SOLAR ENERGY NEWS & TECHNICAL INSIGHTS
Thanks to SEI AmeriCorps VISTAs, Delta County becomes second smallest County in the U.S. to receive prestigious solar-friendly designation
Solar Energy International (SEI)’s AmeriCorps VISTAs helped pave the way for Delta County, Colorado to receive a Gold designation from the national SolSmart program for making it faster, easier, and more affordable for homes and businesses to go solar. The initial Bronze designation in 2017, also a VISTA-led effort, recognized Delta County for taking measurable steps to encourage solar energy growth and remove obstacles to ...
Solar Energy International (SEI) attends 11th annual Southern Colorado Construction Career Days
This past month Solar Energy International (SEI) was invited to attend the 11th annual Southern Colorado Construction Career Days in Colorado Springs. The mission of Construction Career Days is “To provide a venue for young people to explore the variety of career opportunities available in the construction industry upon graduation from high school. To host a day of hands-on experiences, to enable them to interface with expert ...
Climate-related catastrophe is omnipresent, take action NOW with Solar Energy International (SEI)
On Monday the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report that reveals the severe impact of climate change may be experienced well within the lifetime of the general world population, if dramatic policy changes don’t happen fast. How fast? To prevent 2.7 degrees of warming, the report recommends that greenhouse pollution should be reduced by 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, and 100 ...
Are you taking advantage of SEI’s job board?
SEI's job board can help employers find qualified employees, and help job seekers find opportunities in the solar industry Did you know that SEI has trained over 60,000+ people from all over the world on solar energy? Did you also know that SEI hosts an exclusive job board that only our 60,000+ alumni can view? If your company is looking to add an SEI trained ...
Solar Forward: The importance of empowering community groups to “be the change” they want to see in their energy future
Solar Forward is on a mission to bring Solar Energy International (SEI)’s industry-leading solar expertise to communities throughout Colorado looking to kickstart solar markets. We are so excited to see solar growth efforts are ramping up in Gunnison County. As the school year gets underway, our program partners are starting their planning process for a Solarize program which is slated to reach the entire County. ...
SEI Mourns the Loss of Ed Marston, Former Board President and Champion of SEI
By Kathy Swartz, Executive Director I remember the day so clearly. We were gathered together and brainstorming SEI’s vision statement, and Ed Marston said, “What about ‘a world powered by renewable energy’?” And the room became quiet. It was perfect—visionary and simply stated. It’s with great sorrow that I share with you that Ed Marston, long-time board president and SEI champion, died last Friday, August ...
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