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SOLAR ENERGY NEWS & TECHNICAL INSIGHTS

SEI Alumni in the Field: Commercial PV Installer for Namaste Solar

Ben Vandervliet first found out about Solar Energy International (SEI) classes from his brother who was a part of the SEI Solar Ready Vets program, and now he’s a full-time commercial PV installer with Namaste Solar based out of Fort Collins, Colorado. SEI can help launch your career in the solar industry, too! Ben shared details with us on how SEI classes helped him secure ...

Native Americans Embrace the Sun

A New Way to Honor the Old Ways Pine Ridge, South Dakota (August 15, 2019) - Red Cloud Renewable (RCR) and Solar Energy International (SEI) are pleased to announce selection of the first class of Native Americans to receive a full scholarship as part of the professional level Tribal Train the Trainer (T4) Program for Solar Certification. Seven Native Americans, four men and three women ...

SEI Team Member, Bertram Peterson helped solar power a refugee camp in Greece

Bertram Peterson, SEI Spanish Program Curriculum Translator and Developer, recently participated on an installation of 24 kw interconnected PV systems in a refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece. "In order to improve the living conditions in the camp, I joined a team from TU Delft to found Energy for Refugees, an NGO that aims to provide energy to those who need it most. With a couple ...

First cohort of 13 women graduated using SEI’s curriculum in Puerto Rico Model Forest

On Saturday July 13th, Bosque Modelo graduated its first cohort of 13 women from 9 municipalities in the western highlands of Puerto Rico. The graduating women participated in (15) 6-hour weekly training sessions using Solar Energy International's (FV101) Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-Direct) and (FV203) PV System Fundamentals (Battery-Based) spanish curriculum. In addition, the women participated in 6 supervised, practice community installations in residential and ...

Fluke supports Solar Energy International (SEI) as industry sponsor through equipment donation

Fluke’s generous donation will be featured in SEI’s industry-leading lab training facility in Paonia, Colorado PAONIA, CO. –Solar Energy International (SEI) is excited to announce its collaboration with Fluke as a megawatt-level industry sponsor through SEI’s Industry Sponsorship Program. Fluke achieved megawatt sponsor status through a donation of professional electronic test tools and softwareto be featured in SEI’s industry-leading lab training facility in Paonia, Colorado. ...

Alumni Highlight: Josh Rogers, from SEI student to Director of Solar Operations for Duke Energy Renewables

At Solar Energy International (SEI), we love to share exciting news about what our alumni are up to as they move forward in their careers out in the field. Alumni Josh Rogers, currently the Senior Director of Workforce Safety, Training, and Operations at the American Clean Power Association, is driving industry-wide initiatives to enhance safety, asset performance, and worker effectiveness/efficiency. Josh's career journey began a ...

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