Solar Energy International (SEI) Celebrates 25th Anniversary at Solar Battle of the Bands 2016

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 ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:40-06:00April 19th, 2016|Categories: Alumni, Solar Training (Electric), Special Events|1 Comment

ILSCO Supports Solar Energy International’s (SEI) Non-profit Mission of Renewable Energy Education with Generous Contribution to Paonia, Colorado PV Lab Facility

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 ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:40-06:00March 30th, 2016|Categories: eNewsletter, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on ILSCO Supports Solar Energy International’s (SEI) Non-profit Mission of Renewable Energy Education with Generous Contribution to Paonia, Colorado PV Lab Facility

Solar Energy International (SEI) Kicks Off Instructor Training Week

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 ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:40-06:00March 15th, 2016|Categories: Solar Professionals Certificate Program, Solar Training (Electric), Special Events|Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) Kicks Off Instructor Training Week

Solar Energy International (SEI) Launches Totally Revamped Online Course – PVOL202: Advanced PV System Design and the NEC (Grid-Direct)

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 ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:40-06:00January 8th, 2016|Categories: NABCEP Certification, Solar Professionals Certificate Program, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) Launches Totally Revamped Online Course – PVOL202: Advanced PV System Design and the NEC (Grid-Direct)

Solar Energy International (SEI) and Dividend Solar Launch Partnership to Expand Instructor-Based Training Program to More Installers across the U.S.

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 ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:40-06:00December 9th, 2015|Categories: Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) and Dividend Solar Launch Partnership to Expand Instructor-Based Training Program to More Installers across the U.S.

The Chile Blog (En Español e Inglés)

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 ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:41-06:00November 30th, 2015|Categories: Programa Hispano, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on The Chile Blog (En Español e Inglés)

Solar Energy International (SEI) Selected by Chilean Government for Technical Solar Training

¡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 ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:41-06:00November 12th, 2015|Categories: Charitable Programs, Developing World, Programa Hispano, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) Selected by Chilean Government for Technical Solar Training

SEI Kicks Off Another Session of Solar Ready Vets Solar Training at Ft. Carson – Colorado

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 ...

By |2015-10-30T10:03:59-06:00October 30th, 2015|Categories: Charitable Programs, Solar Training (Electric), Special Events|Comments Off on SEI Kicks Off Another Session of Solar Ready Vets Solar Training at Ft. Carson – Colorado

A Community In Transition: SEI’s solar PV training offered at local High School

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 ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:41-06:00October 30th, 2015|Categories: Solar Training (Electric), Special Events|Comments Off on A Community In Transition: SEI’s solar PV training offered at local High School

Solar Energy International (SEI) Receives Multiple IREC National 3iAwards Presented For Innovation, Ingenuity & Inspiration in Clean Energy

Recently, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) honored national award winners for the Best of 2015 in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Celebrating 22 years of recognizing exemplary people, projects and programs, this year's winners in each competitive category were selected by more than 1,500 online voters. IREC 3iAward recipients were recognized during an awards ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:42-06:00September 23rd, 2015|Categories: eNewsletter, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) Receives Multiple IREC National 3iAwards Presented For Innovation, Ingenuity & Inspiration in Clean Energy