Solar Energy Solar Energy International Offers Renewable Energy Training for International DevelopmentPosted by: april on May 18, 2012 By Laurie Guevara-Stone, Solar Energy International's International Program Manager CARBONDALE, Colorado - Join renowned renewable energy educator Solar Energy International in a week-long workshop June 25-29 that teaches renewable energy applications for developing countries at Third Street Center. In this hands-on workshop, RD101: Renewable Energy for the Developing World participants will learn to construct fuel-efficient cookstoves, build residential size bio-gas systems, and work with small-scale solar electric systems. Hands-on labs will ... Read More »
SEI Executive Director Tresi Houpt Featured in NPR Fracking StoryPosted by: april on May 15, 2012 By April E. Clark, Solar Energy International Marketing Communications Coordinator Today has been a monumental day for Solar Energy International. We published our first-ever iBook, "Introduction to Renewable Energy" available on iTunes by clicking here. For more than a decade, Solar Energy International has been the leader in solar energy textbooks and continues to be committed to providing up-to-date materials and innovative instructional technologies. In the spirit of this commitment to renewable energy education, SEI is pleased to ... Read More »
SEI and SELF Partner for Haiti Solar TrainingPosted by: april on May 14, 2012 By Carol Weis, Solar Energy International PV Curriculum Developer and Program Coordinator This spring, and in the fall of 2011, Solar Energy International (SEI) and Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) partnered for two solar training courses for SELF's Haitian technicians. The first course was held in November 2011 and was designed to review installation techniques and maintenance of systems. The second course - which took place March 26-31, 2012, as a train-the-trainers course - taught SELF technicians to train onsite hospital staff including the Site Energy Managers ... Read More »
Battery-based Solar Training Gets PersonalPosted by: april on May 9, 2012 By Kathy Swartz, Renewable Energy Training Director PAONIA, Colorado — Batteries. They are not often talked about in the PV industry that is so dominated by grid-tied, battery-less PV systems. Battery-systems are complicated. Messy. Perplexing. But yet, these systems have the power to change lives, create independence from the grid, expand businesses, and challenge installers who are bored with grid-tied systems. This week kicked off Solar Energy International's first PV301L: Solar Electric Lab Week (Battery-Based) solar training at our state-of-the-art PV ... Read More »
Solar Energy International: Hands-on, Industry-Supported Solar Training at its BestPosted by: april on May 1, 2012 By Kathy Swartz, Renewable Energy Training Director On April 30, Solar Energy International officially kicked off the 2012 summer PV training season with a full class for PV201L: Solar Electric Lab Week (Grid-Direct) at our state-of-the-art training facility in Paonia, Colorado. And once again, the caliber of participants is exceptional ... The diversity and the support from industry has been fantastic! The participants represented three countries and 14 different states. Each of the participants had to complete at least one PV101 online or in-person ... Read More »
Solar Energy International Offers Solar Training to Meet NABCEP ChangesPosted by: april on April 11, 2012 Carbondale, Colorado USA - This spring, Solar Energy International (SEI) is meeting the needs of the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP)'s revised eligibility criteria for the PV Installer Certification with several online courses and in-person workshop trainings in solar power technology, the fastest growing sector in America. According to NABCEP, the major changes in the eligibility requirements concern the amount of training required and the number of installations that applicants must document. All candidates will now have to document 58 hours of PV-specific ... Read More »
Solar Energy International Hosts First Friday Open House April 6Posted by: april on April 5, 2012 By April E. Clark, Solar Energy International Marketing Communications Coordinator Solar Energy International staff members will show off their new digs at eco-friendly Third Street Center in Carbondale, Colorado, with a First Friday open house from 6-8 p.m., Friday, April 6. The public is welcome to stop by the SEI office, just off Third Street's Round Room, tour the renovated space, enjoy refreshments, view SEI's new video series, and take part in SEI's donation-driven renewable energy book sale/give-away. A ... Read More »
Solar Energy International Makes the Move to Eco-friendly Third Street CenterPosted by: april on March 19, 2012 By April E. Clark, Solar Energy International Marketing Communications Coordinator Solar Energy International in Carbondale, Colorado has a new, green place to call home. The nonprofit solar trainer and renewable energy educator has moved from its Second Street location to new offices in Carbondale, Colorado's Third Street Center, an eco-friendly facility renovated from the former Carbondale Elementary School building. The Third Street Center is home to more than 30 nonprofit organizations and artist studios with sustainability in mind. Read More »
PV Instructors Gather in Paonia for SEI's Fifth Annual Training EventPosted by: april on March 19, 2012 By Kathy Swartz, Solar Energy International Renewable Energy Training Director Last week was one of my favorite weeks of the year. Solar Energy International hosted more than 34 of our PV instructors and staff as we came together in Paonia, Colorado, for three incredible days for our Fifth Annual PV Instructor Training. Solar Energy International gathered our passionate instructors into one room to discuss technical issues and share expertise. It's hard to imagine a bigger PV brain trust gathered together - not because they had to be, but because they wanted to be. The ... Read More »
SEI's Solar In the Schools Program and Sun Shadows Project Measure UpPosted by: laurie on March 19, 2012 By Laurie Guevara-Stone, Solar Energy International's International Program Manager Solar Energy International's Solar In the Schools program encourages K-12 classes to get outside and measure the shadow of a stick in the name of international solar science. Join forces with pupils and teachers all over the world as part of the Sun Shadows Project to measure the shadow of a 1m long stick at your local solar noon. You don’t need much to participate, just some sun and a stick. Participants worldwide will enter their measurements into an online database. These ... Read More »
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