Playing Catch-Up
We're guessing that you're trying to catch up and keep up, and we know that wind operators are charging toward a brave new year. We're here to help.
Regardless of which side of the world you’re on, the last few weeks of the year tend to be a lot less productive than the first 45 weeks or so. If you enjoyed a full plate (or three) on Thanksgiving, you may be in the mood to catch up on some reading and listening.
Who are we to goad you into a training run or punishing round of calisthenics?
If you’re in the mood to sit by the screen and catch-up on wind industry news, we’re here to help. These are some of our most recent and most popular podcast episodes.
Morten Handberg is one of our most popular guests, for good reason: we always learn a lot from him, about turbine blades and the wind industry. His latest sit-down with us is no exception. Enjoy!
The shock has worn off; PTC is toast; and wind farms need a new playbook. Are wind operators at loose ends? Hardly. Wind operations is changing - has changed, really. Listen in and catch up with this excellent episode. And subscribe so you stay on top of industry trends and news from all over the wind world.
The US wind market may be lagging as manufacturers are prepping new factories (and reopening old sites) but in Canada manufacturers and ISPs have been operating at a strong and steady pace all year.
Blade repair will be even more critical to operators in 2026 as extending the lifetime of their equipment is the name of the game. Speaking of extending the life of your blades…weather isn’t playing by the rules we wrote 30 years ago. Don’t go another season with sub-par lightning protection.
The 2025 field data on StrikeTape lightning diverters is in, and it’s solid. StrikeTape is made specifically for the wild wind environment. Download the specs or check out our case studies here.
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