Shows / The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
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 PodcastGulf Wind Scales Uptower Repairs, Sheds Storm Loads
David King from Gulf Wind Technology returns to discuss serial uptower blade repairs, passive load shedding, and data-driven testing. Sign up now for Uptime…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
US Wind Installs Fall 17%, China’s Undersea Data Centers
American Clean Power's Q1 report shows the weakest quarter since 2023, China plugs an undersea data center into offshore wind, and thermal imaging spots hidden…
The Uptime Wind Energy PodcastCourt Keeps GE on Vineyard Wind, France Plans Huge Wind Farm
Allen covers GE Vernova ordered to stay on Vineyard Wind, TotalEnergies filing for France's largest renewable project, Spain's repowering grants, and Dajin's…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Green Eagle Automates 70 GW of Renewable Assets
Alejandro Cabrera Muñoz, co-founder and CEO of Green Eagle Solutions, returns to discuss automating 70 GW of renewable assets and why operators are…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Ørsted Explores US Exit, Ming Yang Builds 20MW Turbine
Ørsted closes its European offshore sale to CIP and weighs a $1 billion exit from the US market. Plus MingYang commissions a 20 MW offshore turbine, and ZF's…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
ECP Buys TPI Blade Factories, GE Vernova Secures Blades
Allen covers how private equity firm Energy Capital Partners ended up owning wind blade factories, TPI Composites' bankruptcy, and the decades-long GE Vernova…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
EchoBolt’s BoltWave Makes Bolt Inspections Easy
Pete Andrews from EchoBolt joins to discuss ultrasonic bolt inspection, the Bolt Wave device, and blade stud defect detection. Sign up now for Uptime Tech…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
NextEra Buys Dominion, China Outpaces Vestas
NextEra's $67B all-stock Dominion deal targets data center alley. Plus China's top five each outpace Vestas, and 80% of Swedish wind producers ran at a loss…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Australia’s $17B Grid Expansion, Recycling Blades to Steel
Allen covers Suzlon hitting 2 GW in a single Indian state, Nabrawind's crane-free turbine install in Namibia, Antora's South Dakota thermal battery…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
MotorDoc Finds Bearing and Gearbox Faults in Minutes
Howard Penrose of MotorDoc joins to discuss current signature analysis, uptower circulating currents wrecking main bearings, and full drivetrain scans in…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Conference Recap, Suzlon Targets Europe
Matthew Stead recaps WindEurope Madrid and Blades Europe Edinburgh. Plus Suzlon unveils its Blue Sky platform for Europe, Muehlhan consolidates six specialist…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
NextEra Bids for Dominion, Hornsea 3 Foundation Installed
Allen covers NextEra's potential $400 billion buy of Dominion Energy, US developers racing the July tax credit deadline, Ming Yang scouting Spain for a…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Blade Repair Academy Closes the Tech Training Gap
Alfred Crabtree, founder of Blade Repair Academy, and Sheryl Weinstein of SkySpecs join to discuss standardized technician training and risk reduction in blade…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Offshore Turbine Prices Jump, Data Centers Squeeze US Grids
Rystad reports offshore turbine prices have jumped 45% since 2020, plus data centers squeeze US grids, Fortescue chases real zero by 2030, and GE Vernova…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Pentagon Stalls 30 GW US Wind, New York Defends Sunrise
Allen covers the Pentagon stalling 165 US wind projects on private land, New York stepping in to defend Sunrise Wind, New Mexico approving a 212 MW wind farm…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
CNC Onsite Cuts Repair Costs With Uptower Machining
Søren Kellenberger, CEO of CNC Onsite, joins to discuss uptower yaw gear repairs, flat tower flanges, and replacing 1,000 blade root bushings across 26…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Vineyard Wind’s $69.50 PPA, Two Offshore Lease Exits
Rosemary reports back on her visit to multiple Chinese renewable energy companies, Vineyard Wind activates a $69.50/MWh PPA with Massachusetts utilities, and…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
CIP Buys Ørsted EU Onshore Wind
Allen covers CIP's €1.44 billion buyout of Ørsted's European onshore wind, the new Perigus Energy name, and Vestas paying €506 million for its stake in the…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Technical Training Academy Expands Across Renewables
Nick Martocci, founder of Technical Training Academy in Las Vegas, joins to discuss expanding from wind technician training to other energy technologies and…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Record PPA Prices, GE Tries to Exit Vineyard
US wind PPA prices climb to $79.40/MWh as the IRA sunsets. Plus GE Vernova ordered to stay at Vineyard Wind, lessons from Spain's blackout, and data centers…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
WindEurope Demands Action, Siemens Gamesa Closes In on Break-Even
Allen covers WindEurope Madrid, the ten-point Call to Action, Vestas CEO Andersen's mission impossible warning, Siemens Gamesa's narrowing losses, and CNC…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
PowerCurve’s Innovative Vortex Generators and Serrations
Nicholas Gaudern from PowerCurve joins to discuss SilentEdge serrations with up to 5 dB noise reduction, Dragon Scale VGs for AEP recovery, and their approach…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Vineyard Wind Sues GE, Ørsted Overhauls Its Board
Vineyard Wind sues GE Renewables to block a walkout over $300M in withheld payments and defective blades. Plus Ørsted posts a $262M quarterly loss and shakes…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Ørsted Installs at Sunrise Wind, Pentagon Blocks 7.5 GW
Allen covers Ørsted's first turbine install at Sunrise Wind, Cadeler's fleet expansion, the Pentagon's 7.5 GW onshore backlog, and the UK's £154B onshore wind…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
ECO TLP Brings Concrete Foundations to Floating Wind
Nicole Johnson Murphy, CEO of ECO TLP, and Gordon Jackson join to discuss concrete floating wind foundations, production-line construction, and markets from…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
White House Misses Appeal Deadline, France Targets Chinese Magnets
The crew discusses the White House missing its offshore wind appeal deadline, France's 12 GW tender with restrictions on Chinese permanent magnets, and WOMA…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Vineyard Wind Sues GE Vernova, US Monopile Factory Bankrupt
Allen covers EEW American Offshore Structures' Chapter 11 filing, Vineyard Wind suing GE Vernova for $545 million, Europe's exit from Korea, and wind project…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Tilt Renewables’ Dr. Liz Beavis on Wind O&M in Australia
Dr. Liz Beavis, Asset Manager at Tilt Renewables, joins to discuss O&M contracts, balance of plant, and lessons from Australia's biggest and oldest wind farms…
The Uptime Wind Energy PodcastVestas Withholds Collapse Data, Nordex Iowa and Tariffs
Vestas hasn't shared SCADA data after a South Korea turbine collapse, citing an expired warranty. Plus workers at Nordex in Iowa are concerned about tariffs…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Quebec Wind Boom, Aikido’s Floating AI Platform
Allen covers Quebec's record wind project, Madawaska's financial close, Nova Scotia's first direct-to-consumer wind sales, PEI's retiring wind farm, and…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Wavepiston Brings Wave Energy to Island Communities
Michael Henriksen, CEO at Wavepiston, joins to discuss wave energy's advantages for island communities, the company's hydraulic piston system, offshore wind…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
UK Bans Ming Yang, Vestas Plans Scotland Factory
The UK bars Ming Yang on security grounds while Vestas announces a €250M nacelle factory in Scotland. Also, Nordex reaches a 199-meter hub height milestone and…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Britain Breaks Wind Record, Ørsted Exits Floating Project
Allen covers the UK's all-time wind record, the Crown Estate's new 6 GW leasing round, Port Talbot's floating wind assembly port, and Ørsted and BlueFloat's…
The Uptime Wind Energy PodcastAerones Robots Scale LEP Repairs Across the US
Dainis Kruze and Janis Putrams, co-founders of Aerones, welcome Allen to their new Denton, Texas facility to discuss robotic spray-coat LEP repairs…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Danish Renewables Push in Australia, Nearthlab Does Defense
Denmark's royal trade mission brings 54 companies to Australia's renewables market. Plus the UK opens CFD allocation round eight for up to 18 offshore wind…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
UK Unlocks 10 GW Offshore Wind, Revolution Wind Powers Up
Allen covers Britain's radar fix unlocking 10 GW of offshore wind, Revolution Wind delivering first power off Rhode Island, typhoon-proof turbines rising in…
The Uptime Wind Energy PodcastSunrez Prepreg Cuts Blade Repairs to Minutes
Bret Tollgaard from Sunrez joins to discuss UV-curing prepreg that cuts blade repair time by up to 90% and has recently received OEM approval. Sign up now for…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
UK Drops Offshore Wind Tariffs, Ming Yang in Germany
The crew discusses the UK removing tariffs on offshore wind equipment, Vineyard Wind's final blade shipment from New Bedford, and Ming Yang joining Germany's…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Vineyard Wind Finishes, Maersk Viridis Heads to New York
Allen covers a week of offshore wind milestones including the Maersk Viridis sailing toward New York, Revolution Wind's first power delivery, Vineyard Wind's…
The Uptime Wind Energy PodcastPlaswire’s Blade Recycling Breakthrough
Andrew Billingsly, CEO at Plaswire, joins to discuss how the company recycles wind turbine blades into construction materials, timber replacements, and utility…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
ACP OM&S Falls Short, Vestas CEO Threatens Denmark Exit
Allen reports live from ACP OM&S in Orlando, where the crew discusses high attendance costs, a pay-to-play model that shuts out newcomers, and how the event…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Moray West Offline, Iberdrola in Australia
Allen covers a substation failure that has left Scotland's 882 MW Moray West farm half-offline since November, GE Vernova's new Italy contract and Milan…
The Uptime Wind Energy PodcastOWGP Drives UK Offshore Wind Manufacturing Growth
Peter Giddings of the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership joins to discuss the UK's industrial growth plan for offshore wind, the five priority supply chain areas…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
TPI Sale Delayed By $100M Claims, WindEurope Calls for Unity
Allen, Rosemary, Yolanda, and Matthew discuss highlights from Blades USA including the carbon blade debate. Plus TPI Composites' bankruptcy sale hits major…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Nova Scotia’s Wind West Plan, Rivian Tries Wind
Allen covers Nova Scotia's ambitious 60 GW Wind West offshore plan and the standoff between Ottawa and developers over who invests first. Plus a scaled-back…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
BladeBUG Tackles Serial Blade Defects with Robotics
Chris Cieslak, CEO of BladeBug, joins the show to discuss how their walking robot is making ultrasonic blade inspections faster and more accessible. They cover…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
WOMA 2026 Recap Live from Melbourne
Allen, Rosemary, and Yolanda, joined by Morten Handberg from Wind Power LAB, recap WOMA 2026 live from Melbourne. The crew discusses leading edge erosion…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
TPI Blade Factory Bids, Vestas Wins Offshore Deal
Allen covers Vestas' turbine supply deal with RWE for the 1.4 GW Vanguard West offshore project in England and its bid for TPI Composites' blade factories in…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
WOMA 2026: Where Will Australian Wind Be in Five Years?
Recorded live at the Wind Operation and Maintenance Australia 2026 conference, Allen, Rosemary, Matthew, and Yolanda are joined by Thomas Schlegl for a panel…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Australia’s Wind Manufacturing Push, Ming Yang in Scotland
Allen, Rosemary, and Yolanda discuss Ming Yang's proposed $1.5 billion factory in Scotland and why the UK government is hesitating. Plus the challenges of…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Goldwind’s 20 MW Turbine, Recyclable Blade Breakthrough
Allen covers the world's first 20 MW offshore wind turbine now grid-connected in China, a European breakthrough in recyclable blade composites, Nova Scotia's…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Armour Edge Expands Manufacturing and Blade Database
Allen and Joel are joined by Will Howell from Armour Edge in Edinburgh, Scotland. They discuss how Armour Edge's semi-rigid polymer shields protect against…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Vestas Q4 Profits, EU Probes Goldwind Subsidies
Allen, Rosemary, and Yolanda, joined by Matthew Stead, discuss Vestas' Q4 earnings beating competitors but disappointing investors, and the latest on the Wind…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Vestas Sees Auctions Recover, Siemens Gamesa Spinoff Debate
Allen covers Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen's optimism on European auction reforms and bilateral CfDs, Australia's Warradarge wind farm expansion paired with major…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Morten Handberg Breaks Down Leading Edge Erosion
Morten Handberg, Uptime's blade whisperer, returns to the show to tackle leading edge erosion. He covers the fatigue physics behind rain erosion, why OEMs…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
North Sea Summit, Vineyard Wind Back to Work
Allen, Joel, and Yolanda discuss the North Sea Summit where nine European countries committed to 100 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity and the massive…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
US Offshore Wind Restarts After Court Injunctions
Allen covers four US offshore wind projects winning injunctions to resume construction, including major updates from Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Inside ATT and SSE’s Faskally Safety Leadership Centre
Allen visits the Faskally Safety Leadership Centre with Mark Patterson, Director of Safety, Health, and Environment at SSE, and Dermot Kerrigan, Director and…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
Siemens Rejects SGRE Sale, Quali Drone Thermal Imaging
Allen, Joel, and Yolanda discuss Siemens Energy's decision to keep their wind business despite pressure from hedge funds, with the CEO projecting profitability…
- The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast
North Sea Summit Commits to 100 GW Offshore Wind
Allen covers Equinor's Hywind Tampen floating wind farm achieving an impressive 51.6% capacity factor in 2025. Plus nine nations commit to 100 GW of offshore…