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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 PodcastCanREA Operators Summit Tackles Aging Fleets
Allen and Joel are joined by Mathieu Cōté from CanREA to preview the upcoming Operators Summit in Toronto. With many Canadian wind projects reaching 17-20…
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UK Awards 8.4 GW Offshore, US Allows Offshore Construction
Allen, Joel, Rosemary, and Yolanda cover major offshore wind developments on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, Ørsted's Revolution Wind won a court…
The Uptime Wind Energy PodcastEmpire Wind Resumes, Ørsted Eyes Chinese Turbines
Allen covers court victories allowing Empire Wind and Revolution Wind construction to resume, while Vineyard Wind joins the legal fight. In the UK, EnBW walks…
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EchoBolt’s BoltWave Simplifies Turbine Bolt Inspections
Allen and Joel are joined by Pete Andrews, Managing Director at EchoBolt. They discuss the company's new BoltWave inspection device, the shift from routine…
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US Offshore Wind Halts, Japan Launches First Floating Farm
Allen, Joel, Rosemary, and Yolanda discuss the ongoing federal halt on US offshore wind projects and mounting lawsuits from Equinor, Ørsted, and Dominion…
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Ørsted Loses €1.5M Daily, Equinor Sets Empire Wind Deadline
Allen covers the deepening US offshore wind crisis as Ørsted reports losing €1.5 million daily on American projects and Equinor sets a January 16 deadline to…
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Inside Wind Turbine Insurance with Nathan Davies
Allen and Joel are joined by Nathan Davies from Lloyd Warwick to discuss the world of wind energy insurance. Topics include market cycles, the risks of…
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TPI Composites Bankruptcy, Vestas Buys Mexico Factories
Allen, Joel, and Yolanda examine TPI Composites' Chapter 11 proceedings, including the Oaktree Capital secured debt controversy and Vestas' acquisition of two…
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Trump Suspends Offshore Wind Leases, Airloom Turbines
Allen covers the Trump administration's suspension of five East Coast offshore wind leases on national security grounds, and the wave of lawsuits from…
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CICNDT Brings Advanced Blade Inspections to Wind Energy
Allen and Joel are joined by Jeremy Heinks of CICNDT to discuss the critical need for pre-installation blade inspections, especially as safe-harbored blades…
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Trump Halts Offshore Wind Projects, DJI Drone Ban Hits Industry
Allen, Joel, and Rosemary break down the Trump administration's sudden halt of five major offshore wind projects, including Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind and…
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Wind Energy 2025 Year in Review, Coal Surpassed
Allen delivers the 2025 state of the wind industry. For the first time, wind and solar produced more electricity than coal worldwide. The US added 36% more…
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Vestas Buys TPI Assets, GE Supply Chain in Doubt
Allen, Joel, Rosemary, and Yolanda break down the TPI Composites bankruptcy fallout. Vestas is acquiring TPI's Mexico and India operations while a UAE company…
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Empire Offshore Progress, New RWE Offshore Farm Approved
Allen covers forecasts for 46 GW of new US wind capacity by 2029, driven by data centers and reshoring. Plus Equinor's Empire Wind project stays on track for…
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Wind Industry Lifting Innovation with Gregory Kocsis
Allen and Joel are joined by Gregory Kocsis, lifting technology expert, to discuss the gap between European and US crane operations. They cover multi-brand…
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Ørsted Sells EU Onshore, UK Wind Manufacturing Push
Allen, Joel, and Yolanda recap the UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spotlight in Edinburgh and Great British Energy's £1 billion manufacturing push. Plus Ørsted's…
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Judge Ends US Wind Moratorium, GB Energy Invests £1 Billion
Allen covers a federal judge striking down the US wind energy moratorium, calling it arbitrary and capricious. Plus Maryland opens offshore wind bids for 8.5…
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Morten Handberg Decodes Blade Damage Categories
Morten Handberg, Principal Consultant at Wind Power LAB, returns to discuss blade damage categorization. From transverse cracks and leading edge erosion to…
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German Bird Study Finds 99% Avoid Turbines, SunZia Progress
Allen, Joel, Rosemary, and Yolanda discuss a German study finding 99.8% of birds avoid wind turbines, challenging long-standing collision risk models. They…
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Australia Loses Offshore Project, Ecowende Moves Forward
Allen covers Ecowende's first monopile installation in the Netherlands, designed to be the most ecological offshore wind farm ever built. Plus Ireland's…
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WindQuest Advisors on Managing TSA & FSA Negotiations
Allen and Joel sit down with Dan Fesenmeyer of Windquest Advisors to discuss turbine supply agreement fundamentals, negotiation leverage, and how tariff…
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Statkraft Sells Offshore Wind, Torsional Blade Testing
Allen and Yolanda discuss Statkraft's workforce cuts and sale of its Swedish offshore wind projects. They also cover ORE Catapult's partnership with Bladena to…
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Europe Weighs Chinese Turbines Against Energy Independence
Allen covers the debate over Chinese wind turbines in Europe, from data security concerns and unfair subsidies to the risk of trading one energy dependency for…
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The 2025 Uptime Thanksgiving Special
Allen, Joel, and Yolanda share their annual Thanksgiving reflections on a year of major changes in wind energy. They discuss industry collaboration, the…
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Funding vs Engineering, Edinburgh and WOMA Plans
Allen, Joel, Rosemary, and Yolanda discuss Modvion's €39M grant for wooden wind turbine towers, leading to a discussion about funding vs. engineering readiness…
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Nordex Crypto Theft, Goldwind Turbine Asbestos
Allen covers positive developments like EDF's 261 MW Serra das Almas wind farm in Brazil, Ørsted's offshore progress in the US, and Shell's hydrogen deal in…
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SkySpecs Supports European Wind Growth
Allen and Joel sit down with Michael McQueenie, Head of Sales for SkySpecs in Europe at the SkySpecs Customer Forum. They discuss the booming European wind…
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LM Wind Power Cuts 60% of Denmark Staff
The crew discusses LM Wind Power's dramatic layoff of 60% of remaining Danish staff, dropping from 90 to just 31 workers. What does this mean for thousands of…
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Terra-Gen, Nordex & Siemens Gamesa Improve
Terra-Gen's 238.5 MW project in Texas is now fully operational and the Philippines just awarded approvals for more than 10 GWs of renewables. Plus Nordex and…
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The Blade Whisperer Returns with Morten Handberg
Morten Handberg, Principal Consultant at Wind Power LAB, joins the show to discuss the many variables within wind turbine blades that operators may not be…
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Ørsted Denies Equinor Merger, WOMA 2026 Tickets Live
The crew discusses Equinor's significant investment in Ørsted, while Ørsted denies plans to merge. They also cover Jupiter Bach's new plant in Colorado and the…
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Vestas Succeeds in US Despite Challenges
Vestas continues to make headwinds in the US, despite the current administration's disdain for wind energy. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email…
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CDC Investigates Offshore Wind in the US
The CDC is investigating offshore wind farms and Virginia Wind has paused blade installations, while the rest of the world installs and benefits from offshore…
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EOLOGIX-PING Lightning Sensors Join SkySpecs Horizon
Allen and Joel are joined by Matthew Stead, Chief Product Officer and Co-founder of EOLIGIX-PING, at the SkySpecs Customer Forum 2025. They discuss the biggest…
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Wind Operations is Changing Across the US
Allen and Yolanda discuss operational shifts driven by the IRA bill, focusing on the importance of long-term operational strategies, collaboration, and…
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Enerteck Expands Wind Services Across Canada
Alex Fournier, General Manager at Enerteck Wind Services, returns to the spotlight to discuss the company's growth from specialized blade repair into a…
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GE Vernova Q3 Results, Offshore Wind Struggles Worldwide
Allen, Rosemary, and Yolanda discuss the IEA's 27% cut to offshore wind forecasts, GE's wind financials, and Ming Yang's revolutionary 50MW dual-rotor turbine…
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Germany Hits Negative Prices As France Goes Subsidy-Free
This episode covers three major wind power milestones: Germany hitting 51 GW of wind output with negative electricity prices, France launching its first…
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Sensing360’s Fiber Optics Catch Gearbox Failures Early
Eric van Genuchten, COO and Co-founder of Sensing360, explains how fiber optic technology is changing gearbox monitoring by catching failures that standard…
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Mingyang UK Manufacturing, RWE Cargo Drones
Register for the next SkySpecs Webinar! Allen, Joel, Rosemary, joined by Yolanda Padron, discuss RWE's pilot project using drones to transport equipment…
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Renewables Surpass Coal Globally, Despite US Setbacks
Solar and wind power are outpacing coal for the first time globally. However, the US faces challenges in meeting clean energy goals due to material shortages…
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SkySpecs Customer Forum Recap with Josh Goryl
Allen and Joel speak with SkySpec's Chief Revenue Officer, Josh Goryl, at the SkySpecs Customer Forum. With record attendance, the forum emphasized industry…
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Ørsted Restructuring, Nordex Cold-Climate Turbine
Allen and Rosemary discuss the upcoming Wind O&M Australia 2026 conference, Ørsted's major restructuring announcement, and the BirdVision bird collision…
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Wind Power Succeeds to Meet Energy Needs
While European wind giants like Maersk and Ørsted face cancellations and layoffs, America's offshore wind projects in Virginia and Massachusetts are surging…
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ORE Catapult Showcases UK Wind Innovation
Emily Rees and Magnus Willett from ORE Catapult discuss the upcoming UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spotlight in Edinburgh. The event brings together innovative…
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New ONYX CEO, Smarter Farmland Contracts
The hosts cover some recent turbine failures, Onyx Insight's new CEO and strategic acquisitions, research about wind turbine farmland contracts, and an article…
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Offshore Turbine Toilets, BlackRock’s $38B Acquisition
OEG celebrates 500 offshore turbine toilet installations while BlackRock acquires AES for $38 billion, signaling continued investment despite global wind…
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RPA on New Jersey’s Electricity Rate Emergency
Kyle Mason (Associate Planner) and Robert Freudenberg (VP, Energy & Environment Program) from the Regional Plan Association break down why New Jersey…
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Chinese Airborne Wind Turbines, Extended Blade Lifetimes
The crew discusses the Chinese S1500 airborne wind turbine, how NLMK DanSteel manufactures steel for offshore wind, and results from ORE Catapult showing…
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The Wind Industry Remains Resilient
This episode covers how the wind industry is adapting to political and regulatory challenges, from Ørsted's legal battle to restart Revolution Wind to a wind…
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Managing Renewables at Ørsted with Jewel Williams
Jewel Williams, an engineering manager at Ørsted, shares insights about managing a diverse renewables portfolio and the distinct challenges of offshore and…
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Uptime’s Guide to Upcoming Wind Energy Events
Allen and Joel discuss the best conferences in the wind industry in the upcoming months. Across the world, the wind industry is coming together to better the…
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ONYX Insight Acquires ELEVEN-I
ONYX Insight has acquired UK-based ELEVEN-I, a company that specializes in advanced blade monitoring technology. The acquisition shows the wind industry's move…
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We4Ce & CNC Onsite’s Re-FIT Blade Root Repair Goes Global
Edo Kuipers from We4Ce and Søren Kellenberger from CNC Onsite discuss their Re-FIT blade root repair solution, which has been successfully implemented at a…
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Taiwan Offshore Cable Damage & Japan’s Floating Wind Center
The crew discusses Husum Wind, Arthwind's blade consulting work featured in PES Wind, and a major cable damage incident at Taiwan's Greater Changhua offshore…
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Denmark & Germany Share Offshore Wind Power
An offshore wind farm near the island of Bornholm, Denmark shows how international energy sharing creates global energy progress. Sign up now for Uptime Tech…
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Wildlife Acoustics’ SMART System Protects Bats
Mona Doss from Wildlife Acoustics discusses how wind operators can address bat conservation and regulatory risks with their SMART System. Their technology uses…
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US Offshore Wind Offensive & Industry Impact
Allen and Joel discuss the aggressive actions by the Trump administration against offshore wind projects. They also consider the broader implications for the…
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Arkansas’ Data Center Problem
Arkansas is set to welcome $12 billion in new data centers that will require significant electricity, while recent legislation has made it nearly impossible to…
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PowerCurve’s Innovative Performance Analysis
Nicholas Gaudern, CTO of Denmark-based Power Curve, discusses how advanced blade scanning, aerodynamic upgrades, and the AeroVista tool are transforming wind…