SEI Welcomes New Board President

Gerald Espinosa elected during March board meeting as former president Ken Gardner ends tenure Paonia, Colo., May 18, 2023 — Solar Energy International (SEI), a leading solar training educational non-profit organization, has announced that Gerald Espinosa from Pivot Energy was recently elected as their new Board President. Espinosa succeeds Ken Gardner, who served as Board ...

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Solar Energy International Secures Scholarship Funding, Now Enrolling for Women Training Women Program October 2022

SOLV Energy invests in a more diverse solar future through scholarship funds Solar Energy International (SEI), the world’s leading renewable energy technical training and education provider, today announced it has secured scholarship funding for its new SEI Women in Solar Power program. The SEI Women in Solar Power program was created to empower women (and ...

By |2022-07-14T09:55:42-06:00July 14th, 2022|Categories: Solar Training (Electric)|Tags: |Comments Off on Solar Energy International Secures Scholarship Funding, Now Enrolling for Women Training Women Program October 2022

SEI Announces Solar Workforce Training Program for Utah Residents

AES to provide scholarships to support the initiative Paonia, Colo., February 10, 2022 — AES, a global energy company accelerating the future of energy and a leading developer of utility-scale solar generation, has collaborated with Solar Energy International (SEI), a leading solar training educational non-profit, announcing today their new partnership to provide solar workforce development ...

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Solar Energy International and Mayfield Renewables Team Up to Offer Online Energy Storage Training

PAONIA, CO. - The cooperative relationship between Solar Energy International (SEI), the industry-leading training organization for solar professionals, and PV design firm Mayfield Renewables goes back decades. In January 2022, the two organizations will start a new collaborative chapter by hosting two training courses developed by Mayfield Renewables on SEI’s online educational platform. The ...

By |2022-01-26T14:42:20-07:00January 5th, 2022|Categories: Battery-Based, Solar Training (Electric)|Tags: |Comments Off on Solar Energy International and Mayfield Renewables Team Up to Offer Online Energy Storage Training

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

Underserved Coloradoans will continue to receive solar energy education scholarships in 2022, thanks to The Kenneth King Foundation

Paonia, Colo., August 30, 2021 – Solar Energy International (SEI), The Kenneth King Foundation, and GRID Alternatives Colorado, announced today the continuation of their partnership to provide underserved Coloradans with scholarships, performance-based stipends, and support services to reduce the burden of pursuing solar training and job placement. Focused on improving Coloradans lives, The Kenneth King ...

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Nextracker Launches Half the Sun, A Global Solar Scholarship for Women

In partnership with Solar Energy International (SEI), Nextracker initiates 3-year scholarship program to foster female participation in solar industry FREMONT, CALIF. USA, August 18, 2021 — Nextracker™, the market leader in yield-enhancing PV system technology and solar trackers, and Solar Energy International (SEI), the world’s ...

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SEI endeavors to advance inclusivity among renewable energy workforce with new PRIDE Scholarship

In June, SEI announced the formation of a new scholarship fund aimed to advance inclusivity within our organization and the renewable energy field as a whole. After revisiting SEI’s core values to Educate, Engage and Empower, we are striving to find new ways to create equitable systems within the structure and mission of our operations, ...

By |2021-11-17T13:00:04-07:00August 10th, 2021|Categories: Solar Training (Electric)|Tags: |Comments Off on SEI endeavors to advance inclusivity among renewable energy workforce with new PRIDE Scholarship

Solar Energy Education Continues to Advance Workforce through renewal of BayWa r.e. Scholarship Fund

Paonia, CO, August 9, 2021 – Solar Energy International (SEI) and BayWa r.e. announced today the continuation of their partnership to provide scholarship funds, re-upping their commitment to award another $10,000 in solar training tuition fees to SEI students. The BayWa r.e. Scholarship Fund will once again contribute 100% of tuition fees to future solar ...

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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