Solar Energy International (SEI) Responds to U.S. Travel Ban and Refugee Targeting with Scholarship Program

To SEI's International Alumni, Future Students, and Friends, The recent actions taken and announcements made by the new U.S. administration concerning travel bans, building border walls, and targeting refugees have been deeply upsetting to us because these actions directly impact our relationship with you. As the status of these policies are quickly evolving, we rightly ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:33-06:00February 6th, 2017|Categories: Alumni, Charitable Programs, Developing World, eNewsletter, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) Responds to U.S. Travel Ban and Refugee Targeting with Scholarship Program

SEI and WISE Team Up to Empower Women Through Solar Training Partnership

“Solar Energy International (SEI) is thrilled to announce our expanded partnership with WISE - Women in Solar Energy, encouraging even more women to enter the solar industry. Since SEI’s founding in 1991, they have empowered women to enter the renewable energy  workforce through scholarships, women’s-only trainings, and by the incredible women that teach and work ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:33-06:00January 31st, 2017|Categories: Alumni, Charitable Programs, eNewsletter, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on SEI and WISE Team Up to Empower Women Through Solar Training Partnership

SEI Welcomes ECOMARK Solar as Solar Ready Colorado Employer Partner

SEI welcomes ECOMARK Solar as an employer partner to the Solar Ready Colorado outreach and training initiative! More info about Solar Ready Colorado - visit www.SolarReadyColorado.org "ECOMARK is excited to partner with Solar Energy International's (SEI) Solar Ready Colorado Training Program. We trust this program will ensure Colorado's clean energy workforce is trained at the ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:33-06:00January 18th, 2017|Categories: eNewsletter, Solar Professionals Certificate Program, Solar Training (Electric), Special Events|Comments Off on SEI Welcomes ECOMARK Solar as Solar Ready Colorado Employer Partner

Her Solar Journey: The Sky’s the Limit

Kelly Larson - SEI Instructor Shoot for the moon, and if you miss you’ll likely land in the sun. Although this variation of the saying is not typical, in the case of Solar Energy International (SEI) Instructor Kelly Larson, this version is more accurate in describing her journey into solar. As the industry ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:34-06:00December 22nd, 2016|Categories: eNewsletter, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on Her Solar Journey: The Sky’s the Limit

SEI Partners with American University of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Research & Innovation Center for Solar Training

SEI is really excited about our training partnership with the RAK Research and Innovation Center!   We will be offering PV 101: Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-Direct) class  - Feb. 19th! There is still time to register - click here to enroll today! This training location is only a 1 hour drive from Dubai ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:34-06:00December 1st, 2016|Categories: eNewsletter, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on SEI Partners with American University of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Research & Innovation Center for Solar Training

Solar Energy International’s (SEI) Programa Hispano Alumni Spotlight: Natalia Gómez

Natalia Gómez came to Solar Energy International (SEI) to attend hands-on solar installer training as a part of SEI’s Programa Hispano. She travelled to SEI’s Paonia, CO training facility from Bogotá, Colombia to complete FV201L, a hands-on, lab-based course in grid-tied, residential photovoltaic  systems taught entirely in Spanish. She hopes to bring more renewable energy ...

By |2021-06-17T10:45:02-06:00October 27th, 2016|Categories: Alumni, Alumni Highlight, Programa Hispano, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on Solar Energy International’s (SEI) Programa Hispano Alumni Spotlight: Natalia Gómez

Solar Energy International (SEI) Alumni Spotlight: Doug Sabetti – A Lifelong Fight for Solar

In 6th grade I learned that the sun provided enough energy in 1 hour to power the world for a year. That fact stuck with me. As a little kid, I remember thinking “why don’t we power everything with the sun?” As an adult, my interest in the solar energy field began when I purchased ...

By |2021-06-17T10:45:12-06:00October 27th, 2016|Categories: Alumni, Alumni Highlight, eNewsletter, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) Alumni Spotlight: Doug Sabetti – A Lifelong Fight for Solar

SEI Alumni Highlight: Patrick Bunton – A Story Bigger than Solar

For Patrick Bunton, the story was always bigger than solar, however photovoltaic technology has always been a constant. A Professor of Physics at William Jewell College, Patrick came to Solar Energy International as student instead of a teacher. He attended SEI’s PV 201L solar installer training, a week-long, hands-on lab class where students experience the ...

By |2021-06-17T10:45:52-06:00October 13th, 2016|Categories: Alumni, Alumni Highlight, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on SEI Alumni Highlight: Patrick Bunton – A Story Bigger than Solar

Solar Energy International (SEI) and GRID Alternatives Colorado Create Partnership in Support of Solar Ready Colorado Training and Outreach Program

Solar Energy International (SEI) and GRID Alternatives Colorado team up to promote Solar Ready Colorado, SEI’s comprehensive training and career outreach program for Colorado residents. Visit SolarReadyColorado.org The program, a part of a matching grant awarded to SEI through the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s WORK Act Grant, enables dedicated staffing and outreach efforts ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:35-06:00September 8th, 2016|Categories: Alumni, Solar Professionals Certificate Program, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) and GRID Alternatives Colorado Create Partnership in Support of Solar Ready Colorado Training and Outreach Program

SEI Alumni Highlight: Ben Graves – Science Teacher at Delta High School

Solar in the Schools - A 21st Century Education for the Next Generation The final weeks of summer brought teachers, as well as students to Solar Energy International's (SEI)  campus. Ben Graves, a science teacher at Delta High School (about 30 miles from SEI), came to SEI for PV 201L: Solar Electric Lab Week (Grid ...

By |2016-08-30T13:44:45-06:00August 30th, 2016|Categories: Charitable Programs, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on SEI Alumni Highlight: Ben Graves – Science Teacher at Delta High School