Published

2 years ago

December 14, 2023

Alice Rush

Weather Guard Lightning Tech

Repowering the Wind Workforce: Rangel Renewables’ is Meeting Surging Industry Demand

This episode of the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast features Josh Rangel, founder and CEO of Rangel Renewables, a rapidly growing company providing renewable energy solutions. Josh discusses how he is partnering with community colleges to train new wind technicians to meet surging industry demand, his plans to expand into repowering projects with his crane company King Heavy Lift, the positive impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act, and how he is fostering a family culture and safety focus at his company during a time of unprecedented growth. The hosts also explore the global shortage of qualified wind technicians and what skills are most valuable for new hires to have. Throughout the wide-ranging conversation, Josh shares invaluable insights from the frontlines of the U.S. energy transition.

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Joel Saxum: Welcome to the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. I’m your co host, Joel Saxum, and today, Allen Hall and I have a very special episode in store for you. Joining us on the show is a forerunner in wind energy growth and a leader in the U. S. energy transition, Josh Rangel. He’s the founder and CEO of Rangel Renewables, a company that’s been growing rapidly, providing renewable energy solutions to the industry.

And he’s also the visionary behind King Heavy Lift, a key player in the race for a greener tomorrow. But today, he’s not just a business builder. He’s here to share his invaluable insights into the wind industry, hiring the right technicians, developing their skillsets, fostering an amazing family style company culture and discussing how the IRA bill is driving unprecedented growth in our field.

Without further ado, let’s get started with this episode of the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. One of the things that we talked about off air was the fact that you’re not, Rangel isn’t out to steal technicians from that company and this company and that company. What you’re really doing is adding to the overall talent pool.

Because that’s the problem we have as an industry. We have, there’s a batch of really good technicians and people within the industry that know what they’re doing and can do it. However, We’re not going to be able to sustain the growth in what we need to accomplish for our energy transition unless we take brand new green people and train them up and give them opportunities to succeed.

So how are you guys attacking that problem?

Josh Rangel: By partnering with the community colleges this is my big point that I get all the time. I’m interested, but I just don’t know what to do. I don’t know where to go. How do I apply? What are the steps? Do I need to go to a school that is requiring me to go for two years?

When you get a call and hey, we need 35 individuals in two to four weeks, can you support it? I necessarily can’t have somebody go out to a school for two years and then say hey, you know Call me back whenever you’re ready to go. And so Streamlining the processes as we identified. Okay. Hey The market is going to continue to grow, not enough, staff that can do the work.

Trying to do our best to now working with Aaron to educate those from our social media posts or to go to apply, what the steps are to take.

Joel Saxum: Absolutely. And one of the tools that you have to do that is you’ve got access to some funds too, don’t you?

Josh Rangel: Yep. So with the Houston Community College, there’s a program that we’re able to access now having Rangel Renewables and King Heavylift.

I own both businesses 100%. I can offer up to a half million dollars on the Rangel Renewables side and half a million dollars on the King Heavylift side to trades. And so upwards of 2, 000 ahead each year. So when I talk about a economic impact for making sure that. Again, as low cost effective for them as possible.

That way, when they get into the program, it’s one to two weeks, depending upon what certifications that’s needed. And then at that point, they’re off and running and then identifying with their field supervisor and are forming and leads. Where we can, again, support and make sure that these guys have a successful plan of action to succeed.

We just hit our two year mark of no recordables. And so again, that’s the men and women in the field making sure that they’re the one another’s keeper. We have programs to promote safety. So if you identify that a tagline was feared and didn’t need to go back in the field hey, document that and then we have an application that they can submit it to.

And then we vote on in the back office to see which is the most critical, crucial one that You know, was a big safety hazard and then whether it be beats by Dre or cool coolers, just having a laundry list of things that they would like for themselves. So now it’s Oh man, you got, you had a Yeti cooler and it had the Rangel logo and you get that brand of, the good cat safety of the month.

And then it’s I want to be able to do that. So then you get an influx of, Oh, I found trash. All right. All right.

Joel Saxum: Yeah, that program, the idea of having that direct field to office connection is crucial, because you always, no matter what industry you’re in, there’s always the, hey, safety meeting.

Everybody has the capability of stop work. Everybody has the capability of stop work, right? Everybody says that. But sometimes when you’re on site, it’s almost like the mob mentality, where you’re like, ah, let’s just get this thing going, let’s just do this. But you’ve enabled your people to actually Step aside, they can do it, can they do it anonymously or either, either way, they have a direct connection to maybe the people that aren’t at the field level to the back office.

You guys know exactly what’s going on right away. I have to think that your clients love this.

Josh Rangel: Today, we just passed our audit for our first year with an ISO. Fantastic. Now, is it necessary on certain accords? No, but if I know that all our men and women in the field and in the back office are going home to their loved ones every single day, that’s pretty better.

And so note that I’m again, back to the statement, I’m reinvesting the money that we’re getting from profits and putting it back into the business because this business will be generational. We will be a global entity. We will be a billion dollar company. But you have to instill the right ethics and morals and standards.

Allen Hall: So the last time we had you on the podcast was about a year ago, and I think we thought we knew what was going to happen over the next 12 months. And I don’t think that has gone the way we necessarily thought it was going to go. And I’m curious for you, especially with the repowering, all the things that are happening in the industry, and particularly in the Midwest, what you thought was going to happen versus what happened.

And where do you think we’re going in the next 12 months?

Josh Rangel: I’m very thankful for maintenance. Our port, our portfolio boasts of a large quantity of maintenance. 2020, we had a tremendous year on not only new construction, but 75 percent of our work was repowered. We did over a gigawatt of installation in 2020.

We did 10 out of 12 months, day and night. So we were around the clock and starting with, the management meetings going into the foreman. Going into toolbox talks and, having our morning roundups, then you work basically a 10, 12 hour day, and then you’re going into night shift. And then it’s doing the same thing with those guys and getting them ready and prepared and moving light plants and trailers and man lifts and making sure all that, is accounted for now with the change and going back into the political sense, then you have a change in power and where’s the money going to be allocated.

And you have your. IRA and what does that look like? And now when we are submitting our bids, what kind of apprenticeship program do you have? What taxes can you provide? As a minority business owner, OEMs, certain companies are now telling me you have to let us know that because we’re also required to utilize companies like yourself from the repowered standpoint.

Now that you have that transition of cash coming through the door, what it’s looking like for infrastructure. Now looking at, Hey, if we can align ourselves with transmission distribution, greenfield, brownfield projects, but in line with some of the electrical work that I’m familiar with, then I might, again, there’s going to be probably other areas for grants or opportunities for companies to grow.

I’ve also thought about, do I open up another company for the offshore market? I think maybe Texas offshore, something to that metric, but. Then again, does that align with another half a million dollars that I can provide to the trades to get them into the industry? And now I have access to 1.

5 million to be able to every year get individuals through, the schools and certification programs that are needed. So with Repower, we’re starting to get more RFQs and I believe that it’s due in part two, not only the RA, but the tax credits that are in line. More owners are saying, Hey, they’re the tax credits are there.

So let’s go get it. And then technology too has just grown so vastly and what you can do, then what you’ve done, even as five years ago.

Joel Saxum: Yeah. Another side of that, we’ve been talking with some people too, is everybody’s watching Repower and everybody cause you’re looking at the bright apple in the eye, right?

But one of the truths here is that in 2010, 11, 12, we also had a huge wind push. If you watch for installed capacity, there was a spike during those years. And now that buck is due, right? They’re all 10 years old. So they’re qualified for PTC. So not only is it the boom that we had back then, but the new apple of the eye today is a perfect storm for repowers and investment.

Josh Rangel: Right. And to that you deemed to ask the question why aren’t you guys just building the new town? Why can’t we just go new construction all the way through or as an owner? You’re thinking if the collection lines are, all the substations are in here…

Joel Saxum: It’s connection queues, grid queue. Yeah.

Josh Rangel: If I’m unable to save an extra five to 10 million on the civil side, and all I have to do is just take a few components off and add an adapter and then throw on the new technology, I think I want to go that route. And that’s where I, my personal opinion, but also, working with, several.

Higher ups that in the industry understand why that push for repower is there. Due to the fact of not only cost savings on the front end, but also with the tax credits on the back end as well.

Allen Hall: So that, does that change what you do over the next 12 months? I’m just curious as we see wind farms and you’re probably out there telling everybody like, Hey, that went from 10 years old.

You probably got to repower it and we’re ready. Does that change the way you structure what happens next? Because you see all that repowering happening in front of you.

Josh Rangel: Yes, sir. And this is gonna be in line with a question you had about king heavy lift. When you’re building new construction sites, crawlers are great.

They’re fantastic for what they’re doing, but on the repower side, and you’re moving from pad to pad, they want something a bit more mobile but also the cough for mobing in and demoing. Start to really jump in. So by identifying, utilizing hydro cranes, LTM, 1750, 1650, 1500, those cranes can really get after it.

And so with King heavy lift identifying role, what cranes do you want to go to market with and how do we want to make sure that we’re entering to be successful. And right now we’ve been subbing some of our cranes out on particular projects, but. As we’re moving into 2024 and going into 2025, what we’re seeing with repower projects and RFUs, let’s get a few of the hydro cranes.

That way we can start getting our portfolio built, the finances where they need to be revenue wise, because again, as I’m trying to move into the offshore market and you’re dealing with a billion dollar companies what Rangel Renewable is doing revenue wise and project wise. And how many cranes is King Heavy Lift and what type of lifts are you doing and in what capacity?

And so when you really put those together, now providing a full turnkey service to our customers, it really just makes sense to say. We trust them and we know that they can do the job.

Joel Saxum: Yeah. You become the solution provider, right? They’re saying we got a problem or we got a project. Let’s just call Josh and Aaron and the team, and they’ll figure out what they need to do to support us.

That’s the way you want it. That’s the perfect spot in the industry to be in.

Josh Rangel: For sure. And so that’s where. Really trying to strategize with purchases and getting manpower and aligning ourselves to make sure that again, if I know that we’re going to need another 150, 200 guys, girls in the next 12 months, what are we doing now to plan for it?

And again, align ourselves with purchasing of cranes and what that looks like. So super excited. Again, I say that we’re blessed and highly favored and doing a lot of great things. We’re in our seven year anniversary. So Friday going to supply, propose a few things and again, but when I look at it, we’ve really been operating as a true wind company the last four years, going into December.

To be able to say that. You just can’t put it into words. Yeah. So thankful and blessed. And I just remember it was like the first, I gotta read this first payroll, Lord help me. It like, and then it’s hey, I would look on LinkedIn. It’s what man, this is so cool. Their LinkedIn profile shows, wind technician Rangel renewables.

It’s like, all right, two months and then three months. Like, all right, people we’re seeing that, no one’s quitting. We’re doing this.

Joel Saxum: Yeah. Congrats, man. It’s not an, it’s not an easy road.

Josh Rangel: Oh yeah. No, not at all. And I probably, I know I make Aaron pull his hair out cause I’m like, Hey, we just started three new guys.

Are they on LinkedIn? Man, I just, they’re just trying to get on board. I’m like yeah, that’s fine. But LinkedIn makes sure they’re on it.

Allen Hall: Yeah. I do think you’re playing in a unique space at the minute, right? Because in business, particularly in the business you’re in, timing is everything.

That if you can ride the wave, you need to be riding that wave. And it become a little bit dangerous, right? That there’s a lot of money moving around and a lot of possibilities and not always, you may not always win that next contract that does that sort of change your perspective on what’s going to happen over the next 12 months in, in the sense of there’s a lot of activity, we can bid a lot of jobs out.

But we also know on the same token that getting good people on site can be difficult and to do the quality of job you guys have done, that there’s a standard you have to meet there. And does that sort of change your perspective on, Hey, we’re going to be much more selective on, on the tasks we do or the customers we work with going forward?

Josh Rangel: With wind, we can do wind and we knock it out of the park. On the King heavy lift side with cranes, I’m not just subject to wind projects. I’m also available for infrastructure, marine and construction sites. And we’re in the Mecca, oil and gas energy capital of the world in Houston. We have all the refineries, petrochem facilities, outages.

So really making sure that if we needed a pivot or diverse by the portfolio and say, Hey, we have these four cranes out and they were moving and moving the last 10 months, we might have a low for a month and a half. Okay. Let’s go move this to outage and they’re going to be out there for the next six weeks.

And then once the outage is done, we can shoot it back and it’s going to go back to the, projects in Iowa and it’ll be there for another 12 months. So really making sure that they’re not sitting, but also. Whether it be new construction, repower, maintenance is going to be pretty consistent. So we signed a three year service contract with a large OEM and it looks like we’re in line to do that with another OEM.

And wow, that’s great. Yes, sir. So consistently, we should be good on the maintenance side for. Blade bearings, main bearings, generators, gearboxes drive drains we’re doing a couple of nacelle swaps out in Colorado right now. We’re just small odd jobs, having to replace.

Whether it be fluids or oil or checking in on the batteries. And there’s just a plethora of things that need to be done. But again, it goes back to now being asked for BOP work a little different, but I’m open for it because again, that opens up another area for. New technicians to come into the industry and learn what we do.

Allen Hall: Oh yeah, absolutely. And that does force your people to have sort of a broader sense of skills, right? That if you’re doing BOP or you’re up tower a little bit, those are not always the same thing. And getting back to the training piece for here for a minute, that does mean, uh. Technicians, I know we use the word technician very broadly, right?

But that does mean that the technicians need to have some sort of basic fundamental skill, whether it be a mechanical or electrical even some civil work, that they have to have some area of expertise that they’re baselined in. Does that then drive how you select technicians?

If, we had a good example, we were talking to some companies up in Canada last week and they were going through this discussion about where to find technicians and What kind of skill sets are you, are they looking for? And one of the things that popped up was I don’t want somebody who’s just wind specific.

I don’t want somebody who just only knows how to fix blades or to grease gearboxes or whatever it is. I want somebody who has a little bit of a broader set of skills that can do, can be multiple things. Probably superior in one of those things at least, but has a broader sense of skills that the electrician can do.

Lubrication work or can go do BOP work. Is that the kind of person you’re looking for generally when you’re out and trying to bring new people on and for all these new jobs that we just created?

Josh Rangel: Yeah, no, great question. And it goes back to the culture of our business and making sure that we just don’t have people that are one sided.

If you hired me, I’m only gonna do blade swaps and that’s it. You’re probably not going to be a great fit because we have to be flexible and nimble. Our customers saying, Hey, we got to go shop out a generator. If you don’t know it, I’m going to put you with an experienced technician or a lead or a foreman that does, and go start to gain that experience.

Joel Saxum: Not just throw it, not just throwing them into the fire because you see that way too much in this industry, to be honest with you.

Josh Rangel: So identifying with our customers, if we’re going to start aligning with the BOP, having in house training. That way, if they are open for it, then it’s will get me in line with who’s already performing these tasks and then they’ll go through a week or two weeks worth of training to identify what those questions are and having labs to identify circuits and what they need to be looking out for, just basic maintenance work.

And again, it goes back to, there’s just not enough people in this industry, and we gotta go create them.

Allen Hall: That is so true, and that is industry wide, and we hear, Joel, we hear that all over the place. I don’t care what part of the planet we’re on at the moment, when we ask about technicians, same problem.

Joel Saxum: Yeah, you can be in Sweden, offshore in the UK, you can be in Italy, South America. Everybody’s like, where are we going to get these people from? How are we going to do this? The the global wind energy consortium, they came out with a report the other day and the statistics in it were staggering.

It was like with it by 20, I think it was 2040, they were saying 400, 000 new wind energy technicians globally, like 400, 000 people that need to be trained in the next. 17 years. That’s crazy.

Allen Hall: All right, Josh, thanks for being on the program. I, everybody wants to talk to you and try to connect with you. And I always say go to the website.

So you want to just tell everybody where they can find you.

Josh Rangel: Yeah. So if you’re wanting to connect, please reach out on our website, www.rangelrenewables.com or LinkedIn. I’m very active on that platform. And we have our social media platforms on Facebook. As well as Instagram and Twitter, the new X. So look forward to connecting with you guys.

And also our number to reach us at the office is 832-304-8328. Again, look forward to connecting and hopefully see you guys soon.

Repowering the Wind Workforce: Rangel Renewables’ is Meeting Surging Industry Demand

Renewable Energy

Should I Get a Solar Battery Storage System?

Published

9 hours ago

August 15, 2025

Alice Rush

Frequent power outages, unreliable grid connection, sky-high electricity bills, and to top it off, your solar panels are exporting excess energy back to the grid, for a very low feed-in-tariff.

Do all these scenarios sound familiar? Your answer might be yes!

These challenges have become increasingly common across Australia, encouraging more and more homeowners to consider solar battery storage systems.

Why? Because they want to take control of their energy, store surplus solar power, and reduce reliance on the grid.

But then again, people often get perplexed, and their biggest question remains: Should I get a Solar Battery Storage System in Australia?

Well, the answer can be yes in many cases, such as a battery can offer energy independence, ensure better bill savings, and provide peace of mind during unexpected power outages, but it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution.

There are circumstances where a battery may not be necessary or even cost-effective.

In this guide, we’ll break down when it makes sense and all the pros and cons you need to know before making the investment.

In this blog post:

Why You Need Battery Storage Now?

According to data, Australia has surpassed 3.9 million rooftop solar installations, generating more than 37 GW of PV capacity, which is about 20% of electricity in the National Electricity Market in 2024 and early 2025.

Undoubtedly, the country’s strong renewable energy targets, sustainability goals, and the clean‑energy revolution have brought solar power affordability, but the next step in self‑reliance is battery storage.

Data from The Guardian says that 1 in 5 new solar installs in 2025 now includes a home battery, versus 1 in 20 just a few years ago, representing a significant leap in adoption.

Moreover, the recent launch of the Cheaper Home Batteries program has driven this uptake even further, with over 11,500 battery units installed in just the first three weeks from July 1, and around 1,000 installations per day.

Overall, the Australian energy market is evolving rapidly. Average household battery size has climbed to about 17 kWh from 10–12 kWh previously.

Hence, the experts are assuming that 10 GW of new battery capacity will be added over the next five years, competing with Australia’s current coal‑fired capacity.

What Am I Missing Out on Without Solar Batteries?

Honestly? You’re missing out on the best part of going solar.

Renewable sources of energy like solar, hydro, and wind make us feel empowered. For example, solar batteries lower your electricity bills, minimize grid dependency, and also help to reduce your carbon footprint.

But here’s the catch! Without battery storage, you’re only halfway there!

The true magic of solar power isn’t just in producing clean energy; it’s storing and using it efficiently.

A solar battery lets you store excess energy and use it when the sun goes down or the grid goes out. It’s the key to real energy independence. Therefore, ultimately, getting a battery is what makes your solar system truly yours.

Here’s a list of what you’re missing out on without a solar battery:

Energy Independence

Batteries help you to stay powered even during blackouts or grid failures. With energy storage, you don’t have to think of fuel price volatility and supply-demand disruption in the Australian energy market.

Maximized Savings

Adding a solar battery to your solar PV system allows you to use your own stored energy at night instead of repurchasing it at high rates. It also reduces grid pressure during peak hours, restoring grid stability.

Better Return on Investment ROI

Tired of Australian low feed-in-tariff rates?

Make full use of your solar system by storing excess power at a low price rather than exporting it. Solar panel and battery systems can be a powerful duo for Australian households.

Lower Carbon Footprint

Despite the steady growth in solar, wind, and hydro, fossil fuels still dominate the grid. Fossil fuels supplied approximately 64% of Australia’s total electricity generation, while coal alone accounted for around 45%.

These stats highlight why solar battery storage is so valuable. By storing surplus solar energy, homeowners can reduce their reliance on a grid that still runs on coal and gas.

Peace of Mind

Enjoy 24/7 uninterrupted power, no matter what’s happening outside.

Besides powering urban homes and businesses, batteries also provide reliable power backup for off-grid living at night when your solar panel can’t produce, ensuring peace of mind.

What Size Solar Battery Do I Need?

While choosing the battery size, it isn’t just about picking the biggest one you can afford; it’s about matching your household’s energy consumption pattern. There is no one-size battery that will make financial or functional sense for everyone.

Nevertheless, if you have an average family of four with no exceptional power demands, you may get by with a 10kWh to 12kWh battery bank as a ready-to-roll backup system.

Well, this is just an estimation, as we have no idea of your power needs, because selecting a battery is highly subjective to the household in question.

With that being said, you can get a good idea of how much power you use on average by analyzing your electric bill copy. Also, keeping track of which appliances you use the most and which ones require the most power will help you.

So, to figure out the ideal battery size for your home, you need to consider three most important things:

Your Daily Energy Usage

Check your electricity bill for your average daily consumption (in kWh). Most Australian homes use between 15 to 25 kWh per day.

Your Solar System Output

How much excess solar energy are you generating during the day? That’s the power you’ll store to use later rather than exporting.

Your Nighttime Power Usage

A battery is most useful at night or during grid outages. So, estimate how much power you typically use after sunset. However, by using a battery, you can also get the freedom of living off the grid.

Sizing Up: The Ideal Home Battery for Aussies!

For small households and light usage, a 5 kWh battery will be suitable.

For average Australian households, adding a 10 kWh battery would be enough.

Large homes and high-energy users will need a 13 to 15 kWh system.

For full independence, off-grid living, or blackout protection, you may require a larger battery size of 20+ kWh.

Want help calculating your exact needs? Just drop your daily usage and solar output, and we’ll do the math for you! Cyanergy is here to help!

Sizing Up: The Ideal Home Battery for Aussies!

For small households and light usage, a 5 kWh battery will be suitable.

For average Australian households, adding a 10 kWh battery would be enough.

Large homes and high-energy users will need a 13 to 15 kWh system.

For full independence, off-grid living, or blackout protection, you may require a larger battery size of 20+ kWh.

Want help calculating your exact needs? Just drop your daily usage and solar output, and we’ll do the math for you! Cyanergy is here to help!

How Much Do Solar Batteries Cost?

Previously, you would have to pay between $3000 and $3600 for the battery alone, plus the cost of installation, for every kWh of solar battery storage.

However, you can currently expect to pay between $1200 and $1400 for each kWh of solar battery storage. That is a price reduction of approximately 52%, and things will only get better from here.

Does that imply solar batteries are cheap now? Not really, but the cost is well justified by the pros of having a battery storage system.

Also, while paying for solar batteries, you have to consider many other factors like the type of battery, your solar panel system configurations and compatibility, brand, and installation partner.

These will significantly influence the price range of battery storage.

Is a Solar Battery Worth It | Pros and Cons at a Glance

It’s okay to feel a little overwhelmed while deciding to invest your hard-earned money in a battery.

So, here we’ve listed the pros and cons of having a solar battery to help you in the decision-making process.

Benefits of Solar Battery Storage

Solar batteries help you become self-sustaining.

You don’t have to care about power outages anymore

In the event of any natural disaster, you will still have a power source

Battery prices are dropping significantly as we speak

During peak hours, grid electricity prices increase due to high demand; you can avoid paying a high price and use your battery. It’s essentially free energy, as solar generates energy from the sun.

Reduced carbon footprint as the battery stores energy from a renewable source.

Advantages of battery for the grid and national energy system:

Batteries support Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). In 2025, consumers get financial bonuses (AUD 250‑400) for joining, plus grid benefits via distributed dispatchable power.

Grid‑scale batteries like Victoria Big Battery or Hornsdale Power Reserve are increasing system resilience by storing large amounts of renewable energy and reducing blackout risk.

Drawbacks of Solar Battery Storage

One of the biggest barriers is that solar batteries have a high upfront cost, which makes installation harder for residents.

Home batteries require physical space, proper ventilation, and can’t always be placed just anywhere, especially in smaller homes or apartments.

Most batteries, like lithium-ion batteries, last 5 to 15 years, meaning they may need replacement during your solar system’s lifetime.

While many systems are low-maintenance, some may require software updates, monitoring, or even professional servicing over time.

Battery production involves mining and processing materials like lithium or lead, which raise environmental and ethical concerns.

Should You Buy a Solar Battery?: Here’s the Final Call!

You should consider buying a solar battery if several key factors align with your situation.

First, it’s a strong financial move if you live in a state where federal and state incentives can significantly reduce the upfront cost. This can make the investment far more affordable.

A solar battery can be especially worthwhile if you value having backup power during outages, lowering your electricity bills, and gaining a measure of energy independence from the grid.

Additionally, you should be comfortable with taking a few extra steps to get the most value out of your system, such as joining a virtual power plant (VPP), which allows your battery to participate in grid services in exchange for modest returns.

Finally, it’s worth noting that rebates decline annually, and early adopters get the most value.

Takeaway Thoughts

Installing a solar battery in Australia in mid‑2025 offers substantial financial, environmental, and energy‑security benefits, especially if you qualify for multiple subsidies and have good solar capacity.

With rebates shrinking after 2025 and demand surging, early movers stand to benefit most.

By helping balance the grid and reduce dependence on fossil fuels, home battery adoption contributes significantly to Australia’s national goals of 82% renewable energy by 2030.

It’s not just about savings; it’s about being part of a smarter, cleaner, more resilient electricity future for Australia.

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Should I Get a Solar Battery Storage System?

Renewable Energy

Wine Grapes and Climate Change

Published

22 hours ago

August 14, 2025

Alice Rush

I just spoke with a guy in the wine industry, and I asked him how, if at all, climate change is affecting what we does.

From his perspective, it’s the horrific wildfires whose smoke imbues (or “taints”) the grapes with an unpleasant flavor that needs to be modified, normally by creative methods of blending.

Wine Grapes and Climate Change

Renewable Energy

Danish Wind Power Academy’s Turbine-Specific Training

Published

1 day ago

August 14, 2025

Alice Rush

Weather Guard Lightning Tech

Danish Wind Power Academy’s Turbine-Specific Training

Alex Øbell Nielsen, CEO of Danish Wind Power Academy, discusses their customized, on-site, hands-on training programs for wind turbine technicians. The academy’s comprehensive approach improves wind farm efficiency and technician retention through targeted assessments and real-world problem-solving.

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Allen Hall: Alex, welcome to the show.

Alex Øbell Nielsen: Thank you. Good to be on the show.

Allen Hall: You’ve been in wind about 20 years, and, uh, when we had talked a couple of weeks ago now, uh, you were highlighting some of the challenges that exist in wind energy, especially on the training side. What are those challenges? What do you see as, uh, Danish Wind Power Academy as challenges out in the world

Alex Øbell Nielsen: from a training provider perspective?

Uh, of course, uh, the. The, the great demand for technicians, not only now, but also in the future, and not having a formal training, if you like, for wind turbine technicians. Um, we see that as a challenge. Uh, but of course it’s also an opportunity for us as a training provider. [00:01:00] Um, but, um, I mean, as you mentioned, Danish Wind Power Academy has delivered training for more than 20 years.

Uh, we do so globally, um, headquartered in Denmark, but, um. Before I, you know, deep dive into all our, our trainings, uh, as an example, we deliver troubleshooting training. Uh, a lot of customers are asking for that, but we quickly learned that many of the participants didn’t have the skillset to enter or join a troubleshooting training.

So what we begun doing two and a half years ago is to assess, uh, technicians before they actually go on one of our trainings to make sure that they have the right skillset. From that, then we’ve learned, uh, assessing more than I think 1500, maybe two, uh, yeah, more than 1500 technicians. Now that we see two or or more challenges.

One is hydraulics. They always score low on hydraulics and the others and controls where they also score low. So those are some of the challenges we see and we do [00:02:00] these assessments globally

Joel Saxum: and I think that’s an important point there globally, right? Because Danish Wind Power Academy of course, like when you think wind, you think the Danes, right?

The Danes know what they’re doing, right? Uh, we’re, we’re over here on uh, wind sites in the US all the time and they’re like, yeah, some Danish guy was here last week fixing this. Like that happens all the time. But I, I, I wanna focus on that a little bit, saying like, we talk about, okay. The, the, the, the podcast here, of course, we’re based in the states.

You can hear it by our voices, but we cover things globally, right? So we cover from the eu what’s going on offshore, onshore, India, Australia, apac, down in Brazil, Mexico, you name it. We’re, we’re covering it. We’re talking to people. The, the tech, the global technician problem in wind. Is not localized. It is everywhere.

It doesn’t matter what locale you’re in, where there’s wind turbines, there is a shortage of qualified, trained, and good people. And I think, um, kudos to you guys for, you know, exporting your knowledge around the world. But that’s something to focus on here, is that this [00:03:00] is a global issue and you guys are working to solve that.

Alex Øbell Nielsen: We try to at least, but, but as you said, it is global and we have done these assessments, uh, globally in 2024. We delivered training in more than 19 countries. Uh, the assessments we’ve done for technicians that work both in North North America, uh, Europe and, and, and the APAC region. Uh, so, so we do get, uh, you know, uh, assessments from around the world, uh, covering all these technicians and yeah, repeating myself, hydraulics and controls are big challenges for sure.

Joel Saxum: What’s the, what’s the best region? Who’s got the best text?

Alex Øbell Nielsen: Yeah, it, I’m not gonna go into that. What I can say though is that, uh, I mean, just briefly the assessment, it’s one hour. We ask 40 questions, uh, and, uh, whoever participates has a link where they, they can spend this one hour. We asked 40 questions within hydraulics, controls, mechanics, and electrics.

Uh, and, and based on this, uh, we do see some patterns, uh, also on we ask how many years of, uh, industry [00:04:00] experience do these participants have? And, and funnily enough, or maybe not, uh, but those, uh, with more than 15 years experience score the lowest. So, and there could be a wide range of, uh, reasons for that, but they score the lowest.

Uh, usually we see the technicians that have between two and four years experience. They score the best. So, so we, we, we can see, and I’m sure we can deep dive into the regions, but I don’t have those numbers in front of me, so, um, maybe not, but what I can say is it’s the same challenge. It doesn’t matter North America, Europe, far east.

Hydraulics and controls.

Allen Hall: So what are some of the real world consequences when, uh, wind farm operators don’t invest in training for their people?

Alex Øbell Nielsen: I’m sure there are multiple, but at least from our point of view, what we want to do is help asset owners improve performance of their turbines, of their wind farms, and we believe you can do so by training.

And we have data to back that up, that between. Point four and one [00:05:00]point per, uh, 2%, uh, uh, performance increase you can expect from following training. And, and what we do is that we, um, we look at performance data before we enter training. We provide training over X amount of time. Uh, and then of course we look at performance data from the wind farms following the training, and we can see a drop in again, let’s say it’s hydraulics or any other.

Areas that we’ve focused on, and then we can see an increase in performance. So I think as an asset owner, you want performance out of your turbines, out of your assets, and, and if you do not train your technicians, if they don’t have the right skills, um, yeah, then you, then you potentially will lack performance and.

I also think there’s a lot of talk about troubleshooting being a good troubleshooter, which is great, but in our point of view, maintenance is where you need to excel. If you’re good at maintaining your turbines, if you’re good at maintaining your assets, then you will require less troubleshooting, of course.

[00:06:00] So maintenance is very much where we would like to focus. So if you’re good at that. You have less spare parts consumptions. You spend less downtime if you have, uh, malfunctions or what whatnot and whatnot on your turbine, and then you increase performance away.

Joel Saxum: I think that’s something that Alan and I both, we talk about regularly and we can get on board with, and we want to talk to the uptime listeners and the uptime family uptime network about this back your business up with a good business case.

And that’s what Danish Wind Power Academy has done here, right? They’ve taken the performance data, looked at training, and then showed the increase, boom, business case built. Uh, I love to hear that and I know a Alan does too. ’cause we, we harp on people about that all the time.

Allen Hall: Well, there’s an performance improvement aspect, right?

That you can get the turbines operating, uh, more efficiently and have more uptime. There’s also, I think what I see a lot of times in the United States is you don’t see the, uh, ohs and the cost of the U lows. A hydraulic lines are [00:07:00] leaking down all over the place onto the tower, right? So now you gotta clean up, you gotta do the same thing for like, uh, some pitch motors or hydraulic pitch motors where there’s just hydraulic fluid down the blade.

Uh, and some of the more. Catastrophic ones. If you can get more uptime, yes, but there’s also stopping some of the more expensive downtime events that occur because of maintenance issues.

Alex Øbell Nielsen: Exactly.

Allen Hall: From a training standpoint, then you’re going deep into how turbines operate and there is that quiz or test that you provide to potential trainees before you get into the the details of training.

I am not sure that we have seen a lot of that in the United States at all. Uh, like if you have basic, fundamental skills, you know how to repair cars, you’ve, you’ve welded before, you’ve played around in hydraulics in a previous job. That usually is the qualifications to get started in the United States, but that doesn’t really trend out too well as you [00:08:00] get further down the line because wind turbines 10 years ago, pretty standard.

You can move between turbines. I think today when we’re talking about. Six and seven megawatts being the platforms. Those turbine are a lot more complicated than 10 years ago. And the challenges that brings to technicians and maybe wanna explain. How much more a technician needs to know now than even maybe even five years ago.

Alex Øbell Nielsen: Yeah, uh, for sure. And yes, the, the machines are getting bigger and they’re definitely getting more complicated as well. Um, I have a commercial background, so I can’t go into, uh, specific details, but what I can tell you is that the course curriculum that we develop over time is getting. Uh, just by the number of pages they need to go through.

Um, on the latest, uh, eight megawatt turbine that we’ve developed training for is an offshore turbine. They need to go through, uh, just over 400 pages in one week. So if they don’t have the fundamentals to [00:09:00] go into that training, then uh, then, uh, yeah, then, then they fall behind. Right? And we don’t want that.

Joel Saxum: You’re gonna struggle.

Alex Øbell Nielsen: But we know these technicians, right? They are used to working outside, uh, up in the l you know, outdoors. And for him, for them to sit in a classroom for, for a full week can be a challenge of course. So we as a training provider also invest a lot of. Time and money and, uh, in, in our trainers, putting them through Train the Trainer program so they can actually share this knowledge and knowhow that they have.

And, and we try to, for all our trainings, have more than 50%, uh, in the training as as active teaching methods. So where the delegates or the participants. Are taking part of the training so we’re not just using PowerPoint slides and whatnot. Um, we spend a lot of time and focus on that because just for, you know, having an engagement from the participants, but also for learning retention.

We know that if they are part of the training, then they will remember and then they can actually start using these, [00:10:00] uh, the, the learning when they go back and work on these turbines.

Joel Saxum: I think too much industrial training, and this is wind, you name it, whatever. Is delivered by PowerPoint. It’s delivered by stuff that bores people sit in a classroom for eight hours and that’s, I mean, regardless of who’s sitting in there.

Like, if you’re not, if that’s not your normal job to digest this stuff, like it, it doesn’t soak in, it doesn’t take like, it’s kind of, eh, you check the box. Yeah. You might have that certificate, you might have that training. I mean, I, I’ve learned from people, I’ve seen this happen. I saw this happen last summer.

Someone who went to lotto training for a week. And on left there on Friday on a plane, showed up on site on Monday and couldn’t lotto the turbine like that. What’s the point? Right? And that what it was is they sat in the classroom for how many days in a row learning this theory, uh, and not actually activating it.

That, and that that’s a problem. Right. And I, but I think that, so, so, but Danish Wind Power Academy, you guys focusing on, hey, as a use case, right. Alan and Joel, uh, wind Farm Company, we have just bought a [00:11:00] Siemens G Mesa, G nine x site. Hey, Danish Wind Power Academy. Can you send someone here and get these, these guys up to speed on everything that you know about the G nine X platform?

Is that, is that, is that the calls you get?

Alex Øbell Nielsen: Yeah, it is for sure. Um, we are very, um, uh, we have outlined a pathway that we use, uh, and where we start with the assessment and get an understanding of, of the, of the skills and, and, and lack of skills or lack of competencies from the technicians. And from that, we can build an individual training plan for each of them.

So depending on how you want to put your team together, uh, and then, uh, following this pathway, I mean the, the, the beginning of it is, is generic. It’s theory where we either come to you and sit in a meeting room or in a classroom or actually use one of our studios. I’m standing in one of our studios now.

But then when once we pass that and the technicians have the fundamentals in place, that they have passed the assessment there. Then we deep dive into specific turbines, and that could be very specific turbines from GE or [00:12:00]Siemen esa or vistas, uh, and, and a wide range of other turbines. And, and we can do so because we have a good collaboration with asset owners, of course, that, that own these turbines.

Um, and, and our trainers on average have 17 years experience from the industry. So not only are they various skills, I mean, they’ve done this for many years, um, but again. Coming back to our own Train the Trainer program where we teach them how to teach, uh, basic skills as using whiteboards or overhead, uh, what do you call ’em, flip over charts and whatnot.

And also having their participants being engaged and spent, you know, more than 50% in the training being active. Um, so, so yes, if you have a specific GE turbine, we can come train your technician and. We’re not biased either, so we tell it as we see it

Allen Hall: in the training program, it does seem like there’s a little bit of feedback of what’s happening in the field and some of the issues that are occurring on particular [00:13:00] turbines do get incorporated into your training because it’s gonna be a routine issue for technicians to, to manage that.

I, I don’t see that in a lot of training programs. They’re very specific. They’re coming. Coming right from the book from GE or Vestas, like This is how you operate the turbine. Anything that’s outside of that isn’t covered. But the vast majority of the time that I’ve seen, they’re dealing with the outside of the textbook problems.

How do you incorporate that into your training? Is that just because you have so many people with a lot of experience in the field that are coming back and are really tied to industry? Is that the differentiator? Maybe. And maybe,

Alex Øbell Nielsen: I, I, I, I think I thank you for the question and, and it, the way we, we approach training is that, um, if you are looking for maintenance or let’s say troubleshooting on a specific turbine, then we would ask our customer for the performance data.

Over the past 12 months. Then we look at the 10 most common faults and issues they have on these turbines. And that varies from, of course, turbine, from turbine, but also wind farm and so on. And then we incorporate that, those [00:14:00] faults and issues into the training. And when we deliver maintenance training or troubleshooting, then we come to you, we come to our client, uh, day one, and day two is usually in a classroom.

And then day two or three and four is in the turbine itself. So not only are we working with the faults and issues that they. They work on a daily basis on this wind farm, but we actually train them on them as well, so they improve performance of these assets

Allen Hall: with the training happening on site. Then they’re actually debugging or learning hands on onto their particular turbines, which I think is remarkable because a lot of times, as Joel’s pointed out, a lot of this training happens.

Maybe I Schenectady, where there’s not a lot of turbines, honestly, or onsite for some of the OEMs where they’re not near a turbine. Danish Wind Power Academy has flipped this model where you are on site training the folks on site with their own turbines, with their own problems. That has gotta have a [00:15:00] remarkable return on investment,

Alex Øbell Nielsen: and it shows, as I said before, between 0.4 and 1 performance increase. We see that on these wind farms. and, the training we’re delivering is not compliant, so our customers come to us because they see value in what we deliver and this approach. is, definitely maybe a different approach. We don’t see many out there doing the, same, and we don’t have training centers.

we have offices and studios like this where we can do some online training if needed. But other than that, we always come to our customers, again, just repeating myself, but using their nacelles their turbines, where we also deliver part of the training. we believe that hands-on approach is much better for learning retention. and, we’ve done it for more than 20 years now, and, have a profitable business, so we know it’s working. Of course.

Joel Saxum: Alex, I’ve gotta ask you a question about value here. and because this is what’s coming into my, head, is [00:16:00] the value that you guys can provide for clients in training, training on site.

Like, to me, that’s, I’d pay for that all day. Boom. Done. However you guys are training for 20 years understanding the serial problems that may not be in the notebook, in the maintenance manual from the OEM and all these different things. You, you, I think you rest on the capability of having a ton of really smart troubleshooters maintenance people as your trainers.

Do you ever get people that call and say, Hey, we’ve got this problem out here. Can you help us solve the problem?

Alex Øbell Nielsen: Yeah, we do that and we do, we get those questions. Um, and, and we stick to the business of training. So, so if, if you are looking at the installation, quality inspection or in the warranty, uh, that all is also training that we provide.

So, so, so we want to be the, the, the training provider. So, but again, if you have bought X amount of turbines, they’re coming out of warranty. How can you [00:17:00] challenge the OEM, uh, on, on what they are telling you? If you do not have that expertise in house, we can, we also have trainings to, to, to, to mitigate that challenge for these asset owners.

So again, if you’re coming, if you’re looking, you know, at an end warranty. Or if it’s the before that with installation, we also have trading programs to, to cover those areas as well. So we, we put our customers in a much, you know, better position to ask the OEM, the right questions and to make sure that they hand over the turbines in the best possible condition to them.

Of course.

Joel Saxum: Yeah. You’re, you’re enabling success at that, at that level. Right. So. Like you answered my question there is instead of sending out, for lack of a better term, sending out mercenaries to figure out problems, you’re sending them out to team, to team up with the actual operator or the asset owner, the whoever that may be.

Maybe it’s an ISP, I don’t know.

Alex Øbell Nielsen: We teach a utility company or an asset owner on how to do it yourself. Right. That’s, that’s the method we prefer. I mean, again, our, our trainers with this, uh, long [00:18:00] experience could do the work, but that’s not why we are here. We are here to train. Our customers so they can do the work themselves.

Allen Hall: So who are your typical clients and when do they tend to call you in the lifetime of their wind farm?

Alex Øbell Nielsen: I would say 80% of our clients are asset owners. So the big utility companies, those that are out of a service agreement within OEM, there is usually, that’s where we provide most of our business. So if you are looking at a brand new offshore turbine on the US East Coast.

That’s not us. We usually come in after they’re out of these service agreements. So, um, so, so those are typically our customers. Um, we do work with ISPs, um, um, but often they tend to stick to the training matrix they get from an OEM. But we do see some variations in the us, uh, with EPCs and ISPs where we get more work there than we do in Europe.

And I think it’s the nature of business in the us. Uh, but I would say roughly 80% is with asset owners, has

Allen Hall: a change in the IRA bill. Increase the [00:19:00] number of phone calls that you’re getting just because the repowering may be limited. So if a wind farm that’s five years old that they’re planning to take to 10, and then repower now has to live to 20 to 25 years old.

Is that changing the marketplace for the, for training like yours?

Alex Øbell Nielsen: We haven’t seen that impact yet. Uh, there may be, uh, an impact on our business, but we, we expect not to. We are still a small company, so for us it’s still a big world out there. So, so we see opportunities in that. And if it’s in, in Repowering or any other projects, I mean, we definitely see some opportunities there.

These turbines are, you know, they, they will operate for 20, maybe 30 years. Uh, and, and they continue to want to get the most out of these assets. And, and, uh, I’m certain we can, uh, help our customers and improve that. Not only, you know, asset performance, but also another subject that we didn’t really cover is retention of your technicians.

Uh, we see a lot of movement from technicians moving from maybe one ISP to another, but we truly believe that if you, if you invest in your. [00:20:00]Technicians, they get better at what they do. They get a greater job satisfaction. I mean, then, then we see that they want to stay as well. Of course. So, so that’s another, uh, you know, I mean, that goes for me as well.

I continuously want to learn and be better at what I do. And if my company is investing me, great. I mean, I, I want to give back on that, of course. But, uh, but for now, we don’t see an impact on the IRA for us.

Joel Saxum: Well, one of, one of the things I think we’ll we’re gonna start to see here in the US because of this, is you’re going to see, there’s a, there’s an ISP boom right now, right?

Like if you’re an ISP and you’re established, like you’re, you’ve got requests coming in the door left and right, and we’ve heard this across the market just ’cause of what’s happening. Um, so you’re going to see, like I know right now there’s multiple competitive RFPs out in the US world for ISPs to come and run wind farms.

So if I’m doing that, if I am again, Joel, Joel and Alan Wind, ISP, and I’m in a competitive [00:21:00] RFP for a couple of wind farms for an operator, and I know what technology’s on those, of course I do. I’m gonna include this in my bid. I’m gonna say, Hey, if we, if we’re awarded this bid, we’re bringing DWPA in here, we’re training up our guys and we’re gonna come in there day one with some of the best knowledge in the industry to make sure that this thing is running at a high, at peak performance.

Uh, because when you do have technicians shifting around and new, because it’s always gonna be new people, right? That happens even at the OEMs, the new, new people going from Wind Farm to wind farm. If you can go in there and say, here’s, here’s our competitive edge. This is our value add to you guys. I’m bringing in some of the best to train our people up.

I would be doing that and, and, and the same, at the same course. If I’m an O operator in the United States and I’m starting to take over from some of the OEM FSAs and I’m looking at this timeline going, you know what? PTCs are running out. Uh, I need to make sure that I’m running at peak performance on this wind farm.

[00:22:00] What are some levers I can pull? Um, Alan and I’ve talked about this for the last two months, right? Since this stuff’s been shaken out in the states. Well, he, there’s certain things, there’s hardware you can add to your blades. There’s CMS things you can do here. There’s digitization strategies. However, a foundational thing is make sure the guys and the ladies in the field know what the hell they’re doing to make sure these things are running right.

So to me that is, um, you know. That would be a, a lever I would pull, I would be calling it the Danish Wind Power Academy.

Alex Øbell Nielsen: And, and we are working with ISPs and asset owners where we provide training to both their crews. And we know they have won business with asset owners because they, because they’ve done training with us because.

I believe it’s because they’ve done it with us, of course, but they actually went to the asset owner, the utility, and said, we know our technicians don’t have the right skillset. We have a system with Danish Wind Power Academy. We are putting them on a training pathway, uh, with Danish Wind Power Academy on this specific turbine that we want to.

Service and [00:23:00] maintain on your behalf. And that was one of the reasons why they won the bid. So if they are moving in that direction, that is definitely something we, uh, we can help ISPs with. And as you mentioned before, with asset owners, when they’re stepping out, if they want to operate on their own and not on operate under a service agreement within an OEM.

We also have the right tools to help them with the end of warranty and also training their technicians so they have the right skillset to maintain these turbines. I’m really impressed by this

Allen Hall: because this doesn’t really exist all that often in terms of training. If you have to get specific training on a turbine, you’re essentially calling the OEM and begging to have that happen.

And we don’t have time to do that. They’re not in the business of doing that globally at the scale that is needed at the minute. And, and that’s where the Danish Wind Power Academy comes in.

Joel Saxum: If you’re, if you’re calling the OEM for support, the problem they, they’re gonna run into there is they, they don’t have enough bandwidth to even train their own people, let alone bring others in and get them up to [00:24:00]speed.

And, and at the end of the day. The, the things that Danish Wind Power Academy has uncovered about specific models through experience, through field trials, through, you know, time soaking in, in, out, in production. The OEM isn’t gonna give you that. They’re not gonna, they’re not gonna lift the bonnet on the problems that they know are serial problems with these machines.

Which, like we, we hear about, we know about like after a while, people, but you guys are the aggregate of that, right? So you’re aggregating this specific model X, y, Z from X 1, 2, 3, OEM, from around the world. All the knowledge that you’ve gained there, boom. Now it’s in a package to deliver to.

Alex Øbell Nielsen: Exactly. Exactly.

And also, I mean, from previous meetings in, in Japan, it could have been anywhere speaking with the utility or an asset owner. Um, they wanted to go in and, and self perform on their assets. Uh, but the OEM would not teach them how to troubleshoot. And the challenge they then had was that the lender would ask them questions on, but if you can’t troubleshoot your own turbines.[00:25:00]

I, I, I, you are putting us in a difficult position as lender. Right. So then they had an opportunity to work with us and they, they had a, they had a, a means to overcome that challenge. Of course. What countries have you trained in, Alex? So again, far east, uh, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, uh, quite a bit. Um, New Zealand.

Um, we’ve been to Sri Lanka of all places. We didn’t see that coming. Um, of course, uh, most of the countries in Europe, uh, north America, and then we also get requests from South America. Again, we are a fairly small company, so, so we focus our efforts on, on, on Europe, north America, and Far East. I mean, we are headquartered in Denmark, but we do have offices in Italy and Portugal.

We are also in Atlanta and the us So that’s from where we sort of cover, uh, cover, you know, a big world of, of wind turbines.

Allen Hall: If you’re an experienced trainer, how do you reach out to the Danage Wind Power Academy?

Alex Øbell Nielsen: Go on our website. But again, I mean, um, the, [00:26:00]the network is pretty big. I mean, of course our, our trainers come from the industry, right?

And they’ve done it for many years, so they know a lot of people in the industry. And, and I think it takes a, a special mindset to, to step out of this, uh, technician role where you are a troubleshooter or a commissioner and you’re very good at what you do. But I think the guys and girls we have as trainers, they really enjoy standing in front of a classroom and, and sharing their knowledge and, and, and, and, and having a good conversation with the participants and then, you know, come back to them.

I mean, uh, a lot of our clients have the, the same trainer coming back, you know, with three or six months in between and they pick up that conversation and I know they really enjoy that. So, so if you like to. Teach or be a teacher and share your knowledge, uh, we’re a good place to be and you will have to like to travel as well.

So, but I think most of the guys and girls in the industry, I mean, they’re traveling as it is anyways.

Allen Hall: And if you’re an operator anywhere around the world and you want to train up your group of technicians and local [00:27:00] experts. How do they get ahold of Danish Wind Power Academy? How do they find you? Danish wpa.com.

Alex Øbell Nielsen: That’s our website.

Allen Hall: Thanks Alex for being on the podcast. And if you wanna reach out to the Danish Wind Power Academy, go to the website, danish wpa.com, or you can find them on LinkedIn. Just look up Danish Wind Power Academy. Alex, thank you so much for being on the program.

Alex Øbell Nielsen: Love having you on. Thank you for inviting me and, uh, I’m happy to share about what we do and, and, and thanks a lot.

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