Press Releases

Trina Solar today announced that Dr. Pierre Verlinden, its Vice President and Chief Scientist, the Vice-Chair for the State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology (SKL PVST) will receive the 2016 William R. Cherry Award (the "Award"), one of the most distinguished awards in the solar photovoltaic (PV) energy industry, at the 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference in Portland, USA on June 6th.

Benu Energy helps South Gloucestershire Council to reduce energy costs.

SolarPower Europe together with its members are publishing Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Guidelines at Intersolar Europe on the 23rd of June 2016.

The Solar-Log 370, an advanced PV monitoring and power management device, has been selected as a finalist for an Intersolar AWARD in the “Photovoltaics” category, presented to companies with innovative products with high added-value for users and society.

Victory Medical in Austin, TX is powering their facility with the Texas sun and a new 144.5 kW solar installation

SEI’s Online Campus is launching another round of industry leading technical training on Monday, May 16th! Join our live instructors and students from all over the world by registering for any of the following online courses:
* PVOL101: Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-Direct)
* PVOL202: Advanced PV System Design and the NEC (Grid-Direct)
* PVOL203: PV System Fundamentals (Battery-Based)
* PVOL206: Solar Business and Technical Sales
* PVOL303: Advanced PV Multimode and Microgrid Design (Battery-Based)
Search our Workshop Schedule for upcoming online solar training and renewable energy education opportunities!
The (Solar) Power of our People
Solar Energy International takes pride in our decades of developing Solar Training and Renewable Energy curriculum, but what really sets SEI’s training apart from any other organization is our people. In a recent Home Power Magazine article, it was found that SEI has more certified instructors and years of experience than any other solar training organization polled. So as you take an online course from SEI you can be assured you have a quality cadre of solar training and renewable energy instructors there to support you.
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SEI is now authorized to offer eligible veterans the ability to use their education benefits towards our in-person classroom and hands-on lab training through SEI’s Solar Professionals Certificate Program (SPCP).
Visit www.solarenergy.org for more information or call 970-527-7657 x1 to speak to a SEI Student Services Team Member.
This education funding approval is part of SEI’s broader expansion of their Active Duty Military and Veterans Outreach Program. As an organization, SEI believes in the opportunities that renewable energy can afford our country, such as energy independence and sustainable use of our country’s natural resources. With that in mind, we also honor those who have served our country and who are choosing to follow up their military service with a new kind of service; service in the renewable energy sector.
Eligibility Requirements
Many benefits are available to advance the education and skills of Veterans. Some might find they’re eligible for more than one benefit or that one program is more suited to certain education and training goals than another.
Learn about these and other education and training programs administered by the VA or start your VA Education Benefits application now:
Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) – Chapter 30
Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) – Chapter 32
Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) – Chapter 35
Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) – Chapter 1606
Reserves Educational Assistance Program (REAP) – Chapter 1607
Post-9/11 GI Bill – Chapter 33
In order to use the various federal educational program funding, veterans must verify their Education Benefits eligibility through the various federal recognized programs by contacting their VA Education Counselor. When you first speak with your SEI Veterans Counselor to enroll in your courses, make sure to indicate that you have verified your eligibility.
All interested veterans will also need to apply for SEI Solar Professionals Certificate Program acceptance and meet our selection criteria to help ensure their successful program completion. Be sure to click that you are a veteran or active duty military member when filling out the SEI Solar Professionals Certificate Program Application.
The two SPCP tracks that are eligible for this funding are the Residential and Commercial Photovoltaic Systems Certificate and / or the Battery-based Photovoltaic Systems Certificate. Please remember: all training must be completed in-person at our Colorado training facility to be able to use your Veterans Educational Benefits.
In addition to this program expansion, SEI was selected last year as the lead training provider during the pilot program for the Department of Energy’s Sunshot Initiative Solar Ready Vets program. SEI continues to support Solar Ready Vets as an advising and training partner to the program.
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Metropolitan Water District’s 14th annual event—nation’s largest solar-powered boat competition—hits the water today

His recent speaking engagement hosted by the San Diego Renewable Energy Society and Global Energy Network Institute (GENI) highlighted the roles of Community Solar, Community Choice Energy, Peer-to-Peer Solar and the Expansion of Regional and Global Energy Grids could play in meeting future energy needs.