In this BONUS episode, Joel and Allen discuss blade pitch alignment with Lars Bendsen of AC883 and blade structural damage with Morten Handberg of …
Bonus: Blade Pitch Problems and Structural Damage Read More »
Joel and Allen dig into Duke Energy dealing their renewables business for $4B, and Intelstor’s Philip Totaro provides insight. Meanwhile, blade production ramps in …
Rosemary’s back, and the full Uptime crew has a lively discussion about PPAs, wind’s political problems, shipping challenges, and the future of QC for offshore blades. PLUS, if you’d …
Commonwealth Wind Impasse, Staten Island Boom, Floating Solar & Wind Read More »
After laying off 20% of its US onshore wind employees, there was no good news in Q3 reports from GE’s renewables division. Wind executives are worried. …
GE Renewables $2B Loss, Offshore Wind Red Tape, Ping’s Matthew Stead Read More »
Joel has first impressions from the 2022 Sandia Blade Workshop, where engineers and manufacturers talked development, standards, and (just a little) about LCOE. The first California …
Sandia Blade Conference, California Wind Auction, Martin Huus Bjerge of Rope Robotics Read More »
How big can onshore wind turbines get? If it seems like we ask this question every month, get used to it: Nordex says there’s no limit. That leaves …
Even Bigger Onshore Turbines, Wheatridge a US First, Worldwide Energy Changes Read More »
What did we really learn at WindEnergy Hamburg? Joel and Allen offer more insight and perspective from the show and say the US has a lot to …
WindEnergy Hamburg Review, GE & SGRE announce layoffs Read More »
We had a great time at WindEnergy Hamburg 2022 last week; more on that later. In this episode we discuss compelling, but conflicting, new …
While GE just lost the latest round in the patent lawsuit saga with Siemens Gamesa, an appeal is already in the works. We discuss how the process (and …
T-Omega Floating Wind, SGRE vs GE, Roads as EV Chargers, Coldplay buys Flower Turbine Read More »
PGE’s Biglow Canyon wind farm isn’t aging well. Is it due to poor maintenance or faulty equipment? PGE isn’t convinced that every bolt failure meets the …