Uptime Podcast – Weather Guard Lightning Tech

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US Wind Unionization, Blade Weather Damage Insights

This week, we cover the unionization of Vestas technicians in Michigan, and research revealing significant blade dam…

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CIP Offshore in Taiwan, RWE Buys GE Vernova for Texas

CIP achieves financial closure for an offshore wind project in Taiwan and the UK may shift towards a domestic offs…

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IntoMachines: Smarter Turbine Bolt Tensioning

Martin Kristelijn, the co-founder of IntoMachines, discusses innovative tools designed to make bolt tensioning faster, saf…

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Innergex Acquisition, LM Wind Power Builds Enercon Blades

We discuss the recent acquisition of Innergex by CDPQ for $3.6 billion, highlighting its implications on the w…

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Pacifico in Vietnam, Offshore Leading Edge Spray

This week Allen highlights Pacifico Energy’s efforts in developing offshore wind power in Vietnam, including meetings w…

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PEAK Wind Insights with Lene Hellstern

Lene Hellstern, director of engineering at PEAK Wind, discusses the critical importance of thorough technical, commercial, and fi…

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How OEMs Solve Problems, ACP OMS Recap

Allen and Joel discuss their experience at the ACP OMS event in Nashville, Tennessee. Ameren’s High Prairie Wind Farm shuts down …

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New 2.4 GW in Australia, Offshore in Brazil

Australia has approved three major wind farms, adding 2.4 gigawatts of clean energy capacity. Brazil’s president has authori…

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NSK Super-TF Strengthens Main Bearings

Loren Walton from NSK discusses the challenges of main shaft bearing failures in wind turbines and NSK’s Super-TF bearing technol…

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Hitachi Energy Leads the Energy Transition

Laura Fleming and Alfredo Parres from Hitachi Energy dive into the critical challenges of integrating renewable energy, parti…

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How Low Cost CMS Stops Catastrophic Damage

We discuss how using continuous monitoring systems (CMS) can prevent catastrophic blade damage from transportation and lightn…

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Nordex Optimistic in US, National Grid Sells US Renewable Portfolio

This week on News Flash, Nordex’s determined stance on US growth, the Cenos Floating Wind Farm proje…

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The Global Blade Group Builds Industry Blade Knowledge

Allen and Joel speak with Birgit Junker, co-founder of the Global Blade Group, a forum created to share knowledge…

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SkySpecs Predicts Component Remaining Useful Life

Allen and Joel speak with Allan Larson, VP of CMS Products at SkySpecs, about their remaining useful life estimates fo…

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GE Vernova Closes Brazil Factory, Decommissioning Bonds for Wind Farms

GE Vernova closes a Brazilian blade factory as installations drop 30%, while Australia faces issu…

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Xcel Energy Retires Coal, €16B for EU Wind Projects

On News Flash this week, substantial investment for renewables across Europe by the European Investment Bank, Octopu…

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Wind Tech Training Excellence at Deutsche Windtechnik

Momme Feddersen and Russ Leach from Deutsche Windtechnik discuss their innovative training programs for wind turbi…

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Wind Energy O&M Australia’s Success in Melbourne

For the first time ever, all the Uptime hosts are in the same place! They discuss the fantastic outcome of the Wind Ene…

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8-Tree waveCHECK Makes Blade Wrinkle Detection Simple

In this Uptime Spotlight, Erik Klaas and Johannes Leib from 8-Tree discuss their waveCHECK system, which detects …

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Siemens Gamesa De-Icing, Vestas Permanent Tower Crane

We discuss Siemens Gamesa’s advanced blade de-icing system, their blade root repair fix, and a tower designed by V…