Tag: training

  • SolarWorld forms training partnership with SEI (includes coursework discounts)

    SolarWorld, an American manufacturer of crystalline-silicon solar technology, launched a training partnership with renewable-energy school Solar Energy International (SEI) that will include discounts on online coursework. SolarWorld has more than 40 years of experience in U.S. solar manufacturing, while the nonprofit SEI, with 45,000 alumni worldwide, is celebrating 25 yearsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Department of Energy grows Solar Ready Vets, awards $10M to 10 solar training programs

    The Energy Department announced five additional military bases will join Solar Ready Vets, a solar jobs training program that prepares service members for careers in the solar industry when they leave active duty. The Department is also awarding $10 million to 10 new projects through its Solar Training and EducationRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • First U.S. veterans complete Solar Ready Vets training program

    As part of the solar industry’s job report, SEIA always mentions the number of U.S. veterans the industry plans to employ. We reported this week that veterans now comprise 8 percent of the total workforce, but that number looks to increase now that the Department of Energy’s Solar Ready VetsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Fronius hosting in-depth training at Solar Power PV Conference in Boston

    For anyone heading to Boston for the Solar Power PV Conference & Expo, clear your schedule after lunch on Feb. 25 because Emmitt Muckles, Lead Trainer at Fronius USA, is leading a two-hour course covering the Fronius Primo, Fronius’ residential solution and the Fronius Symo, Fronius’s commercial solution. There will alsoRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • WATCH: Advice for installing on a challenging solar site

    A big challenge for solar going forward, as the industry soars, is accommodating projects that just a few years ago would not have been considered viable sites. Luckily, smart people, like solar industry engineers, have been working hard to address these challenges and provide on-the-ground guidance and product solutions. RELATED: Mounting Challenges:Read More — Solar Builder magazine