Uptime Podcast – Weather Guard Lightning Tech
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
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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…
AC883’s Guide to LiDAR and Pitch Alignment
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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, Lar…
Jupiter Bach: The World’s Nacelle Cover Manufacturer
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Jupiter Bach: The World’s Nacelle Cover Manufacturer
Andreas Kipker, CEO of Jupiter Bach, discusses their dominance in wind turbine nacelle and spinner cover manufactur…
LM Wind Power Blade Power Loss Tool, ZF Rotating Gearbox
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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 …
Dominion Offshore Wind Success, RTO Mandates
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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 chan…
$4B for Rural US Energy, Brookfield Neoen Acquisition
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$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 ha…
Malloy Wind Solves Gearbox Bearing Mysteries
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Malloy Wind Solves Gearbox Bearing Mysteries
From mysterious white etching cracks to cutting-edge material innovations, Malloy Wind‘s expert Cory Mittleider reveals the…
Vestas Anti-Oscillation Tool, Windspider Tower Builder
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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 to…
21MW Siemens Turbine Revealed, EU Wind vs. Norway’s $25B Oil Push
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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 layo…
Vineyard Wind Setback, Huge Indian Renewables Investment
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Vineyard Wind Setback, Huge Indian Renewables Investment
Connecticut and Massachusetts have backed out of their portions of the Vineyard Wind 2 offshore project, Avaada…
Goldwind Tower Cooling, Enercon Predictive Power Output Model
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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 predicti…
New Ørsted US Head, Mingyang Blade Collapse, Holiday Party Etiquette
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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 Mingya…
CIP Canadian Wind & Hydro, Riverstone Sells Stake in Pattern
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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 …
Romotioncam: Inspections in Motion
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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 a…
Vestas Turbine Sway Reduction, Concrete Tower Pre-Tensioning
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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…
GE Investor Call Debrief
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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 …
BP JERA Offshore, Ørsted Cathay Insurance Deal
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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 Ø…
SkySpecs’ Solution to the Technician Shortage
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SkySpecs’ Solution to the Technician Shortage
This week’s spotlight explores SkySpecs’ solution to the wind industry’s repair vendor management crisis with executives D…
Ørsted Offshore Blade Install, Degradable Epoxy Resin Composite
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Ørsted Offshore Blade Install, Degradable Epoxy Resin Composite
This week on Power-Up, Ørsted’s offshore blade install method, SWANCOR’s degradable epoxy resin composit…
Vestas CFO Exit and Offshore Wind Security
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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 plan…