The wind power podcast
Adventures in wind power – it’s all about energy
In this six-part podcast, Servus TV’s lead weather presenter Sebastian Weber focuses on Austria’s wind turbines and is joined by a number of experts to provide answers to fascinating questions around wind power.
Servus TV’s lead weather presenter
+ wind turbines
are located throughout Austriamillions of households
can be supplied with power by wind turbines in Austriaelectric cars
can be recharged using electricity generated by a wind turbine in just one day.Episode 1: Heavy load mission – every centimetre counts.
In the first episode, Sebastian turns his attention to heavyweight trucks and meets Tyrolean transport specialist Tommy van Leur. He ensures that tower sections weighing many tonnes and rotor blades up to 100 metres long reach their destination. What looks spectacular is precision work: every curve needs to be calculated, every bridge checked and every bottleneck prepared for. And it all comes down to millimetres.
Adventures in wind power – it’s all about energy
Heavy load mission – every centimetre counts.
Episode 1
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Episode 2: Where the wind blows – seeking the perfect location.
Before a wind turbine can be built, numerous measurements, inspections, calculations and observations are carried out. In episode 2, VERBUND project manager Philipp Stöger tells Sebastian all about the testing that wind turbine sites have to undergo. Biologist Tobias Friedel explains the many ecological measures that need to be taken as early as the planning stage. This episode shows that wind power starts with data – and with the question of whether people, technology and nature can coexist in the same place.
Adventures in wind power – it’s all about energy
Where the wind blows – seeking the perfect location.
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Episode 3: A construction spectacle to marvel at – erecting a wind turbine.
In Prellenkirchen, Lower Austria, existing plants are being replaced by new, more powerful wind turbines – a process called repowering, explains EVN civil engineer Stefan Sauermann in the third episode. Lisa Csenar, managing director of VERBUND Green Power Austria, explains why approval processes for wind power plants often take significantly longer than their construction.
Adventures in wind power – it’s all about energy
A construction spectacle to marvel at – erecting a wind turbine.
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Episode 4: Debating wind power – upwind and headwind.
Three wind turbines are planned – and there is heated debate in the local community. In episode 4, Sebastian visits Burgschleinitz-Kühnring, Lower Austria, to meet VERBUND employee Magdalena Sekardi who is on hand to answer questions from the public. It becomes clear that wind power not only generates electricity but also emotions.
Adventures in wind power – it’s all about energy
Debating wind power – upwind and headwind.
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Episode 5: King of the skies – how a wind turbine works.
Sebastian reaches new heights in the fifth episode. At an altitude of over 130 metres, he explores how wind is actually turned into electricity. VERBUND wind power technician Markus Naderer is on hand to answer all his questions and Alexander Schwarz explains what makes a good location.
Adventures in wind power – it’s all about energy
King of the skies – how a wind turbine works.
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Episode 6: From wind turbine to plug socket – at full power.
How does electricity get from the wind turbine to the plug socket – and why is wind power so important for Austria’s security of supply? In episode 6, Sebastian visits the spokesman for the Executive Board of Austrian Power Grid (APG), Gerhard Christiner, and talks to him about power lines, grid stability, storage facilities and the European power system. And Barbara Schmidt, General Secretary of Österreichs Energie, explains why wind power is an indispensable partner to hydropower and solar power, especially in winter, and thus makes an important contribution to reducing Austria’s dependence on fossil fuels.
Adventures in wind power – it’s all about energy
From wind turbine to plug socket – at full power.
Episode 6
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