Let SEI Help You Meet Your PV Continuing Education Credits

Join SEI and Photovoltaic Industry representatives this summer for an exciting workshop experience.

July 31st - August 4th: Carbondale, CO: PV Industry Week. Receive NABCEP and COSEIA Continuing Education Credits. This week-long session provides participants an opportunity to hear and meet PV industry professionals. Representatives from manufacturers, distributors, installers, and researchers will make presentations and provide technical training on their specific products and services.

Presenting at this workshop will be: NABCEP, Conergy, Fronius, Direct Power & Water, Sanyo, PV Powered Inverter, SMA America, Surrette Batteries, FatSpaniel, Draker Solar Data Monitoring, Xantrex, Outback Power, MidNite Solar, and UniRac. NEC expert John Wiles will be teaching a 1/2 day on code issues.

COSEIA & SEI members save 20% off workshop cost
(A $150 value)

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to hear from these renewable energy representatives!!

SEI Teams Up with Boulder Conservation Center

SEI is offering a week-long PV Design & Installation workshop in conjunction with the Center for Resource Conservation (CRC) in Boulder, Colorado. The CRC provides education and training to homeowners, contractors, public and commercial facility owners, municipal authorities, industry professionals and students on a broad range of environmental, clean energy, energy efficiency, green building and conservation issues throughout the year. The workshop is being held September 25 - 30. For more information click here.

Western Governors Adopt Clean Energy Resolutions

Western governors have committed to try to improve energy efficiency, bring on-line substantially more clean energy resources, and ensure there is adequate transmission available at a reasonable cost well into the future. The governors' commitment stemmed from a newly released report from their Clean and Diversified Energy Advisory Committee (CDEAC), which included 38 recommendations relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy, as well as a number of recommendations relating to electrical transmission and advanced power generation from fossil fuels. The governors resolved "to draw upon the full range of recommendations contained in the CDEAC report as a basis on which to advocate for energy policy changes at the federal and regional levels and their respective states, where appropriate."

Click here to read the Western Governor's Assocation press release.

Lights, Camera, Action!

SEI has a new 5 minute video which details SEI's workshops and charitable programs. The high quality video was produced by SEI alum Greg Reitman of Blue Water Entertainment. Greg is an independent feature producer, director and writer. Watch for the video to be posted on our website soon.

Upcoming RE events

Be sure not miss these exciting renewable events coming up this summer:

• Southwest Renewable Energy Conference
  August 2 & 3 -- Flagstaff, AZ
• Investing in Solar
  September 11th - 12th -- San Diego, CA
• 2006 International Straw Bale Building Conference (ISBBC)
  September 24 - October 1 -- Camp Kawartha, Lakefield, Ontario

Your Generosity Ensures our Success!

SEI would like to welcome our new members! As a membership-based non-profit, SEI's members are the heart of our organization and allow us to continue our educational programs. SEI Staff are passionate about the work that we do and membership dues help sustain our renewable energy endeavors.

Please join us! Membership benefits include (depending on membership level) a one year subscription to either Home Power magazine or E magazine, the Renewable Energy Handbook for Homeowners, an organic cotton/hemp SEI t-shirt, a SEI bumpersticker, and more!

Click here for details on how to become an SEI member.

To all SEI members . . . SEI sends thanks!