Highlighting Diversity; The Words and Stories We Choose – Kelsey Misbrener

Kelsey Misbrener is senior editor at Solar Power World magazine, the premier media outlet for the U.S. solar market. She gets excited about all things solar policy and also enjoys covering the inverter and software beats for SPW. She has a degree in magazine journalism from Kent State University and is passionate about ...

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Blue Planet Energy Upgrades Solar Training Curriculum

For nearly 30 years, Solar Energy International (SEI) has been dedicated to training the global solar energy workforce. Instrumental in SEI’s curriculum is a Blue Ion battery with a recently-upgraded monitoring system, donated by Blue Planet Energy, enabling new digital training possibilities for future solar workforces. Blue Planet Energy’s Blue Ion battery is SEI’s ...

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SEI expands contract training, curriculum licensing, and workforce development with new organizational role

Solar Energy International is excited to announce the promotion of Will White to Director of Business Development. In this new role, he will be focusing on expanding the reach of our contract training, curriculum licensing, and workforce development initiatives. He will be concentrating on the English-Speaking Americas, including the United States, Canada, and English-speaking Caribbean ...

By |2021-11-17T12:42:38-07:00November 16th, 2021|Categories: Solar Training (Electric), Uncategorized|Tags: |Comments Off on SEI expands contract training, curriculum licensing, and workforce development with new organizational role

SEI’s Executive Director participates in PV Magazine Roundtables USA discussion

SEI’s Executive Director, Elizabeth Sanderson, recently took part in PV Magazine’s #RTUSA21 where she discussed what solar needs to expand, including the necessity for a diverse, inclusive and equitable workforce and creating better partnerships to facilitate job placement. Watch now!

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How Far Have We Really Gotten With Alternative Energy?

There’s a lot of hype and confusion about carbon-free energy sources. This Wall Street Journal article looks at five of them: how much they produce, what they cost, and what obstacles they face. SEI's Executive Director, Elizabeth Sanderson, is briefly quoted in this extensive article. Note: you will need a WSJ subscription to access ...

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SEI Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with scholarships for U.S. Spanish-speaking residents

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated in the United States from September 15th through October 15th to recognize a diverse range of people with Spanish-speaking backgrounds and honor their heritage, culture, spirit and extraordinary contributions as Hispanic Americans. At SEI we want to celebrate all of our Spanish-speaking students who inspire us daily with their initiative, ...

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Nextracker and Solar Energy International announce global scholarship to bring more women into solar

Nextracker and Solar Energy International (SEI) have announced their partnership to launch Half the Sun, a global scholarship program to support more women in joining the solar workforce. Women continue to be severely underrepresented in the solar industry, despite overwhelming agreement that a diverse workplace makes smart business sense. According the International Renewable Energy ...

By |2021-11-19T10:01:36-07:00August 19th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |Comments Off on Nextracker and Solar Energy International announce global scholarship to bring more women into solar

CANCELLED: SEI is leading multiple technical training seminars at SPI 2021

While many of SEI’s team members were slated to attend SPI, the conference has been canceled due to Hurricane Ida. Click the button below to view more information. LEARN MORE

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Solar Energy International (SEI) Names New Executive Director

We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Sanderson has been named Executive Director of Solar Energy International (SEI), the Colorado-based, industry-leading, internationally recognized, not-for-profit educational organization.  Elizabeth joins SEI with an impressive history of leadership and experience that will be leveraged to take our non-profit educational mission of a world powered by renewable energy to ...

By |2021-11-17T13:03:45-07:00June 25th, 2021|Categories: Solar Training (Electric), Uncategorized|Tags: |Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) Names New Executive Director

New scholarship fund offers solar energy education opportunities for Spanish Speaking U.S. Residents

$20,000 Scholarship Aims to Increase Latino Representation Among Clean Energy Industry; Create Equitable Professional Development Opportunities Within Solar Businesses Paonia, Colo., June 7, 2021. Solar Energy International (SEI) and SolarReviews announced today their partnership to create a scholarship fund that provides financial assistance for U.S. residents with Spanish as their first language seeking solar energy education through ...

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