SOLAR ENERGY NEWS & TECHNICAL INSIGHTS
Pivot Energy Enables Renewable Energy Careers by Supporting Solar Energy International
Pivot Energy’s reinvestment will support SEI’s ambitious goal to train 270k+ solar workers by 2025 DENVER, CO: Today, Pivot Energy is excited to announce its efforts to support education and career development in the solar sector through its partnership with Solar Energy International (SEI). Pivot’s financial support will help the internationally recognized educational nonprofit open its widely respected renewable energy training courses to more students, ...
Telluride Daily Planet: Never too young to learn about solar
It’s never too young to start learning about solar energy. On March 15, Andrea Wang, the Solar in the Schools program manager from Solar Energy International (SEI), visited Telluride Elementary to teach fourth graders about renewable sources of energy. "The goal is to bring up renewable energy literacy in schools and also get more understanding about solar electricity, talking about climate change and energy efficiency ...
Agrivoltaics: The New Frontier
By Eryka Thorley, Master in Environmental Management student and SEI Fellow “It’s now or never” is the succintest way to abbreviate the latest warning from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). If the world is going to avoid the worst of the climate crisis, climate mitigation needs to happen now and with greater impact. Specifically the world needs to reduce global carbon emissions by ...
SEI 15th Annual Instructor and Staff Training Week
This month SEI celebrated our 15th Annual Instructor and Staff Training Week. During this dedicated time, the brightest solar minds in the industry gathered to share knowledge, best practices, unique experiences, and good times! This year speakers included: Ken Gardner, SEI’s Board President presented the latest and greatest tips and tricks for installation. SEI instructor Zeke Yewdall gave a presentation focused on large off-grid ...
Solar Energy International (SEI) Now Represented by Team Members on Two National Electrical Code (NEC®) Code-Making Panels
Paonia, CO, March 28, 2022 – Solar Energy International (SEI) is proud to announce our non-profit’s selection as members of Code-Making Panel 13 of the National Electrical Code (NEC®), which covers Article 706 “Energy Storage Systems” along with several other Articles germane to battery and storage applications. SEI Instructor Karo Fernandez has joined CMP-13 as the Principal, with noted PV and storage expert Jason Fisher ...
Solar Non-profits Join Forces to Help a Rural Colorado County
Solar Energy International’s Solar Forward program collaborates with Solar United Neighbors to bring more energy options to San Miguel County TELLURIDE, CO- There are two nonprofit solar group buy-in programs in Colorado, Solar Forward and Solar United Neighbors (SUN), and when San Miguel County wanted to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and spur economic development, they reached out to both organizations. “San Miguel County has a ...
Alumni Highlight: SEI provides experience to take your career to the next level
Have you thought about your New Year’s resolution yet? 2018 is the perfect time to grow your solar career. Solar Energy International (SEI)’s Solar Professionals Certificate Program (SPCP) is the industry's most rigorous training program to prepare professionals for the highly technical clean energy workforce. SEI offers six different SPCP tracks for students to pursue certifications in technical areas such as Residential and Commercial Photovoltaic ...
New job opportunities are opened for Solar Energy International (SEI) solar training program graduates
"Never stop fighting for your dreams, renewable energy is a great passion, and opportunities are given, there are companies that offer internships, you just have to go out there and look for them,” recommends with conviction Javier Pacheco, graduated from the SEI Solar Professional Certificate Program to all those who are embarking on a new solar career. And Javier is speaking from experience. When he ...
An SEI Alum’s take on green jobs: Why Mark donated stock
Mark left his expiate job in Belgium and returned to the U.S. in pursuit of living his passion through a green job. From Belgium to Carbondale, Colorado in 2002 he studied solar PV, solar hot water, wind, and natural building at Solar Energy International (SEI). Fast forward to today, Mark’s passion led him to an unsuspecting place: working for a pharmaceutical company. In his packaging ...
Colorado Gives Day: Help us give back to our home state!
An International Renewable Energy Leader, and the Rural Valley it Calls Home Solar Energy International (SEI) believes in a world powered by renewable energy, so it is only fitting that our mission begins at our homebase in Delta County, and in the surrounding communities in Colorado. Students who have visited SEI’s campus in Paonia know how special it is: the snow-capped mountains, the patchwork of ...
The season of giving: Donations benefit SEI’s scholarship program
Around this time last year, Solar Energy International (SEI) alum, Brittany Heller, sat down and made a list of goals for the upcoming year, one of them being to further her solar education through solar PV training, specifically in battery-based technology. Soon after Brittany met SEI Marketing and Communications Manager, Mary Marshall, and SEI Development Director, Marla Korpar, at a 200-kW installation in Norwood, ...
Help support a solar-powered radio station in Tanzania
In 1997, Lukas Kariongi was an eager young Maasai from East Africa who traveled to Solar Energy International (SEI) for solar energy training. At SEI, he began his life-changing training to be a solar technician as a tuition-funded scholarship student. When Lukas first began his SEI journey back when the campus was based in Carbondale, Colorado, he linked up with SEI co-founder, Johnny Weiss. Aligning ...
Solar Sunday – get $100 OFF Solar Training!
Illuminate the upcoming new year with reduced solar training tuition from SEI! Between December 1-2, get $100 off SEI’s online PVOL101 or FVOL101 January 13 - February 23 sessions. A great gift for yourself or another this holiday season, these classes cover the fundamentals of solar energy by presenting a solid understanding of the various components, system architectures, and applications for PV systems. No prerequisites ...
Solar Sunday is coming…
Get ready for reduced solar training tuition from SEI beginning this Sunday! Between December 1-2, get $100 off SEI’s online PVOL101 January 13 - February 23 session. A great gift for yourself or another this holiday season, this class covers the fundamentals of solar energy by presenting a solid understanding of the various components, system architectures, and applications for PV systems. This deal expires Monday, December 2nd ...
Intersolar North America 2020 is coming – get FREE access to the Expo Hall before Dec. 31, 2019
Intersolar North America is the premier solar event that connects innovators and decision makers in the solar + energy storage industry. With a dynamic exhibition floor and robust conference program, Intersolar North America provides business-to-business professionals a platform to advance business, expand education, and drive networking. Happening February 4-6 in San Diego, California, immerse yourself in three days of face-to-face business and networking and cutting-edge technical ...
SEI participates in first three-day Solar Industry Readiness Training pilot to Oregon Tradeswomen’s Environmental Workers Training program
From Oct 21-23rd, Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association (OSEIA), Solar Energy International (SEI), Energy Trust of Oregon and Remote Energy presented the first three-day Solar Industry Readiness Training pilot to Oregon Tradeswomen's Environmental Workers Training program students. Clackamas Community College Renewable Energy Program donated their new outdoor lab training facilities so students could experience classroom and hands-on training. Sunbridge Solar volunteered to host students at ...
Solar Energy International, SolarReviews, Solar-Estimate.org, and Solar Power Rocks Launch Educational Partnership for Consumers
The new partnership will combine best quality assurance practices from a technical training and consumer protection standpoint. November 19, 2019 - Paonia, CO - Solar Energy International (SEI), SolarReviews, Solar-Estimate.org and Solar Power Rocks are joining forces to bring new resources to solar energy consumers on SolarReviews’ industry-leading quality assurance platform. As the largest consumer website for reviews of solar installation companies in America, SolarReviews ...
Pick up a discounted copy of SEI’s Solar Electric Handbook and Fotovoltaica!
Solar Energy International (SEI) is offering an exclusive discount on our textbooks, the Solar Electric Handbook: Photovoltaic Fundamentals and Applications and Fotovoltaica: Manual de Diseño e Instalación, from now until December 31, 2019. This holiday season, give (or get for yourself) the gift of solar energy knowledge with this limited-time offer! Normally $129 for the Solar Electric Handbook, we are offering $30 off, and $5 off ...
Solar Energy International (SEI) Hosts Delta County 8th Grade Solar Technology Field Lab
SEI's Solar In the Schools (SIS) program finished its 2014 season of labs with local 8th grade students participating in an introductory solar technology lab October 21 - 24. A total of 320 students from Delta Middle, Cedaredge Middle, Hotchkiss K-8 and Paonia Jr. High arrived by school bus to explore SEI's lab facility in groups of 40 for morning and afternoon lab sessions. Boys ...
SEI Welcomes Americorps VISTAs to Coordinate the Delta County Community Revitalization Through Solar Program
Hello, SEI virtual family! I'm Kristen O'Brien, the first of two Americorps VISTAs to be hired by SEI to coordinate the Delta County Community Revitalization Through Solar Program. This program aims to promote economic development within the county through the creation of a more robust solar market, and thus more local employment opportunities through solar. SEI is headquartered in Delta County, Colorado--which is on the ...
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SEI Spanish Hands-on Solar Installation Training Lab HUGE Success
SEI recently completed a successful FV201L hands-on workshop specifically for Spanish speakers at our training facility in Paonia, Colorado. Our second 201L Spanish lab training at SEI was a great success. Click here for more info about SEI's Programa Hispano >> We are very grateful to the instructors and students who worked throughout the week with a positive and strong spirit. We had an excellent ...
SEI Alumnus – Jeff Spies – Proudly Announces the First “Solar Pioneer Party”
By Jeff Spies - SEI Alumnus and Sr Director Policy, Quick Mount PV I first worked in the solar industry in the early 1980’s selling solar water heating systems as a part time job in college, but following graduation I launched my career into the field of industrial automation. While I enjoyed some aspects of my work, after 20 years I realized I lacked the ...
Solar Ready Vets Includes First Female Graduates from Solar Energy International’s (SEI) Training Program
Originally published in the DOE Newsletter (Amped Up!) - View original publication >> It’s never too late to start over. After serving honorably in the U.S. Army for almost five years, Sergeant Rozie Amenya was in search of a new career path. And at the age of 36, her timing was perfect as the Solar Ready Vets program was just starting up. Amenya’s new plan ...
Solarize North Fork Valley Begins First Solar Array Install!
The day has arrived! Hotchkiss, Colorado based solar installation company, Empowered Energy Systems, has begun construction on its first solar array install contracted through Solar Energy International’s program to boost the solar economy in Delta County: Solarize North Fork Valley. This is great news as we round into the final month of the Solarize North Fork Valley enrollment period. And the lucky signees are Sarah ...
SEI’s First Spanish Hands-on Solar Training Lab in Paonia, Colorado a HUGE Success
Helping Accelerate the future of Photovoltaics in Latin America! This month marks a historic time for Solar Energy International and our Spanish Program. On May 18 we began a solar electric (PV) workshop taught entirely in Spanish, at our Solar Training Facility in Paonia, Colorado. This is the first PV workshop taught in Spanish to be offered at our Colorado campus in SEI’s 24-year history. ...
Solar Energy International (SEI) Offers Advanced Solar Training Hands-on Lab for Solar Professionals – June 22
June 22nd in Paonia, Colorado PV351L: Solar Training - PV Systems - Tools and Techniques for Operation and Maintenance Lab Week (Grid-Direct) 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 ...