Wind Turbines Heat the Earth, $50M for Floating Wind, Missiles vs Turbines, Rope Partner Leading Edge Solution

We had a great time at WindEnergy Hamburg 2022 last week; more on that later. In this episode we discuss compelling, but conflicting, new research showing how wind turbines heat OR cool the earth. Scottish company Edge Solutions and US-based Rope Partner created a leading edge protection shield that's gotten high marks in European installations and in testing at ORE Catapult. Joel explains why solutions like this shield make sense. We look at potential impacts of the Biden administration's recent $50M investment in floating offshore wind development. $31M is for ATLANTIS. Did you know ATLANTIS Did you know ATLANTIS is an acronym? Rosemary did. And an already-approved wind project in Nebraska could increase the state's wind production by 25%. BUT, it's too close to missile silos, operated by the US Air Force for 50+ years. Is a compromise possible? Visit Pardalote Consulting at https://www.pardaloteconsulting.com Wind Power Lab - https://windpowerlab.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 133 Allen Hall: Hello. Hello, Hello everyone. We have a great show for you this week.  Rosemary Barnes: We're gonna talk about some research from a couple of different research groups that shows that wind turbines may either heat or cool the surface of the earth, depending on which study we're looking at. And then we're gonna talk about 50 million that's been set aside by the US government to support floating offshore wind. Rosemary Barnes: And then  Allen Hall: we have a standoff in Western Nebraska between nuclear missiles and wind turbin. Row Partners is now installing custom form Turine Blade Shields from Ed Solutions, a really interesting partnership. I'm Allen Hall, president of Weather Regard Lightning Tech, and I'm here with my good friend and blade expert Rosemary Barnes. Allen Hall: And my good friend put Wind Power Lab, Joel Saxon. And this is the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. If you're a frequent listener to the podcast, please take a moment and give us a five star rating on your podcast platform and subscribe to our weekly newsletter Uptime Tech News, which can be found by Googling Uptime Tech news. Allen Hall: Do wind turbines heat the earth? My response is based on simple engineering, and when turbines take energy from the wind, which reduces the speed of the wind, and the cooling effect from wind blowing across to prairie should reduce it should be reduced so necessarily temperatures will increased. Allen Hall: So less wind means slightly warmer temperatures.