Published

9 months ago

September 28, 2025

Alice Rush

Weather Guard Lightning Tech

A Practical Guide to Solving Your Wind Farm Lightning Problems

‘Tis the season for lightning problems in much of the world. Trust us, these action items will help reduce damage, and put you in the best position when it’s time to file a claim.

The exclusive article, Solving your wind farm’s lightning problem: a practical guide for operators, appears in PES Wind 3-2025. The magazine is free! Download the article or the entire magazine here to check your wind operation’s readiness.

wind turbine nacellle with lightning damage

Lightning strikes are responsible for over 60% of operational blade losses and 20% of wind turbine downtime and the problem is only getting worse.

Unfortunately, many operators do not realize how much business interruption and maintenance funding is consumed by lightning problems until they
review the numbers in detail. And reviewing those numbers can be extremely time-consuming and also discouraging.

The article explains how to (relatively easily) collect internal data and explains how that data helps you evaluate whether a lightning mitigation solution is cost-effective. Just as importantly, the article shows that collecting that data also strengthens your case when seeking budget approvals or negotiating
with insurers.

PES Wind articles are designed to help operators make the most of their assets, from optimal performance in the early days to life-extending upgrades.

Read the article here – these two pages will help you understand lightning problems, and more importantly what to do about them, right now.

Explore this and other articles in the latest PES Wind here.

https://weatherguardwind.com/a-practical-guide-to-solving-your-wind-farm-lightning-problems/

Renewable Energy

America’s Brand: Indifference to Human Pain

Published

11 hours ago

July 8, 2026

Alice Rush

There are essentially two forms of government on this planet: those that care about the wellbeing of their citizens and serve their interests and those that don’t.

Until the late 20th Century, one could have plausibly argued either way re: the United States. Since about 1980, it’s been clear that we really couldn’t care less about the sufferings of the common American.

It’s really become part of our brand. Billionaires deserve tax cuts. The middle class is shrinking, and the poor deserve a kick in the ass for not working harder.