april's blog Solar Training: Online or In-person?Posted on April 18, 2011 By Dan Giese, Solar Energy International Registration and Programs Assistant Online or in-person? That is the solar training question. I routinely speak to potential Solar Energy International workshop participants who ask this question. The answer is more objective than not, as both options have their particular advantages. I speak to this quite often when I'm helping people register over the phones here at SEI. Here's my summation: Online Our online courses are time convenient, requiring approximately six weeks to complete an ... Read More »
Solar Training Heads South to the Home of the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, ArkansasPosted on January 31, 2011 By April E. Clark, Marketing Communications Coordinator Solar Energy International is bringing solar training to the south. From March 14-18, Solar Energy International hosts a five-day, in-person solar training workshop in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Fayetteville, home to the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, is known as the Track Capital of the World. For five days in March, Fayetteville will be a capital of solar training, with SEI's highly popular PV101 workshop. PV101: Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-Direct) is designed as an ... Read More »
Solar Energy International's Laurie Guevara-Stone, International Program Director, Talks Food WastePosted on January 28, 2011 Solar Energy International's Laurie Guevara-Stone, International Program Director, recently interviewed with Good Dirt Radio for a story on food waste. Good Dirt Radio is a nonprofit media outlet in Colorado featuring a solar-powered radio studio, whose mission is to educate the public about the connection between individual actions and a healthy future for our planet and encourage citizens to embrace positive solutions. The story focuses on today's "spin-saturated, disposable, consumer America where almost all material goods made in the past 100 plus years have ended up ... Read More »
March Comes in Like a Lion for Solar Training in Rocklin, Calif.Posted on January 25, 2011 By April E. Clark, Marketing Communications Coordinator This spring, Solar Energy International is offering three in-person solar training workshops in Rocklin, Calif., at SMA America's state-of-the-art training center. These workshops offer the rare opportunity to train with the industry's most experienced instructors within the environment of a top-notch solar industry training facility. The SMA training center has a photovoltaics (PV) simulator and an inverter laboratory, which features working Sunny Boy inverters as well as communication and monitoring ... Read More »
Solar Energy International Launches Free Introduction to Renewable Energy Online CoursePosted on January 19, 2011 By Chris Turek, Director of Online and Educational Services One of the most exciting things about Solar Energy International is our ability to create training opportunities aligned with our nonprofit mission. Our new, free online Introduction to Renewable Energy course is just one example of our efforts as a nonprofit organization to help educate our fellow man on renewable energy technologies and sustainable building practices. This course allows us to create a free and accessible introductory solar training and renewable energy ... Read More »
Online Training Provides Renewable Energy for the Developing World EducationPosted on January 19, 2011 By Laurie Guevara-Stone, Solar Energy International's International Program Director Renewable energy technologies can help solve many problems faced in the developing world, especially with education, health care, agriculture, and micro-enterprise. Implementing renewable energy projects and integrating those projects with applicable solar training in rural areas sustainably can make a huge difference in improving, and often saving, lives. If you've always wanted to bring your skills and experience to these communities, our upcoming online course, "Renewable ... Read More »
Solar Energy International saddened by news of solar advocate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Posted on January 10, 2011 By Johnny Weiss Solar Energy International Executive Director The Solar Energy International staff is saddened by the news of Jan. 8's horrific tragedy in Tucson, Ariz. The mass shooting killed six, including Arizona chief federal judge John Roll, and injured 14, including U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, a spirited solar advocate and friend of Solar Energy International. As part of Rep. Giffords' solar outreach, her office has organized free two-hour Solar Power 101s for the public about once a month since 2007. They are basic-level, two-hour sessions at ... Read More »
Solar Energy International Leads Renewable Energy Tour to CubaPosted on January 7, 2011 By Laurie Guevara-Stone, Solar Energy International's International Program Director Two thousand six was "The Year of the Energy Revolution" in Cuba. Government Ministries and NGOs developed a nationwide plan focused on energy efficiency and independence. The entire electrical system was upgraded, efficient appliances were distributed among the citizenry, and cadres of young social workers went from house to house in every community teaching energy efficient methods of home maintenance. Cuba became the first country in the world to completely phase out incandescent ... Read More »
Solar Training at CoSEIA's Annual Solar ConferencePosted on January 6, 2011 On Feb. 11, Solar Energy International PV instructor Kris Sutton leads a one-day Photovoltaic System Installation Workshop - Intensive as part of CoSEIA's Annual Solar Conference, Colorado Solar Power taking place Feb. 9-11, 2011, in Loveland, Colo. This session will focus on 2008 and 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements, best practices, and safe working procedures for installing and troubleshooting PV systems. Grid interface considerations, disconnects, system labeling requirements, and series fusing will be covered. Students will analyze and ... Read More »
Solar Energy International welcomes 2011 with new online courses Jan. 10Posted on January 5, 2011 By Johnny Weiss Solar Energy International Executive Director As Solar Energy International welcomes 2011, we would like to send Happy New Year greetings to our alumni and supporters. In 2010, Solar Energy International enjoyed a banner year providing hands-on workshops and online courses in renewable energy training, surpassing the 16,000 alumni mark. We look forward to furthering our mission and serving more participants in 2011. The new year offers an opportunity to celebrate Solar Energy International's ... Read More »
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