energy for a fillable wind turbine…
00:11:33 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
BlackRock Increases Shares in Vestas, EQT Acquires OX2
Renew Holdings purchases Full Circle for £50M, following the UK decision lift restrictions on offshore wind. BlackRock's holding of voting rights and share in Vestas has increased to 7.59%. And EQT …
00:09:31 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Equinor Acquires Stake in Ørsted, CBAM Tax Effects
This episode explores the recent acquisition of a stake in Ørsted by Equinor, discussing its implications for the renewable energy sector. We delve into the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism a…
00:49:13 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
BaxEnergy’s Software Solutions: Unifying Renewable Assets
We talk to CEO Simone Massaro about how BaxEnergy is revolutionizing renewable energy management. Their groundbreaking software solutions that are making clean energy more efficient and accessible. …
00:21:16 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Power-Up: Blade Lift Cushion, Yaw Break Sleeve
This week, Siemens Gamesa's idea which protects delicate items on the blade while doing lifts, Integrated Power Services' replaceable yaw break sleeve, and a new way to keep ants away from your picn…
00:10:42 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
What’s the Future of Offshore Wind in the US?
This week we go on a deep dive on offshore wind in the US--what's the status of projects that have been approved? Why do approvals for new sites seem to be slowing down? Is there enough manufacturin…
00:35:53 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Macquarie Acquires Ziton, Octopus Energy Enters US Market
This week on News Flash, the hosts discuss Macquarie Asset Management's acquisition of Ziton, a Denmark based provider of operations and maintenance services to the offshore industry. Also, Octopus …
00:10:03 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
IWTG Consulting Insights: Blades, Bearings, and Big Data
Allen and Joel sit down with Jonathan Zalar, Managing Partner at Independent Wind Turbine Generator Consulting (IWTG). With over a decade of experience at GE Renewable Energy, Jonathan shares inval…
00:27:13 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
Power-Up: Siemens Gamesa LEP, Vestas Vibration Monitoring
This week on Uptime Power-Up, we discuss Siemens Gamesa's unique leading edge protection solution which uses a shock absorbing cavity for added cushion. Then Vestas' Utopus Insights patent that uses…
00:08:41 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
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