Uptime News Flash: German Offshore Wind Bids, Bladt Industries, CS Wind, Vestas moves to South Korea
The Uptime News Flash is a short form podcast to discuss wind energy mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships. This week in the news Joel Saxum …
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Vaisala Xweather: Digital Lightning Protection for Wind Turbine Technicians
Lightning is a leading cause of death for wind turbine technicians. The risk of lightning strikes for wind turbine technicians is even greater during …
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Uptime News Flash: Edge Solutions, Renantis and Ventient Energy, PelaStar and FibreMax
The Uptime News Flash is a short form podcast to discuss wind energy mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships. This week in the news Joel Saxum …
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Drag-based Turbines, Offshore Wind Innovation Hub, Mass CEC Structural Testing, Wild Horse Wind Farm
Rosemary leads off this week with a drag-based wind turbine design from Xenecore – are drag-based turbines making a comeback? Equinor and bp are …
BladeBUG & FORCE Technology: Robot Driven Ultrasound Inspections
In this episode, we dive into the world of ultrasonic inspections—a crucial need for damaged wind turbine blades. But here’s the twist: turbines have …
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$1.1B Siemens Energy Setback
The wind industry was stunned by the Siemens Energy announcement of $1.1B in unexpected costs to correct design issues with Siemens Gamesa onshore turbines. …
Aerones: Robot Repairs Are Happening Now
Aerones is making robot repairs of wind turbines a reality. Their new robots repair leading edge damage, apply leading edge protective coatings, measure LPS …
IdentiFlight, Ocean Floor, US GAO, GustoMSC MSOV, US Offshore Wind, WFotW – Twin Ridges
A busy week in wind energy! IdentiFlight’s bird detection system was approved for use in France – Rosemary has great insights into the effectiveness …
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PowerCurve: Upgrade Your Blades with Tip Extensions, VG’s, Serrations, Gurney Flaps, and More!
Joel and Allen meet with Blade Aerodynamics Expert Nicholas Gaudern to discuss the aerodynamic upgrades available from PowerCurve. There are multiple simple improvements that …
Duke Energy Sale, RWE/Con Edison Powerhouse, RWE Locks-In Jan De Nul Ships, Balmoral Stops Scour, Kansas State Wins, WFotW Hollandse Kust Zuid
Rosemary, Joel and Allen discuss the Duke Energy sale of its renewables business to Brookfield Renewable for a massive $2.8B. The RWE merger with …