SOLAR ENERGY NEWS & TECHNICAL INSIGHTS
Renewable energy continuing to payoff for Colorado family farm
Colorado is home to bountiful regions, innovative farmers, and a legendary 300 days of sunshine, making solar energy a precious commodity for farmers like Steve Ela of Ela Family Farms, a fourth-generation fruit farmer and Delta County, Colorado resident. To increase the ability for farmers like Steve to not only produce delicious local food, but to do so more sustainably and economically, Colorado offers the ...
Native Americans from around the country continue to receive hands-on solar training
SEI is excited to once again be partnering with Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center (RCR), Remote Energy and All Points North Foundation to provide an accessible technical training curriculum that puts power into the hands of the learners, equipping students to initiate solar teaching and related projects in their own communities. The program provides in-depth training, equipment, curriculum, and mentored co-teaching to 10 Native Americans from 37 Great Plains ...
Solar Energy International (SEI) Names New Executive Director
We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Sanderson has been named Executive Director of Solar Energy International (SEI), the Colorado-based, industry-leading, internationally recognized, not-for-profit educational organization. Elizabeth joins SEI with an impressive history of leadership and experience that will be leveraged to take our non-profit educational mission of a world powered by renewable energy to the next level. With credentials including COO and Director of ...
New scholarship fund offers solar energy education opportunities for Spanish Speaking U.S. Residents
$20,000 Scholarship Aims to Increase Latino Representation Among Clean Energy Industry; Create Equitable Professional Development Opportunities Within Solar Businesses Paonia, Colo., June 7, 2021. Solar Energy International (SEI) and SolarReviews announced today their partnership to create a scholarship fund that provides financial assistance for U.S. residents with Spanish as their first language seeking solar energy education through SEI. The scholarship aims to increase hispanic representation among the ...
SEI welcomes Ellen Ross as the new Solar Forward Program Manager
Mary Marshall leaves the role after four years of support for growing solar markets SEI’s Solar Forward program is pleased to announce exciting transitions happening on the Team. After founding the program and growing it across the state for four years, current Program Manager Mary Marshall is stepping away from the program to begin her next chapter at Yale University in New Haven, ...
Free SEI Training at Enlit Africa digital event
SEI will be hosting two free instructor-led trainings at Enlit Africa, where you can learn, connect and engage with industry leaders and Africa’s power and energy community across the 3-day, not-to-be-missed digital event. Perks of the conference: · Gain insight into the implications of climate change for the energy sector · Access the world’s leading suppliers forwarding the progress of the energy sector · ...
SEI Alumni Highlight: Brandon Williams of Iron Edison
The day after completing the SEI battery lab, I drove to install my first off-grid system in Moab, UT. The customer lives in Montezuma Canyon, which is an ancient Anasazi Indian area. There is no excavation allowed in the Montezuma Canyon, so there are no power lines. There are cliff dwellings and ancient kiva sites all along the road into the site. SEI helped grow ...
SEI Alumni Highlight: Michael Mazotti – Peace Corps Volunteer
My name is Michael Mazotti and I am currently a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Perú. I took classes at SEI in 2011 and received an International and Developing World Applications Certificate through SEI's Solar Professionals Certificate Program. Working with renewable energy as side projects during my service has kept me excited and well active during my 2 years of service. I have been the ...
The 2014 SEI Alumni Survey Results are In!
Thank you to all of our alumni who participated in the 2014 SEI Alumni Survey this past month! Your feedback is critical to our non-profit educational efforts and will help us push forward in support of our mission of providing industry-leading technical training and expertise in renewable energy to empower people, communities, and businesses worldwide. We are excited to announce the results of the survey ...
SEI Alumni Highlight: Michael Mazotti – Peace Corps Volunteer
My name is Michael Mazotti and I am currently a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Perú. I took classes at SEI in 2011 and received an International and Developing World Applications Certificate through SEI's Solar Professionals Certificate Program. Working with renewable energy as side projects during my service has kept me excited and well active during my 2 years of service. I have been the ...
5 strategies for improving your solar sales game
Are you looking for a job in solar sales, or simply trying to improve your everyday sales strategies? We asked Solar Energy International (SEI) Instructor and Curriculum Developer Will White to share some exclusive insight on the dos and don’ts of solar sales. Know your client Who are you selling to? Try to understand what their limitations are in going solar. Some potential limitations could ...
The SEI Solar Sisters String Band rocks out at Solar Battle of the Bands! And other Intersolar updates
In case you missed it... The SEI Solar Sisters String Band made their public debut performing at the 2018 Solar Battle of the Bands! This was a very historical moment for Solar Energy International (SEI). The Solar Sisters String Band proudly represented the SEI Team and our 60,000+ students and alumni from all over the world. What a night! Check out this video of our ...
Solar Energy International (SEI) opens its first International Solar Training Center in Costa Rica
With this facility SEI seeks to accelerate and expand access to solar training to Spanish speakers throughout Latin America CARTAGO, COSTA RICA- Solar Energy International (SEI), an industry leader in solar energy technical training, opened its first International Solar Training Center in Costa Rica through a partnership with CFIA (Federated College of Engineers and Architects of Costa Rica) and CIEMI (College of Electrical, Mechanical and ...
Everything you need to know about SEI, all in one place! Take a look at SEI’s new smart phone app
SEI Launches the SEI Training360 App! Download Today! The Solar Energy International (SEI) Training360 Mobile App and Student Orientation is your one stop informational resource and full 360 degree view of everything you will need to be successful during your time as a student with SEI and beyond. Even if you are considering enrolling with SEI - you should download this app to check out ...
Announcing the new Solar Energy International (SEI) Online Alumni and Career Center!
SEI is excited to announce the launch of our brand new Online Alumni and Career Center (ACC). SEI students have helped SEI become what it is today - the leading Renewable Energy Training provider in the world! In return, we strive to continually improve the resources and information that we provide to our students and alumni, that you will need throughout your solar career. We are ...
SEI Instructor Highlight: Meet Eissa Ali
From enrolling in Solar Energy International (SEI)’s RE100: Introduction to Renewable Energy to supervising the transition of more than 522 mobile network stations from conventional power supply to Off-Grid and Hybrid solar systems in Sudan, Mali, Ethiopia and Egypt, SEI Instructor Eissa Ali credits SEI’s solar energy training for his success in the solar industry. Now, he’s SEI’s newest instructor leading courses in the Middle ...
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