Improved Blade Analytics with Megan Rotondo of ONYX Insight

Is it just us or does this show feel more info-packed than usual? The US may or may not see blackouts this summer, and either way, Australia could be the place to look for answers. Rosemary explains why rooftop solar is cheaper Down Under than it is in the States, and describes some chemical-free battery storage options. Joel says we need to stop calling it battery storage. Megan Rotondo of ONYX Insights shares much insight into just how difficult it is to establish standards in the wind turbine industry. More data is good, but even "all" the data may not deliver standards in all operational issues. Rotondo also describes just a few of the variables that affect maintenance and operational issues. Hint: Risk tolerance plays a part in every decision. Visit ONYX Insight here - https://onyxinsight.com 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. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes' YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!  Uptime 118 Megan Rotondo: we also have a product called AI hub, which kind of takes in a multitude of data is a little more focused on answering, you know, answering the question of once you have the data, you have an alarm now, what do you do? Kind of trying to close that loop. So trying to bring in. Multitudes of data for various components and track, you know, the repair cycle and learning from looking into the damage or alert or alarm that you're getting for your wind farm. Allen Hall: Welcome to the uptown podcast. I'm your co-host Allen hall. I'm here with Dr. Rosemary Barnes and Joel S and we got a very packed show today, probably our best show ever, actually, but we're gonna talk about why we keep hearing that some blackouts are looming in the United States and what we think might be some contributing factors and possibly how we can fix that. Joel Saxum: And then that will flow as well into. Our presidential administration engaging the defense production act to inject half a billion dollars or so into the renewable. Industry to get it moving a little bit  Allen Hall: faster. And then I have a, a guest on mega Rotondo from OnX insight. We have a, a really in depth conversation about blades, blade, design, and predictive blade failure.