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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 ...
SEI’s Solar In the Schools (SIS) outreach program hosts its sixth Solar Lab Days for Delta County 8th graders
This week SEI's Solar In the Schools (SIS) outreach program hosted its sixth Solar Lab Days for Delta County 8th grade students. Due to weather 3 of the 4 middle schools were able to participate. Over two days 160 students spent the day at SEI’s campus rotating through hands-on energy labs which included lessons and activities in energy efficiency, climate change, solar site analysis, testing properties of ...
Footprint Project empowering communities in Puerto Rico with SEI solar education
Footprint Project used Solar Energy International (SEI) curriculum to train workers from Puerto Rico communities in the design and installation of a 2.5KW PV battery system, to help with Mutual Aid Disaster Relief efforts after hurricane Maria. We talked with the Founder and Director of Footprint Project, William Heegaard to learn more about the experience and their future efforts on the island. Can you tell ...
SEI Staff Stories: Roger Williams reflects on journey from SEI student to instructing PV201L
Check out this guest post written by SEI Instructor and PV Curriculum Developer Roger Williams: I quietly began my solar career (no, adventure!) in 2002, about 6 months after September 11th, 2001. That incident opened my eyes to a larger world - one in which we are all connected. Personally, I thought our reliance on oil was at least partially to blame, and I vowed ...
Solar Energy Trade Shows, LLC (SETS) Selects Solar Energy International (SEI) as Exclusive Conference Training Provider
Alexandria, VA (October 1, 2019) – Solar Energy Trade Shows, LLC (SETS), the team behind SPI, ESI, and North America Smart Energy Week, announced a new expanded partnership with Solar Energy International (SEI) to implement installer training content across select events within the Solar Power Events portfolio. As the solar industry is expanding, so too are the job opportunities. With solar installer jobs not only ...
SEI Instructor Spotlight: Will White
One of the things that makes SEI unique is the incredible backgrounds our 40+ instructors bring to their classes. Will White is no different. He works with SEI as a Curriculum Developer and Instructor and has been working in the solar industry for more than 10 years. He is also the face behind the newly invigorated PV206: Solar Business and Technical Sales course. Will began ...
Outback Power Visits SEI Campus
On the road for solar! Last week, Outback Power's Energy Express Tour  made a stop at Solar Energy International (SEI). SEI students got to tour the Energy Express van and learn from Outback experts about their latest residential and commercial solar applications. The stop was a part of OutBack Power's two-month tour of more than 20 cities to share their latest renewable energy technology with ...
SEI Instructors Reach New Heights in Solar
Jay Pozner and Lena Wilensky are SEI Instructors and solar extraordinaires with over 25 years of combined experience in the industry. For them, solar is a family affair. Jay, Lena and their daughter are based out of Almont, (on the Western Slope of Colorado) where they own and operate Nunatak Alternative Energy Solutions. Their business specializes in designing, installing, and maintaining power systems that will ...
SEI Team Member Highlight: Andrew Sprauer
Recently we had a chance to sit down for an interview with Andrew Sprauer, SEI's new Social Coordinator, who will be a great resource for our students when they are here this hands-on lab season. Â Andrew is super excited to show our students all of the great things to do while here in Paonia, Colorado. Â We asked Andrew to tell us a little more about ...
SEI’s Solar Ready Colorado Welcomes Employer Partners!
Through Solar Ready Colorado, SEI is recruiting Colorado-based students who are interested in getting into the solar industry as well as candidates from many employment sectors. People with transferable skills are enrolling in our program and come from coal mining and oil and gas development, electricians and construction trades, military veterans and other professionals. SEI is pleased to welcome more employer partners and Career Expo ...
Solar Energy International (SEI) Launches Envision360 Google Cardboard Virtual Reality Project to Highlight Solar Careers
Do you envision a world powered by solar energy? Solar Energy International (SEI) is proud to announce an innovative new project leveraging the Google Cardboard Viewer platform that will give anyone interested in working in the solar industry a new way to experience this exciting career field. As part of the Solar Ready Colorado initiative, SEI will be launching the Google Cardboard Envision360 project at ...
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