SEI Blog Solar Energy International introduces Solar Business and Technical Sales online coursePosted by: april on September 29, 2010 By April E. Clark, Solar Energy International Marketing Communications Coordinator Over the last year, Solar Energy International has seen the renewable energy industry grow by leaps and bounds. We have received an overwhelming interest from our students and alumni for more business-focused curriculum that relies on SEI's 20 years of solar business experience and industry relationships. SEI is listening. In response to the demand for comprehensive solar business training, Solar Energy International introduces its new PVOL206: Solar Business and Technical ... Read More »
Solar Energy International offers free "Understanding the Solar Business" webinarPosted by: april on September 27, 2010 Free webinar - Understanding the Solar Business - an Insider's Guide to Success with Jeff Spies - Sept. 28 @ 10 a.m. PST Join Solar Energy International as solar consultant Jeff Spies covers topics in how to be successful in the solar business and provides a special announcement about the launch of SEI's Solar Business and Technical Sales online course. Jeff Spies is president of SolarSpies - a solar training and consulting firm. He is also the secretary for the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) - the industry certification ... Read More »
Solar Energy International featured in U.S. Department of Energy training storyPosted by: april on September 27, 2010 Solar Energy International executive director and co-founder Johnny Weiss is featured in a U.S. Department of Energy training story published Sept. 24, 2010, on the Energy Empowers website. Learn about the Rocky Mountain Solar Training Program (RMSTP) in the Western with SEI's partners, Salt Lake Community College and the Utah Solar Energy Association. Click here to read the story. Read More »
Online learning in renewable energy education at your fingertipsPosted by: matthew@solarenergy.org on September 24, 2010 By Matthew Harris, Sustainable Building Program Coordinator It has been said, "The World Wide Web (W3) was developed to be a pool of human knowledge, and human culture, which would allow collaborators in remote sites to share their ideas and all aspects of a common project." As I sit here today and type this blog via the web, and as you are reading this on the Internet, we are in fact fulfilling the web's mission. I'm not sure if the founders of the web could possibly imagine the breadth and speed at which their technology has affected the world. In our day and age of ... Read More »
Taking action to grow solarPosted by: april on September 22, 2010 By Erin Wickersham, Social Media Manager, Tigercomm Americans love solar energy and 92 percent of them are demanding greater access to it. It's hard to get that many Americans to agree on anything - let alone something as politically charged as energy. And yet, solar energy generates that kind of support. Americans understand that solar is a solution to many of the problems facing us today. Solar reduces pollution. It reduces our use of finite energy sources. And it reduces our dependence on foreign sources of oil. Despite these real and ... Read More »
Next steps in your renewable energy and solar trainingPosted by: april on September 17, 2010 At Solar Energy International, we often hear from alumni who want to know what training they should take next. We recommend branching out to the various related and relevant training opportunities SEI has to offer. Do you have previous solar energy training? Have you ever wondered how your solar skills fit into the bigger picture of building energy and design, or even beyond borders in the developing world? Solar Energy International has the answer in our Green Building Design & Construction - Online course, starting Sept. 27. This course shows how ... Read More »
Johnny Weiss talks the future of solar energy on C-SpanPosted by: april on September 13, 2010 On Aug. 21, 2010, Johnny Weiss, Solar Energy International's executive director, joined representatives from other solar energy groups to talk the future of solar energy at the American Renewable Energy Day (AREDAY) annual conference in Aspen, Colorado. Topics included government funding and subsidies, educational outreach, and changing technologies. Along with Johnny, panel members also included Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Neville Williams from Standard Solar and John Woolard of BrightSource Energy. To see footage of the panel ... Read More »
U.S. move to renewable energy alive and well on the ground at AREDAYPosted by: april on September 1, 2010 By Alexis Halbert, Paonia Campus Management Team August marked a strange and chilling event - even the glaciers in Greenland were moving faster on climate change than the United States government. But with innovative energy policy taking a backseat to mid-term Washington elections, one thing is clear: America is still moving forward in the transition to a new energy economy and the leadership is coming from the ground up. The messages at the American Renewable Energy Day (AREDAY) held in Aspen Aug. 19-22 were diverse and the tactics on how to communicate and gain ... Read More »
Further your solar training at Solar Power International 2010 in Los AngelesPosted by: april on August 25, 2010 CARBONDALE, CO USA - Solar Energy International is going Hollywood. In conjunction with North America's largest business-to-business solar event - Solar Power International 2010 taking place Oct. 12-14 in Los Angeles - Solar Energy International is hosting a one-day solar installation course. Intermediate Level PV System Installation on Oct. 11 will focus on National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements, best practices, and safe working procedures for installing and troubleshooting solar systems. Read More »
How I spent my summer vacation with windPosted by: april on August 19, 2010 By Kathy Swartz, Renewable Energy Education Program Team Leader Over the summer, I had the opportunity to attend the Small Wind Conference: A Gathering of Installers, Manufacturers, Dealers and Distributors in Stevens Point, Wisc. More than 350 people, including Solar Energy International instructors Ian Woofenden, Mick Sagrillo and Roy Butler and lots of SEI alumni who stopped by our booth, attended this annual conference. For those of you who've never had the opportunity to attend the Small Wind Conference, it's the best event I've ever been to. Wind people are ... Read More »
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