Robot Torquing, Japan Offshore Wind, GustoMSC Blade Installations, Submarines vs. Turbines, Guest Henrik Stamer of Naver Energy

Joel and Allen discuss Japan's first commercial scale offshore operation. The 33 bottom-fixed Vestas V117-4.2 MW wind turbines, designed to power 150,000 homes, are locatedin an area of heavy lightning activity. (More on that later!) Some savvy new designs like an automated bolt tightener from IntoMachines and GustoMSC's new "Seahorse" trolley systemshould save a lot of tech time and make offshore blade installation easier and less expensive. Also, Allen and Joel explain how German technology helps submarines avoid wind turbines. Now the question is, who's using it?  Last month, robotics startup Aerones secured almost $39M in funding from undisclosed investors. Isn't it about time? For some timely insight into offshore development and the risks US offshore developers face, don't miss the interview with Henrik Stamer of Naver Energy.  Visit Pardalote Consulting at https://www.pardaloteconsulting.com Wind Power Lab - https://windpowerlab.com Weather Guard Lightning Tech - www.weatherguardwind.com Intelstor - https://www.intelstor.com Naver Energy - https://www.naverenergy.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 146 [00:00:00] Allen Hall: Well, Joel, it's just you and me on, on New Year's. So we're recording this just before New Year's Eve. Rosemary is off on holiday en enjoying the Australian summertime. Meanwhile, Joel Saxum and I are, are back in front of the hot cameras and microphones recording you a a new Uptime episode and we have a lot on the docket this week. [00:00:20] Allen Hall: Japan is, is starting some commercial offshore operations in the Akita prefecture. It's sort of northwest Japan, where there's a ton of major big lightning strikes in the wintertime. So I'll be, keep my eye on that one. And then IntoMachines has introduced a automated bolt tightener that just runs around and tightens bolts on towers so that you kind of keep, keep technicians time better spent somewhere else. [00:00:49] Joel Saxum: We'll talk about GustoMSC plus NOV plus Lyftra and their new offshore blade installation tech is kind of like a, well, we'll talk about some throwbacks to my younger years of shingle ladders, moving blades up the tower to install them offshore. So we think it could be huge for the Jones Act here in the us.