SOLAR ENERGY NEWS & TECHNICAL INSIGHTS
Solar Energy International Opens First Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Delta County, Colorado
Paonia, Colorado- On June 1, 2015, Solar Energy International (SEI) commissioned the first public electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Delta County, Colorado. “SEI is proud to make our electric vehicle charging station free and open to the public,” stated Kathy Swartz, SEI’s Executive Director. “The energy powering SEI’s charging station is 100% solar powered through our state-of-the-art solar training facility.” “This EV charging station ...
Solar Home Tours
Organized by Solarize North Fork Valley, supported by Solar Energy International, and hosted by North Fork Valley Solar Ambassadors! Have you ever wondered what your neighbors keep cooped up in their houses? Well here’s the chance to be a Nosy-Nancy! Solarize North Fork Valley is organizing Solar Home Tours at four different residences in the North Fork Valley centered around Paonia on July 11th, starting ...
Going Solar in the Modern Age
Increased individual energy autonomy can be an attractive side of “going solar”. But, what can “going solar” really mean this day and age? Gaining energy in one form or another from the sun has been around for centuries. As a species, we have come a long way since those prehistoric days when choosing to spend the winter in a south-facing cave seemed like a better ...
SEI Volunteer Work Trader Highlight: Serendipity and Paonia, Colorado’s First EV Charging Station
by Gerald Espinosa - SEI Volunteer Work Trader I was on the way to move back to Denver, on a roadtrip from California with my dad. I had passed through Paonia last summer while camping in Crested Butte. That’s when I found out about SEI. I had just started exploring a budding passion for renewable energy back in California, and I thought, this town has ...
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 ...
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