Lithium Ion Battery Recycling

There has been a lot of discussion from students and instructors on SEI’s campus regarding lithium battery recycling. SEI’s Lab Manager and Instructor, Alex Jahp, was able to put together some information for our students and staff on the topic. Alex began his solar career with SEI courses in 2015 and now, as the Paonia ...

By |2022-09-29T09:33:28-06:00September 29th, 2022|Categories: Battery-Based, Solar Forward, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on Lithium Ion Battery Recycling

Webinar to present new financing options from Colorado’s green bank, CCEF

SEI’s Solar Forward is collaborating with the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) to present Colorado Clean Energy Fund (CCEF)’s latest financing products Paonia, CO- Colorado’s first green bank, Colorado Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) began in 2021 developing products for difficult-to-finance renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, like small commercial solar installations and for borrowers without competitive ...

By |2022-09-08T11:11:39-06:00September 8th, 2022|Categories: Solar Forward|Comments Off on Webinar to present new financing options from Colorado’s green bank, CCEF

Solar Forward Summer Wrap-up

In its seventh year, the Solar Forward Program is wrapping up its summer programs with many successes from community coordinators. So far this year Solar Forward has worked with four communities: San Miguel County for education and outreach in partnership with the non-profit Solar United Neighbors; Grand County as a consultant for a for-profit solar ...

By |2022-09-06T09:16:12-06:00September 6th, 2022|Categories: Solar Forward|Comments Off on Solar Forward Summer Wrap-up

What the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” Means for Solar

By now you have heard way too much about the momentous Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) being signed into law by President Biden. While this important legislation assists with health care costs and implements tax reform to address the deficit, what Solar Forward is most interested in is what this legislation means for energy. Highlights of ...

By |2022-08-22T08:23:02-06:00August 22nd, 2022|Categories: Solar Forward, Solarize Blog|Comments Off on What the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” Means for Solar

New report sheds light on the solarize, group buy model

A new report “The Solarize Model: A Synthesis from across the United States” from SEI discusses how the model is being employed at different scales Paonia, CO- The year was 2009 and a group of enterprising neighbors in a Portland neighborhood knew that they wanted to be able to produce their own electricity ...

By |2022-08-15T11:04:56-06:00August 15th, 2022|Categories: Solar Forward|Comments Off on New report sheds light on the solarize, group buy model

SEI’s Solar Forward Program has developed an online Resource Center for program participants

The Solar Forward outreach program has created an information clearinghouse and forum for community partners Paonia, CO - The outreach program, Solar Forward, has developed the online “Solar Forward Resource Center” for community partners to be able to access marketing and training resources, receive updates from Solar Forward about sustainability and renewable energy funding sources, ...

By |2022-07-13T15:05:15-06:00July 13th, 2022|Categories: Solar Forward|Comments Off on SEI’s Solar Forward Program has developed an online Resource Center for program participants

ASES Conference: Continual Learning about an Inexhaustible Resource

The theme of the 2022 American Solar Energy Society (ASES) annual conference was “Energy Transition with Economic Justice”. Three poets and a philosopher helped kick-off the opening reception; Beata Tsosie, Hakim Bellamy, and Jimmy Santiago Baca welcomed the assembly to their homeland, Albuquerque, New Mexico and interrogated the premise of equitable conversations in a ...

By |2022-07-13T11:25:15-06:00July 13th, 2022|Categories: Solar Forward|Comments Off on ASES Conference: Continual Learning about an Inexhaustible Resource

Agrivoltaics: The New Frontier

 By Eryka Thorley, Master in Environmental Management student and SEI Fellow “It’s now or never” is the succintest way to abbreviate the latest warning from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).  If the world is going to avoid the worst of the climate crisis, climate mitigation needs to happen now and with greater impact.  ...

By |2022-06-29T14:00:26-06:00April 18th, 2022|Categories: Solar Forward, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Agrivoltaics: The New Frontier

Solar Non-profits Join Forces to Help a Rural Colorado County

Solar Energy International’s Solar Forward program collaborates with Solar United Neighbors to bring more energy options to San Miguel County TELLURIDE, CO- There are two nonprofit solar group buy-in programs in Colorado, Solar Forward and Solar United Neighbors (SUN), and when San Miguel County wanted to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and spur economic development, they ...

By |2022-02-18T08:23:44-07:00February 18th, 2022|Categories: Solar Forward|Comments Off on Solar Non-profits Join Forces to Help a Rural Colorado County

Solar Forward to Assist Eagle County with Community Effort in Solarize Campaign

Eagle County’s Walking Mountains Science Center became Solar Forward’s latest community partner, backed by strong stakeholder involvement and holistic goals EAGLE COUNTY, CO- Solar Energy International (SEI)’s outreach program, Solar Forward anticipates a successful Eagle County program in 2022 after learning about the community’s goals and broad stakeholder support. Eagle County, like many mountain towns, ...

By |2022-01-12T08:31:17-07:00January 12th, 2022|Categories: Solar Forward|Comments Off on Solar Forward to Assist Eagle County with Community Effort in Solarize Campaign