WindSpider Crane, Wind Turbine Leasing, Small Turbines, Repowering, Wind Energy on Mars

Should OEMs lease equipment? Philip Totaro says the better question is, when will they? The idea may be more attractive to OEMs than it first appears. Crane safety is always important, and new concepts in crane systems should be more efficient and economical, as well as safer. The Uptime crew discusses some of the new designs and RWE's recent investment in WindSpider. In parts of Europe, the average age of a wind turbine is 15 years old, so it's time to talk about repowering - and how to fund it. NREL will award $2.9M to manufacturers of small- and medium-scale wind turbine technology. Meanwhile, NASA is starting to think about wind turbines on Mars. Sure, there are some engineering challenges, but if we can grow potatoes on the red planet, we can do anything. 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 WindSpider - https://windspider.com Small and Medium US Wind Turbine Companies: Bergey Windpower Company - https://www.bergey.com Carter Wind Turbines - https://carterwind.com Eocycle America Corporation - https://eocycle.com Pecos Wind Power - https://pecoswindpower.com Primus Wind Power - https://www.primuswindpower.com RRD Engineering - https://rrdengineering.com Sonsight Wind - http://www.sonsightwind.com Windurance LLC - https://www.windurance.com Windward Engineering - http://windwardengineering.com Xflow Energy Company - https://www.xflowenergy.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?