Get Your Certification Questions Answered: Introducing Monthly Live Q&A Sessions Navigating professional certifications in the clean energy space can be challenging. That’s why we’re excited to announce our new monthly Let’s Talk Certifications: Live Q&A meetings – your direct line to expert guidance on all things professional certifications. What to… Continue reading “Get Your Certification Questions Answered: Introducing Monthly Live Q&A Sessions”
Solar & Storage Conferences Happening in 2025 Behind every development in clean energy is a conversation that first sparked it. While virtual meetings and LinkedIn connections absolutely have their place, nothing beats walking the exhibition floor, seeing new technology up close, and having spontaneous conversations over breakfast.… Continue reading “Solar & Storage Conferences Happening in 2025”
New Free Bundle: NESEA BuildingEnergy Boston 2024 Since 1975, the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) has been at the forefront of sustainable development in the built environment. Among their flagship programs, the annual BuildingEnergy conferences in Boston and New York City stand out as noteworthy events for… Continue reading “New Free Bundle: NESEA BuildingEnergy Boston 2024”
We Need More Utility-Scale Solar PV Designers Engineers…we need you. You can spend your whole career working in solar energy and never get bored. Climate change is the biggest problem you could tackle and you’ll never have trouble finding interesting work to do. Let’s zoom out and… Continue reading “We Need More Utility-Scale Solar PV Designers”
Contractors Say Better Training Would Help Them Sell More Brands create structured training programs because they increase loyalty, decrease user error, and improve customer satisfaction. Think IronRidge certification, Carrier’s Authorized Dealer program, or Microsoft certification. Education is a powerful form of marketing and the foundation for all product sales.… Continue reading “Contractors Say Better Training Would Help Them Sell More”
2024 Solar & Storage Conferences – Will You Be There? After a few years with no in-person gatherings during the pandemic, solar and storage conferences have been slowly coming back in 2023 and certainly now in full force in 2024. Conferences are great because not only do they support professional… Continue reading “2024 Solar & Storage Conferences – Will You Be There?”
“We Don’t Have a (Solar) Labor Shortage” “We don’t have a labor shortage. We have a shortage of jobs people want to do.” That’s my favorite quote from the IREC Workforce Summit that took place last week in Washington D.C. The room was full of educators, policy… Continue reading ““We Don’t Have a (Solar) Labor Shortage””
Join us Nov 1-3 at the OSCC conference in Portland Next week I’ll be attending the Oregon Solar + Storage Conference in Portland, Oregon. HeatSpring will be tabling at the career expo on Tuesday so make sure to stop by and say hi. If you haven’t registered, click here to… Continue reading “Join us Nov 1-3 at the OSCC conference in Portland”
How to Start Your Registered Apprenticeship Program “How to Start Your Registered Apprenticeship Program” is a free course where we distill a confusing topic (solar apprenticeships) down into actionable steps. If people are crucial to the success of your business, we hope you’ll join us for this… Continue reading “How to Start Your Registered Apprenticeship Program”
Resources for the Building Science Generalist Looking for some new books or opportunities to build your knowledge base in zero energy buildings? Marc Rosenbaum, instructor of How to Think About Energy in Buildings course, shares his ideas for expanding your knowledge in the field of building… Continue reading “Resources for the Building Science Generalist”
IGSHPA Accredited Installer (AI) Training – LIVE from the 2021 IGSHPA Conference Ryan Carda is teaching the IGSHPA Accredited Geothermal Installer course live and in-person for the first time in years. Well, technically it’s a hybrid course, with the majority offered in an online learning environment with the last day in-person at… Continue reading “IGSHPA Accredited Installer (AI) Training – LIVE from the 2021 IGSHPA Conference”
Solar District Cup Class of 2021 Pitch Championship HeatSpring is a proud partner of the 2021 Solar District Cup. We want to invite you to learn more about this competition and help determine the next Solar District Cup champions. On Monday, April 26, at 2 p.m. ET, join DOE… Continue reading “Solar District Cup Class of 2021 Pitch Championship”
Empower Solar Summit – Join us Free on July 23 2020 20+ SPEAKERS | 7 SESSIONS & 2 KEYNOTES | 1 EPIC DAY EMPOWER 2020 is where solar company leaders, industry professionals, policy insiders, and growth experts come together to share their knowledge, expertise, and insights. The theme this year is Creating… Continue reading “Empower Solar Summit – Join us Free on July 23 2020”
Non-Obvious Skills Needed in the Solar Industry This week I had the honor of participating in the first-ever SunCast Summit on Earth Day. The “Impact Your Career” session was a panel discussion between Shawn O’Brien (NABCEP), Brian Mehalic (Solar Energy International), Nico Johnson (SunCast), and me. I… Continue reading “Non-Obvious Skills Needed in the Solar Industry”
Join NABCEP PV Expert Sean White at the ASES 2020 Conference We are excited to announce that HeatSpring instructor Sean White will be teaching two workshops at the American Solar Energy Society’s ASES SOLAR 20/20 conference this June. Registration is now open for SOLAR 20/20, June 23-26, 2020 at George Washington… Continue reading “Join NABCEP PV Expert Sean White at the ASES 2020 Conference”