Solar Training - Electric

This online solar training course establishes fundamental concepts required for safe, code-compliant design and installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems, with a focus on residential-sized grid-direct solar electric systems.  The goal of the course is to create a fundamental understanding of the core concepts necessary to work with all PV systems, including:  system components, site analysis, PV module criteria, mounting solutions, safety, and commissioning. 

This course will provide an overview of the three basic PV system applications, primarily focusing on grid-direct systems. The goal of the course is to create a fundamental understanding of the core concepts necessary to work with all PV systems, including:  system components, site analysis, PV module criteria, mounting solutions, safety, and commissioning. The course will also cover the basics of sizing a residential grid-direct system, wire sizing, overcurrent protection, and

This two-day hands-on workshop covers pumping technologies, PV modules, system sizing, and component selection.  Includes pump descriptions and comparisons with information on trackers, linear current boosters, and other associated equipment.  The workshop will include laboratory exercises and a system tour.

This is the ultimate hands-on experience available!  This solar training workshop offers five days of hands-on installation practice with grid-direct systems at SEI's world-class PV Lab training facility in Paonia, Colorado. The maximum eight to one student-to-instructor ratio and comprehensive lab setting create the perfect environment to get your first hands-on PV experience.

Apply National Electrical Code (NEC) standards and industry best practices to residential and commercial grid-direct solar electric systems to ensure safe, code-compliant design and installation.  This solar training workshop builds upon the core concepts from PV101, expanding them to address larger, more complex grid-direct PV systems. 

Apply National Electrical Code (NEC) standards and industry best practices to residential and commercial grid-direct solar electric systems to ensure safe, code-compliant design and installation.  This online solar training workshop builds upon the core concepts from PV101, expanding them to address larger, more complex grid-direct PV systems. 

Apply the National Electrical Code (NEC) to battery-based systems in this online solar training course to ensure safe, code-compliant design and installation. This course will build upon the core concepts from PV101, with a specific emphasis on battery-based system design.  Students will work through step-by-step design process for battery-based applications, including stand-alone (off-grid), grid-tied with battery back-up, and hybrid systems. 

The goal of this course is to create a solid understanding of the fundamental concepts necessary to work with battery-based PV systems, including the purpose, applications, and design criteria required for different types of charge controllers, batteries, and battery-based inverters.  Students will learn to perform application-based load analysis, how to safely work with batteries, how to select the array tilt angle, and how grounding terminology, disconnects and overcurrent protection apply

PV206 Solar Business and Technical Sales is an excellent companion training opportunity to be taken with or after any of SEI's PV technical training. This workshop is a perfect fit for those currently working in the solar industry or hoping to work in solar sales to comprehensively cover business and financial topics not covered in our technical training.  PV206 Solar Business and Technical Sales has been developed from the ground up with a strong focus on business / financial principals and

This online solar training course, has been developed from the ground up with a strong focus on business principals and non-technical financial and economics topics, and is directly aligned with the NABCEP PV Technical Sales task analysis.  This workshop is for those currently working in the solar industry or hoping to work in solar sales. 

This workshop offers five days of hands-on installation practice with battery-based systems at SEI’s world-class PV Lab training facility in Paonia, Colorado.  Safely install, test, and commission battery-based PV systems in this solar training workshop.  Lab stations are comprised of both stand-alone and grid-tied with battery back-up systems, and include both AC and DC coupled systems. 

This intensive, advanced training is designed for solar professionals already working in the PV industry who want to take their skills to the next level. Students in this class will learn the theory behind and gain hands-on experience with a wide range of state-of-the-art analytical tools. The class will focus on PV system commissioning, performance evaluation, operations and maintenance, and troubleshooting techniques using tools such as thermal cameras, IV curve tracers; multi-meters and insulation

La energía renovable está toda a nuestro alrededor, y hoy día más y más personas la utilizan para calefaccionar sus hogares, alimentar sus electrodomésticos y avanzar en sus carreras profesionales. Cuanto más pronto comience a aprender sobre la energía renovable más pronto podrá ponerla a trabajar para usted - y este curso es el lugar perfecto para comenzar.

Free Online Course! Introduction to Renewable Energy is an online course for those who wish to learn the basics of renewable energy - including where it is found, how we can harvest it for use in our homes and how it can help ease pressures on the environment. You will not become an expert through this course, but you will get to know renewable energy in its many forms - helping you to decide whether solar, wind or other technologies are right for you.  Over 5,000 people from all over the world

NABCEP Continuing Education - PV Installer Recertification:  3 Code Based training hours.  This online solar training webinar provides a professional training opportunity targeted to a highly technical audience seeking 2011 National Electric Code updates and how they affect the solar professional and PV system installation and design.

NABCEP Continuing Education - PV or Solar Heating Installer Recertification: 3 Non-Technical training hours.  This online solar training webinar is a continuing education course that helps contractors, solar business professionals, and green job seekers understand the fast paced solar PV market and learn the key steps to succeeding in an increasingly competitive field.

NABCEP Continuing Education - PV or Solar Heating Installer Recertification:  3 Non-Technical training hours.  This online solar training program helps contractors, solar business professionals, and green job seekers understand the solar selling/marketing tools and techniques available in the rapidly developing PV market. SEI's experienced instructors will share insights on the practices and programs used by successful solar contractors to outlast the competition and stay profitable.

NABCEP Continuing Education - PV Installer Recertification: 3 Non-Technical training hours. Solar Energy International's Commercial Sales & Financing Considerations for the Solar Professional continuing education course helps contractors and solar business professionals understand the differences between residential and commercial  PV. This online solar training webinar covers the commercial solar opportunity, customers, challenges, profit margins, incentives, financing, project timelines,

NABCEP Continuing Education - PV Installer Recertification :  2 Job Task Analysis (JTA) training hours.  Roof penetrations are a tremendous liability for solar installers. This presentation will cover important roofing codes and methods to meet roofing best practices.

NABCEP Continuing Education - PV Installer Recertification:  3 Code Based training hours.   PV system conductors operate in extreme environments - fortunately the 2011 NEC brought much needed clarity to wire sizing for PV systems. 

NABCEP Continuing Education - PV Installer Recertification: 2 Job Task Analysis (JTA) Training Hours. Join SEI for this two-hour webinar-based online solar training session. Online registration provides 60 days of access to the recording of this webinar.  Once you have viewed and completed the online webinar session, you can print a Record of Completion that reflects the NABCEP CE Hours.

NABCEP Continuing Education - PV Installer Recertification: 2 Job Task Analysis (JTA) Training Hours. Join SEI for this two-hour webinar-based online solar training session. Online registration provides 60 days of access to the recording of this webinar.  Once you have viewed and completed the online webinar session, you can print a Record of Completion that reflects the NABCEP CE Hours.

Solar Energy International proctors the NABCEP Entry Level Exam (ELE) in its Paper & Pencil format on select Friday evenings after some of our PV301L- Solar Electric Lab Week (Battery-Based). It is recommended that your education requirement be completed prior to registering to take the exam. You must call to register at 970-963-8855. See below for schedule and details.