PV Team Member: Curriculum Developer Solar Energy International (SEI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit education organization with a mission to provide industry-leading technical training and expertise in renewable energy to empower people, communities and businesses worldwide. Founded in 1991, SEI has trained more than 45,000 people from around the world. As an organization, we are committed ...
Solar Battle of the Bands, a solar industry party and musical competition, announces its sixth annual event at the Mezzanine in San Francisco on Wednesday, July 13 at 8 pm. Founded in 2011, Solar Battle of the Bands (SBOB) is produced by Quick Mount PV, a solar mounting manufacturer based in Walnut Creek, CA. SBOB ...
SEI is thankful to ILSCO for their contributions to the industry and specifically to our PV lab facility. ILSCO generously donated over $20,000 worth of equipment ranging from the electrical parts like lugs, connectors and terminals to tools for electricians like the revolutionary ILSCO TaskMaster! Check out the TaskMaster video >> ILSCO is one of ...
SEI's 9th Annual Instructor Training Week kicks off with dozens of SEI instructors and staff converging on Paonia, Colorado for a full week of professional development. This professional development event is for the nation's leading solar energy instructors from SEI who are preparing the nation's (and the world's) students for a clean energy workforce. The ...
Enroll Today >> Among the many updates and additions to this highly technical solar training course, SEI has updated the curriculum for this online course to cover equipment specifications for modern equipment commonly used in the industry and updated all National Electric Code (NEC) references to 2014. Additionally, SEI's curriculum team added three total system ...
SEI will offer discounted programs to the Dividend Solar Installation Partner Network Paonia, Colorado, December 9, 2015 – Solar Energy International (“SEI”) and Dividend Solar are announcing a partnership to expand the reach of SEI’s technical training programs to Dividend Solar’s network of solar installation partners. SEI’s industry-leading training will help accelerate the continued education ...
December 8, 2015; System Commissioning Today was a great day under the sun. We completed the first round of system installs, commissioned and connected to the grid. It was a wonderful sense of accomplishment for the students as they continue to apply what they learned in the classroom. Tomorrow we will rotate groups and do ...
¡The President of Chile announces the program “Scholarships for Human Capital,” solar workshops for 150 Chileans, lead by SEI! Last week the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, announced the program “Scholarships for Human Capital,” a program that will train 150 professionals from Chile between November of 2015 and April of 2016. The program is made ...
Congratulations to the 25 transitioning soldiers and vets who began SEI's Solar Ready Vets at Ft. Carson earlier this month. This is an intensive 5 week training program sponsored by the Department of Energy. Though this photo was shot in the classroom, over 50% of the class is hands-on. The class is being taught by ...
There are 13 students at Paonia High School at the fore-front of the growing applications of renewable energy production in Colorado’s North Fork Valley; Paonia, CO. These inquisitive high school students are exploring the nationally-growing industry of solar PV. Paonia Colorado, known for its roots in agriculture and coal mining is the home of Solar ...
