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The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Uptime is a renewable energy podcast focused on wind energy and energy storage technologies. Experts Allen Hall, Rosemary Barnes, Yolanda Padron, and Matthew Stead break down the latest research, tech, and policy.
Episodes
The Uptime Wind Energy PodcastHow Startups Find Problems Worth Solving, w/ Teemu Vekkeli
Teemu Vekkeli, Principal at Vekkeli Advisory, joins to discuss VC versus bootstrapping, budget cycles, and problems worth solving. Plus why trust drives sales…
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Ming Yang Eyes 33 MW Turbine, Greenvolt Delays FID
Ming Yang plans a 33 MW turbine while China pulls European tech out of its wind farms. Plus white-hat hackers reach 7.8 GW in Germany, Vårgrønn eyes a…
The Uptime Wind Energy PodcastTrump Delays Turbine Tariffs, Pentagon Approves Two Projects
Trump skips turbine tariffs, the Pentagon clears two wind farms, the DOJ targets Revolution Wind, and China pushes into Europe. The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast…
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Tightline and Avient Remove Peel Ply From Carbon Planks
This week we’re revisiting our discussion with Andrew Davis of Tightline Composites and Brad Schmidt of Avient, who discuss a resin additive that…
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Nordex Q3 Orders Jump 30%, Vestas Bets on Australia
Nordex Q3 orders jump 30% and Vestas lands about a gigawatt in Australia. Plus why turbine factories skip Australia, high project costs, and whether batteries…
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Trump Targets Revolution Wind, Nordex Q3 EBITDA Doubles
Allen covers the Trump administration’s bid to reopen Revolution Wind’s permit, a bipartisan Senate permitting deal, Nordex’s doubled third-quarter profit, and…
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How CICNDT Qualifies Inspectors for Complex Blade Scans
Jeremy Heinks, founder and CEO of CICNDT, joins to discuss the inspector shortage, Level III oversight, blade samples, drone thermal limits, and IEC updates…
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China Barred Vestas Software, Ørsted Buys Chinese Monopiles
Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen says China barred Vestas from monitoring its own turbines. Plus Ørsted takes heat for Chinese monopiles, India’s blade design gap…
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Ørsted Finishes Drone Trial, Iberdrola Exits South Korea
Allen covers Ørsted’s Hornsea 2 drone trial, the DeepWind test site, Germany’s proposed land rent cap, and Iberdrola’s Korea exit. The Uptime Wind Energy…
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How DTU’s Rain Test Facility Predicts Erosion
Rosemary visits DTU Wind & Energy Systems in Denmark, where Nicolai Frost-Jensen Johansen explains rain erosion testing, tip speed, and LEP defects. The…
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What Rosie Learned in Europe’s Wind Turbine Test Labs
Rosie returns from Denmark and shares her experiences seeing DTU blade testing, a lightning lab, and a 15 MW Vestas test turbine. The Uptime Wind Energy…
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Why Vestas Wants Chinese Wind Turbines Off Europe’s Grid
Allen covers how Denmark, where modern wind began, is pushing back on China, as Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen argues to keep Chinese turbines off Europe's grid…
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Morten Handberg Answers the Big Drone Inspection Questions
Morten Handberg answers the big questions around drone inspections, including how often to inspect, how many turbines to sample, and how much AI results should…
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Uptime’s Takeaways from Hamburg 2026
The crew discusses Hamburg takeaways, including the industry mood, bigger blade risks, and OEM announcements. The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast is brought to you…
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Nordex Invests in Türkiye, Vestas Wins First V182 Order
Allen covers Nordex's Türkiye expansion, Chinese turbine makers seeking European partners, Vestas' first V182 order, and two Pennsylvania repowers. The Uptime…
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How Active Training Team Kept 25,000 Tideway Workers Safe
Dermot Kerrigan, Director and Co-founder at Active Training Team, joins to discuss how the immersive EPIC safety center helped London's £5 billion Thames…
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GE Vernova and Vineyard Wind Settle, UK Approves Irish Sea Cables
GE Vernova and Vineyard Wind drop all claims in their $4.5 billion dispute. Plus the UK approves Irish Sea cables for Morgan and Morecambe, a GE turbine order…
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Ørsted Finishes Revolution Wind, RWE Wins German Auction
Allen covers record bank financing for clean energy, Oracle's 1.7 GW Texas wind deal, RWE's German auction win, Denmark scrapping its turbine cap, and…
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How CNC Onsite Cuts Repair Delays for US Operators
Søren Kellenberger, CEO at CNC Onsite, joins to discuss the company's new US office, uptower yaw ring repairs, and blade root insert replacement. Email…
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Ex-Ørsted Employees in Demand, CIP Orders Goldwind Turbines
CIP taps Goldwind for an Australian wind project even as Europe fights Chinese turbines. Plus, Alfanar's $100 million bet on Senvion, and where laid-off Ørsted…
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Orsted Wins Tax Fight, Vestas Breaks Onshore Height Record
Allen covers Vestas setting the tallest onshore turbine record in Germany, Skyborn's €3B Baltic wind financing close, Orsted's UK tax fight win, and the debate…
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HeliService USA Brings Paramedics to Offshore Wind
Michael Tosi and Paul Russo of HeliService USA with Dr. Kenneth Williams discuss their offshore wind air ambulance service and paramedic hoist rescues. The…
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Nordex Outsells Vestas, GE Vernova Rebuilds Wind Team
Nordex closes in on Vestas in onshore orders, GE Vernova rebuilds its wind team, Nexxis buys BladeBug, and wooden blades draw doubts. The Uptime Wind Energy…
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Siemens Gamesa Builds Hornsea Blades, NEMS Invests in Perth
Siemens Gamesa starts Hornsea 3 blade production in Hull, Germany approves an Offshore Wind Act amendment, and Nexxis buys BladeBUG. The Uptime Wind Energy…
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Motordoc Diagnoses Drivetrains From the Ground
Howard Penrose of MotorDoc joins to discuss the circulating currents killing main bearings and drivetrain checks without a climb. Reach out at…
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India Locks Down Turbine Data, Danish Wind Jobs Dip
India now requires turbine data, control centers, and R&D to sit inside its borders. Plus a study on reverse flow loads in parked blades, Envision's spare…
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Maine Approves 800 MW Wind Farm, Ming Yang Lobbies UK
Allen covers Clearway's 800 MW wind farm in Maine, the state's largest ever, along with Suzlon's $1.2 billion project in India and Masdar's growing battery…
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Morten Handberg Answers the Big RCA Questions
Blade specialist Morten Handberg on when an RCA pays off, what SCADA data can and cannot tell you, and why erosion gets written off as wear and tear. The…
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What Operators Want to Hear at WOMA 2027
Two days of operator meetings in Melbourne shape the WOMA 2027 agenda, from performance upgrades and cable faults to foundations and bolts. The Uptime Wind…
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Germany Guarantees Offshore Prices, England Wind Surge
Allen covers Germany's new offshore wind price guarantee, England's onshore wind revival, wind for Korean chip plants, and Aeris debt trouble. The Uptime Wind…
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Sunrez Products Expand in Wind O&M
Bret Tollgaard, president at Sunrez, joins to discuss faster UV blade repairs, new leading edge materials, and growing OEM approvals. Reach out to…
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Vestas Shares Jump 20%, UK Blocks Ming Yang Factory
Vestas doubles second quarter profit and adds €4.7 billion in market value overnight. Plus EnBW finishes He Dreiht after a V236 blade break, the UK blocks Ming…
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Danish Data Center Heats a Town, Vestas Breaks UK Record
A Danish data center will heat a town with its waste heat, Sumitomo buys into Celtic Sea floating wind, and Cadeler orders two more vessels. The Uptime Wind…
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AC883 Joins Muehlhan Wind Service
Lars Bendsen, founder and CEO at AC883, joins to discuss the Muehlhan Wind Service acquisition and Canada's aging turbine fleet. The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast…
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ORE Catapult Blade Survey, Siemens Gamesa Turns a Profit
ORE Catapult wants industry blade failure data, Siemens Gamesa posts its first profit since 2022, and Vattenfall sweeps Denmark's offshore auction. Fill out…
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Judge Ends Pentagon Wind Freeze, RWE Exits US Offshore
Allen covers a judge lifting the Pentagon's wind freeze, RWE's $1.22B US offshore exit, and TotalEnergies buying Shell's European renewables. Sign up now for…
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IWTG Consulting on Pitch Bearing Cracks, Loose Root Inserts
Jon Zalar, founder of IWTG Consulting, joins to discuss broken blade bolts, cracked pitch bearings, loose root inserts, and early detection. Sign up now for…
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Blade Breaks at He Dreiht, Suzlon Posts Record Quarter
A V236 blade fails during construction at He Dreiht. Plus a 53 GW US wind forecast, Suzlon's record quarter, and what turbine noise really measures. Sign up…
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Dominion Absorbs $800M in Tariffs, Nordex Profits Double
Allen covers Dominion's $800M tariff hit, Eversource's 84% profit drop, Nordex's record quarter, and a looming floating wind vessel shortage. Sign up now for…
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Pardalote Studies Australian Blade Erosion and Heat Fatigue
Rosemary Barnes, CEO and founder of Pardalote Consulting, joins to discuss their new grant-funded study of blade erosion and heat fatigue in Australia. Sign up…
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GE Vernova Q2 Wind Losses, Envision AI Turbine for Fortescue
GE Vernova posts a record quarter as gas and grid surge while wind orders drop 40%. Plus Envision grid-connects its first AI turbine for Fortescue. Visit…
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Vestas V236 Blade Fails, Japan Wires Wind to a Data Center
Allen covers the V236 blade failure at He Dreiht, Maine's first full-size floating turbine, and Japan's wind-powered data center. Sign up now for Uptime Tech…
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SkySpecs Turns Blade Data Into Smarter Repairs
Matt Sigala, Director of Asset Management at SkySpecs, joins to discuss blade inspection data, repair vendor management, and carbon fiber repairs. Sign up now…
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Omterra Rebrand, Goldwind Warns on Turbine Size
Siemens Gamesa rebrands as Omterra, Goldwind questions ever-bigger turbines, and MIT revisits the century-old Betz limit. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our…
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ECP Buys TPI Blade Factories, GE Pours Billions Into LM Wind Power
Allen covers Energy Capital Partners buying TPI's blade factories, GE Vernova's $1.7 billion rescue of LM Wind Power, offshore wind cutting oil burn during a…
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Malloy Wind and NSK on Main Bearing Failures
Cory Mittleider of Malloy Wind and Loren Walton of NSK on main bearing failures, why the industry is pulling DLC coatings, and the material changes replacing…
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Dogger Bank Wake Lawsuit, EverWind Hydrogen Farm
Rosemary previews Pardalote's new hands-on blade repair course. EverWind's Ocean Lake, Canada's largest wind project, will feed a green hydrogen and ammonia…
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Poland Powers First Offshore Wind, Vestas Expands in Japan
Allen covers Poland connecting its first offshore wind farm, Ocean Winds reaching full power in the Mediterranean, Stiesdal's floating wind cost breakthrough…
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WindQuest Advisors on Repowering and Rising O&M Costs
Dan Fesenmeyer, Managing Partner at WindQuest Advisors, joins to discuss the repowering rush and the FAA permitting stall, rising O&M costs on larger turbines…
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GE Vernova Backs LM Wind Power, KKR Buys EDF Assets
GE Vernova pumps $1 billion into LM Wind Power, and KKR buys EDF's US and Canada renewables arm. Plus CIP sweeps South Korea's offshore auction and the CME…
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Storm Damages ENGIE Wind Farm, Mexico Plans 7 GW
Allen covers a storm that damaged ENGIE's South Dakota wind farm, Sumitomo exiting two Belgian offshore farms, Envision's loss in Denmark, and Continental…
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PowerCurve Recovers India AEP, Silent Edge Cuts Noise
Nicholas Gaudern, CTO at PowerCurve, joins to discuss India AEP gains, DragonScale VGs, and Silent Edge noise reduction. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our…
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Japan Backs Floating Wind, US Grid Sidelines Clean Energy
Japan and the UK sign a $12 billion floating wind deal for 5.9 GW, Muehlhan buys Coverwind Solutions in Spain, and US grid reform stalls as MISO, PJM, and SPP…
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SunZia Switches On, Ørsted Weighs Chinese Turbines
Allen covers SunZia coming online as America's largest wind farm, Ørsted's stance on Chinese turbines, a record floating platform leaving China, Canada's first…
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Everpoint’s BladeBlok Recycles Blades for Drilling
James Timmins, VP of Engineering at Everpoint Services, joins to discuss how recycled wind turbine blades become BladeBlok, a drilling fluid additive for oil…
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Vineyard Wind Battles GE Vernova, UK Funds Blade Innovation
Fraunhofer studies uptower carbon blade repairs, Vineyard Wind's fight with GE Vernova deepens, the UK backs offshore innovation, and a 26-year Horns Rev study…
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Invenergy Drops Four Offshore Leases, Turbines Become Reefs
Allen covers Invenergy returning four offshore wind leases for $765 million, a Block Island study finding turbines became reefs, RES's Smart Pilot drone…
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3S Lift Adds a Rescue Stretcher to Climb Auto System
Giovan Scialdone, president of 3S Lift Americas, joins to discuss 30,000 Climb Auto System installs and a new lift-mounted rescue stretcher. Sign up now for…
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Court Saves Wind Safe Harbor, Norway Pauses Utsira Nord
A federal court restores the 5% safe harbor for wind tax credits, Norway's parliament pauses the 35 billion krone Utsira Nord floating wind program, and the…
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Siemens Gamesa Warns Europe, Shell Sells Offshore Wind
Allen covers Siemens Gamesa's warning that Europe is 40 GW short on offshore wind, Shell's plan to sell its offshore wind farms, Maine's multi-state bidding…