The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast

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, tariff pass-throughs, and AI data center demand. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s...

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 plans wind derivatives across three continents. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard&#821...

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 building its own wind farm. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s  StrikeTape Wind...

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 weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s  StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit.  Follow the show on  YouTube ,  Linkedin  and  visit...

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 fast-track fossil resources over wind. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s  StrikeTape Wi...

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 offshore wind bidders, and a centuries-old North Sea shipwreck. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn mor...

James Timmins, VP of Engineering at Everpoint Services , joins to discuss how recycled wind turbine blades become BladeBlok, a drilling fluid additive for oil, gas, and geothermal wells. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s  StrikeTape Wind Turbine...

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 tracks how birds adapt to turbines. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s ...

Allen covers Invenergy returning four offshore wind leases for $765 million, a Block Island study finding turbines became reefs, RES’s Smart Pilot drone inspections, RWE’s three new French wind farms, and a $12 billion Japan-UK floating wind compact. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Light...

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 Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s  StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit.  Follow the show on  YouTube , ...

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 crew digs into Australia’s battery boom and the looming blade technician shortage. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech ....

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 round, and Egypt’s grid financing deal. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard...

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 Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s  StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit.  Follow the show on  YouTube ,  Linkedi...

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 blade damage. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s  StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS ret...

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 Hong Kong stock debut. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s  StrikeTape W...

Alejandro Cabrera Muñoz , co-founder and CEO of Green Eagle Solutions , returns to discuss automating 70 GW of renewable assets and why operators are self-operating their fleets. Reach out to sales@greeneaglesolutions.com to learn more! Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more abo...

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 plain bearings log 36 GW with no measurable wear. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’...

Allen covers how private equity firm Energy Capital Partners ended up owning wind blade factories, TPI Composites’ bankruptcy, and the decades-long GE Vernova relationship behind the rescue. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s  StrikeTape Win...

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 News , our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s  StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit.  Follow the show on  YouTu...

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. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s  StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit.  ...

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, Australia’s $17 billion grid expansion, and Shimizu recycling old turbine blades into steel. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightn...

Howard Penrose of MotorDoc joins to discuss current signature analysis, uptower circulating currents wrecking main bearings, and full drivetrain scans in minutes. Reach out at info@motordoc.com or on LinkedIn . Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard&#8...

Matthew Stead recaps WindEurope Madrid and Blades Europe Edinburgh. Plus Suzlon unveils its Blue Sky platform for Europe, Muehlhan consolidates six specialist firms, and Mingyang keeps hunting for a European home. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard&#821...

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 factory, Turkey opening its first offshore wind tender, and Hornsea 3’s first foundation going in. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lig...

Alfred Crabtree, founder of Blade Repair Academy , and Sheryl Weinstein of SkySpecs join to discuss standardized technician training and risk reduction in blade repair. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News , our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by  Weather Guard Lightning Tech . Learn more about Weather Guard’s  StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS re...