Resiliency needed now more than ever: Let’s keep pushing Solar Forward

As COVID-19 continues to have a sweeping impact across the solar industry and local economies, how can we support sustainability and economic resilience? Solar Energy International (SEI)’s Solar Forward program is continuing full-speed ahead with efforts to help rural communities kickstart solar markets, an effort that remains critical throughout these unprecedented times. Our New ...

By |2020-05-11T14:52:09-06:00May 11th, 2020|Categories: Solar Forward|Comments Off on Resiliency needed now more than ever: Let’s keep pushing Solar Forward

FREE Webinar on Drones, 3D Mapping and LiDAR on April 22nd!

SEI is partnering with Scanifly to offer a first time ever course on Drones, 3D Mapping and LiDAR. Attendees of this FREE 90 minute webinar can expect to learn everything about using drones for project development purposes: what drone to buy, how to fly drones, best practices for building an in-house or third party drone team, how to incorporate drones ...

By |2020-10-21T13:35:55-06:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on FREE Webinar on Drones, 3D Mapping and LiDAR on April 22nd!

Solar Energy International expanding online solar training during pandemic

Solar training organization Solar Energy International is postponing all in-person training that was scheduled for March through May, but will have an expanded focus and training options through the SEI Online Campus during that time. “We wanted to reach out to all of our students, alumni, employers and supporters to let you know SEI ...

By |2021-11-19T09:43:30-07:00March 21st, 2020|Categories: Solar Training (Electric)|Tags: |Comments Off on Solar Energy International expanding online solar training during pandemic

SEI partners with Kenneth King to provide scholarships

Solar Energy International (SEI) is excited to announce a new scholarship opportunity provided by the Kenneth King Foundation. Established in 1990, the Kenneth King Foundation is a private, grantmaking organization. Located in Denver, Colorado, the Foundation’s mission is to perpetuate and expand the humanitarian principles developed by their late founder Kenneth King. Today, they support ...

By |2021-11-17T13:09:07-07:00March 20th, 2020|Categories: Solar Training (Electric)|Tags: |Comments Off on SEI partners with Kenneth King to provide scholarships

Response to COVID-19: SEI launches Global Solar Connection Initiative

Greetings from Solar Energy International (SEI)! During these challenging times as a global community combating the COVID-19 outbreak, we are facing an unprecedented battle.  We wanted to reach out to all of our students, alumni, employers, and supporters to let you know SEI is open for business and that we are pushing forward with our ...

By |2021-11-17T13:09:18-07:00March 19th, 2020|Categories: Solar Training (Electric)|Tags: |Comments Off on Response to COVID-19: SEI launches Global Solar Connection Initiative

Solar Energy International (SEI) announces new BayWa r.e. Scholarship Fund

Solar Energy Education Advances Workforce through BayWa r.e. Scholarship Fund Paonia, Colo., March 16, 2020 – Solar Energy International (SEI) and BayWa r.e. Solar Systems LLC (BayWa r.e.) today announced that they’re entering a partnership to create a scholarship fund, awarding over $10,000 in solar training tuition fees to SEI students. The BayWa r.e. Scholarship ...

By |2021-11-17T13:09:28-07:00March 16th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) announces new BayWa r.e. Scholarship Fund

Solar Forward kicks off 2020 consulting with a new community partner: Crestone

Solar Forward is excited to announce that its first partnered region for a Solar Forward outreach campaign this year will be the town of Crestone and the surrounding Baca-area. Solar Energy International (SEI) has partnered with the locally-based Crestone-Baca Resiliency Energy Group, who will oversee a Solar Forward outreach campaign aimed at kickstarting a solar ...

By |2020-03-30T17:59:19-06:00March 11th, 2020|Categories: Solar Forward|Comments Off on Solar Forward kicks off 2020 consulting with a new community partner: Crestone

SEI Celebrates Women in Solar

International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate women's achievement, raise awareness against bias and take action for equality. At SEI, we want to honor all of the women working in the solar industry - both for their contribution in the energy transformation field, and for overcoming the barriers and challenges that women in the ...

By |2020-10-21T13:35:56-06:00March 6th, 2020|Categories: eNewsletter, Solar Training (Electric), Special Events, Uncategorized|Comments Off on SEI Celebrates Women in Solar