Kurz Wind Podcast: Recent Episodes
Dan Frantz
The Wind Industry isn't as big as you'd assume. Our very own Dan Frantz hosts the Kurz Wind Podcast, where he interviews familiar faces or well-known companies within the Wind industry. If you have a passion for Winergy, want to earn a career within the Wind Industry, or just want to hear some great advice from people who are blazing their own trails in the fast-growing industry of Renewable Energy, this podcast is for you.
The Yaw Puck You Need in Your Wind Turbine – Federal Mogul Deva Pucks I’ve spent a lot of time with wind turbine technicians the last 6-month and generally enjoy asking questions about day-to-day work that’s done up-tower. One of the least-celebrated jobs to do? Swapping out yaw pucks – especially if they have the 18 puck... See More
The Results Are In… This year, for the first time ever, we have chosen four winners for the 2021 Kurz Industrial Solutions Wind Scholarship Fund. Each will earn $1,000 towards their college education within the Renewable Energy Sector. We are pleased to announce Britt Owen of the Technical University of Denmark, Jacob Schempp of Lake... See More
Your browser does not support audio playback In this episode of the Kurz Wind Podcast, we had on Jack Smodic – National Account Sales Executive Industrial Lubricants – and Michael Blumenfeld – Research Associate Lubricants Technology – to discuss all things lubrication in Wind. Our deep-dive covered: Basic principles of Wind Turbine lubrication.... See More
Your browser does not support audio playback Freqcon Ultracapacitors Podcast Episode #16 – Kurz Wind On this episode of the Kurz Wind Podcast, Dan Frantz sits down with Klaus Harder, Business Development manager of Freqcon GMBH, the 20 and 30NM Ultracapacitors GE turbines. Wind Topics Covered During Kurz Wind’s Sixteenth Podcast... See More
John McKay talks about Gearbox Express, the best wind turbine gearbox remanufacturing company from Mukwonago, WI.
Your browser does not support audio playback On this episode of the Kurz Wind Podcast, we had on Sam Tasker, Vice President of Sales, who has a decorated background with many different owner/operators and OEM’s in the Wind Industry. During our discussion, we cover topics such as: – AEP vs. Nameplate capacity of a Wind... See More
Your browser does not support audio playback Nidec-Avtron is a leading manufacturer of encoders and tachometers in the Wind Power space. With thousands of units installed in towers across the globe, they’re on the cutting edge of design, performance, and reliability for your Wind Turbines. In this episode, we cover: The AV56 Generation 3 Pitch... See More
Inches matter, installing an incorrectly measured hose can result in extra expenses or time delays. Many hose installers aren’t trained on how to correctly identify and measure hose lengths. There are two ways hose length can be identified, overall length or cut length. Overall length (OAL) is typically the most common way the length of... See More
Episode 7 of the Kurz Wind Podcast GE Renewable Energy. Your browser does not support audio playback Episode 7 of the Kurz Wind Podcast features Ben Hart of GE Renewable Energy. Ben is a seasoned veteran within the Wind Industry and has been working with GE Renewable Energy for over 3 years. GE Renewable Energy harnesses... See More
Kumar Nainani of Federal-Mogul. Your browser does not support audio playback Kurz Wind Division’s Dan Frantz had the pleasure of interviewing Kumar Nainani of Federal-Mogul. We sat down with Dr. Kumar to understand more about how Federal-Mogul has become a rapidly growing player in the Wind Energy sector. Click here to read more about... See More