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Fighting ice on wind turbines with precision: How smart blade heating can transform winter operations
Winter conditions in cold-climate regions and extended cold seasons bring unique challenges for wind farm operators: ice accumulation on rotor blades reduces power production, forces shutdowns, and creates serious safety risks. While blade heating systems have been used for decades, efficiency, strategy, and precision remain key to achieving reliable and cost-effective winter operations. Industry experts from Capstone Infrastructure Corporation, EOLOGIX-PING, Siemens Gamesa, and Weather Guard Lightning Tech will share new insights into how advanced heating solutions can prevent ice on wind turbines and transform turbine performance in cold climates. This webinar is an on-demand webinar!
What you will learn in our on-demand webinar
In this 60 minutes on-demand webinar, you will gain practical insights into how operators can prepare for and manage winter icing challenges with blade heating.
Understanding the problem
Why icing is more than a seasonal nuisance, and how it impacts safety, compliance, and profitability.
Different heating approaches
Pros and cons of hot-air circulation inside blades vs. electro-thermal blade elements.
Making the business case
Thresholds, revenue impact, and when to take action.
From assessment to action
How operators evaluate icing losses, and what to do when the problem suddenly becomes more severe.
Regulatory perspective
What NAERC rules mean for operators — and why icing needs more defined solutions.
The smarter solution
How wireless ON-BLADE sensors enable precise heating, detecting icing early, activating heating only when needed, and improving reliability.
Efficient operation strategies
Reducing heating costs, preventing overheating, and extending system lifetime.
Practical takeaways
Lessons and strategies for both new installations and retrofits to improve efficiency, cut costs, and extend turbine uptime in cold climates.
Schedule
Experienced speakers impart their knowledge within 1 hour. This on-demand webinar is designed for wind turbine operators in Canada, Scandinavia, and other cold-weather regions worldwide who are looking to reduce downtime, improve safety, and maximize winter performance. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us: office@eologix-ping.com. Fill out the form to get the recording.
Webinar speakers
Hannes Friedrich is Technology Lead for Cold Climate and Icing Solutions at Siemens Gamesa, with over a decade of experience in wind energy. His career spans system development, operation control, and international technical project management, with a focus on cold climate and icing technologies. Prior to joining Siemens Gamesa in 2020, Hannes held engineering and leadership roles at Repower Systems AG and Senvion Deutschland, where he was responsible for developing and integrating ice detection and blade de-/anti-icing systems, as well as leading international project teams.
Keerthi Nagothu is a Performance & Analytics Manager at Capstone Infrastructure. Capstone Infrastructure is an owner-operator who builds and operates renewable energy assets across Canada and across different energy technologies. At Capstone, she is responsible for performance monitoring of the 1 GW portfolio and implementing energy optimization projects. She has 13 years of experience in renewable energy asset management spanning across multiple functions with focus on energy optimization. In her experience, she worked closely with projects which experience light to severe icing and various solutions to ensure safe and reliable operations during icing events.
Allen Hall is a lightning protection engineer with over 20 years of experience in aerospace and wind energy. He worked for 10 years at Lightning Technologies, a world-leading lightning test facility, and serves as an FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER). As the current President and CEO of Weather Guard Lightning Tech, he designed the StrikeTape lightning diverter system to protect wind turbines and aircraft worldwide. Allen co-hosts the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast alongside Rosemary Barnes, Joel Saxum, and Phil Totaro.
Joel Saxum is Chief Commercial Officer at Weather Guard Lightning Tech and Co-host of the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. With over 15 years of experience in the energy sector, Joel specializes in optimizing operations, driving innovation, and supporting strategic business growth. His background includes more than a decade of hands-on work developing tailored, results-oriented solutions to industry challenges.
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