Education
Ascent Solar Announces Design Competition Winners
10 April 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Ascent Solar Technologies, a developer of lightweight flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, today announced the winners of its company-sponsored Innovative Design Competition. The winning team of students from Boston University, whose team developed a portable solar powered water purification system, won first place as well as the grand prize of US $10,000 and a visit to Ascent’s world headquarters and manufacturing facility in Colorado.
Mersen Announces New Short Circuit Current Quiz
05 April 2012POSTED IN Business News
Mersen, formerly Ferraz Shawmut, has published a new Protection Intelligence Quotient (PIQ) Quiz on determining short circuit current. This is the latest quiz in the company’s ongoing program that challenges participants to see if they’re up to speed on the best practices in electrical safety.
Allied Wire & Cable Releases Solar Cable Video
04 April 2012POSTED IN Business News
Allied Wire & Cable premieres its "Solar Cable: PV Wire vs. USE-2 Wire" video, which explains the two most common types of wire used in solar arrays: USE-2 wire and photovoltaic wire (PV wire). It is the newest addition to Allied's educational video series on YouTube.
Mage Solar Academy's New PV Field Inspector Course
03 April 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Mage Solar Academy, located at the American corporate campus of Mage Solar in Dublin, Georgia (US), announced that the inaugural class of the PV Field Inspector 302 is scheduled to start Saturday, 14 April 2012.
Pharox Solar Kit Raises Students' Test Scores in Zambia
30 March 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Lemnis, Inc. today announced that the company has received official word that Pharox Solar donations have had a direct effect on student performance in the Zambian district where they were distributed by charitable organisation Empowered by Light (EBL).
SPI 2012: Call for Speakers
27 March 2012POSTED IN Business News
Solar Power International (SPI) 2012 is one of the main educational events of the year for the solar industry. It provides the scope, access to experts and timeliness you need to achieve greater solar success.
"Solar for a Small Planet'' Free Event on 27 March at Denver Museum
26 March 2012POSTED IN Business News
Solar energy can make a world of difference to people in very low income areas far from any power lines and a unique event on 27 March 2012 will highlight the role of Coloradans (US) in these efforts.
PVAmWest 2012: Mage Solar Modules
02 March 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Mage Solar will showcase its new signature modules that provide more power and yield per square foot at PV American West in San Jose, California.
MIT Student Awarded $30,000 for Solar Innovation
07 March 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Miles C. Barr today received the prestigious $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for his innovative solar technologies and creativity. Barr received his Ph.D. from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2012 and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Practice in 2008. Barr is honored alongside the 2012 $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prize winners from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
First Non-Degree Renewable Energy Program in North America
01 March 2012POSTED IN Applications News
The North Carolina Solar Centre is launching the Certificate in Renewable Energy Management (CREM) in March 2012 and is offering its Renewable Energy Technologies Diploma Series online.
Solar Energy Applications Now Open for Consumers Energy Business Customers
27 February 2012POSTED IN Business News
Beginning today business electric customers served by Consumers Energy can submit applications to participate in the utility's next phase of its solar energy program.
State of CSP in the US Webinar Announced
21 February 2012POSTED IN Business News
IntertechPira will host a free webinar 23 Feb. at noon EST featuring Abengoa Solar’s Dr. Fred Morse. Morse will present “The State of CSP in the United States,” an in-depth perspective on the current state of the industry, as well as an overview on what future challenges and opportunities exist in the CSP marketplace.
High School Competition Looks at Solar Solutions
17 February 2012POSTED IN Applications News
The Conrad Foundation today announced the names of 15 high school teams from across the US and the Isle of Man that will compete in the final round of the 2011-2012 Spirit of Innovation Challenge. The annual competition, presented by Lockheed Martin and Pepsi, challenges high school student teams around the globe to combine innovation and entrepreneurship along with STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) to create commercially viable products to solve global and local challenges such as clean energy and solar solutions.
US Announces $1.3 Million for Clean Energy Training
16 February 2012POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
As part of US President Barack Obama's blueprint for an American economy built to last, the Energy Department and the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program today announced up to $1.3 million for training programs to provide commercial building professionals with critical skills needed to optimize building efficiency, reduce waste and save money.
Solar Sales: Programmed for success
16 February 2012POSTED IN Business Features
Start by hiring good people. Then the priority is to develop a program so good that people thrive, rise to the top, and produce. Hiring well enables you to build an organization that is productive and sustainable. Right now solar is an industry with high potential, but it is very politically divided and extremely fluid. Good sales managers are needed for the industry’s success and they must be involved with all parts of the organization. “Silos” should be eliminated and everyone should be going in the same direction.
Mage Solar Academy Expands PV Courses
15 February 2012POSTED IN Business News
Mage Solar Academy today announced it will expand its PV-curriculum, offering additional courses and training opportunities in its second year of operation.
Developing a Professional Solar Sales Team
14 February 2012POSTED IN Business Features
There is a shortage of well-trained, professional sales people in the solar industry today. What is needed are people who are knowledgeable and experienced enough to produce results that grow their businesses. Granted the solar industry is still fairly young and growing rapidly, but this is the time to develop a professional sales team.
US DOE Launches Solar Training
10 February 2012POSTED IN Applications News
The US Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative is developing two new training programs that will be available through the Solar Instructor Training Network in spring 2012. This nationwide collaboration between community colleges, labor training centers, and nine Regional Training Providers is intended to provide high-quality photovoltaic (PV) occupational skills courses and training for every state in the country.
Boots on the Roof Announces Training Partnership with SolarBridge Technologies
06 February 2012POSTED IN Business News
Boots on the Roof, a solar industry source for education and training, today announced a training partnership with SolarBridge Technologies, a developer of module-integrated solar microinverters.
Joule Solar Energy and University of Mississippi Complete State's Largest Solar Roof
01 February 2012POSTED IN Applications News
The University of Mississippi and Joule Solar Energy, a Louisiana-based solar integration company, have announced the completion of a roof-mounted solar installation on the university's Center for Manufacturing Excellence, the largest solar roof installation in the state of Mississippi to date.
