The best time to get into climate technology was twenty years ago. The second best time is now. Want to hear a true story about the growth happening in renewable energy? In 2005 Dan Leary and Will Thompson – two veterans – started a solar company called Nexamp in North Andover, Massachusetts. Committed to expanding access to clean energy, the company grew out of… Continue reading “The best time to get into climate technology was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.”
Project Managers & Interconnection Specialists Needed to Build 437GW of New Utility-Scale Solar Wood Mackenzie projects the U.S. utility-scale PV market will add 437 GW between 2022 and 2032. That’s 43,700 MW every year for ten years. It’s a staggering number and no solar company has the people they need to deliver at… Continue reading “Project Managers & Interconnection Specialists Needed to Build 437GW of New Utility-Scale Solar”
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”
An Easy Win: I Will Set Up a Free Employee Learning Platform for Your Team The solar industry needs more people. So every solar company leader should know about this free benefit: For $0 any solar company can use HeatSpring as a learning platform to train employees. You can request yours right now. It takes… Continue reading “An Easy Win: I Will Set Up a Free Employee Learning Platform for Your Team”
Why Teach? Why HeatSpring? – A Chat with HeatSpring Co-Founder Brian Hayden HeatSpring is an expert-led platform for professionals in solar, cleantech, and many other forward thinking industries. Any expert can build free or paid classes on the platform at no cost and start right away. Listen in as HeatSpring Co-Founder Brian… Continue reading “Why Teach? Why HeatSpring? – A Chat with HeatSpring Co-Founder Brian Hayden”
Have You Ever Thought About Teaching? That’s a question I ask almost everybody who’s been successful in their career. At some point you arrive at a place where you look around and wonder, ‘what’s next?’. Your options are infinite, but teaching will be appealing if things… Continue reading “Have You Ever Thought About Teaching?”
Share Your Love for HeatSpring – Free Sticker for HeatSpring Students! As one way to say thank you for learning with us, we’re sending out free vinyl stickers of our latest Regenerative Future design. To be eligible, you must be a HeatSpring student enrolled in either a paid or free course… Continue reading “Share Your Love for HeatSpring – Free Sticker for HeatSpring Students!”
Creating a Future Where We All Thrive 2022 has been a year of revitalizing and revamping our HeatSpring platform. If you’ve logged in over the past few weeks, you have likely noticed the new branding and design of our website. What you probably didn’t notice was all… Continue reading “Creating a Future Where We All Thrive”
Major Upgrade to the HeatSpring Platform – Summer 2022 Have you seen the new HeatSpring website? Our customers – you – grew up a lot these past fifteen years. Our new look is a reflection of how your needs have changed, and how we’ll support you during the next… Continue reading “Major Upgrade to the HeatSpring Platform – Summer 2022”
New! Live Meetings with Your HeatSpring Instructor Have you ever wanted to meet with a teacher to talk through an issue? Or ask a question face-to-face that has been bugging you for a while? Now you can. Most paid classes on the HeatSpring classes will soon have… Continue reading “New! Live Meetings with Your HeatSpring Instructor”
Welcoming Brittany Heller to the HeatSpring Team This week, HeatSpring welcomes the new addition of Brittany “Brit” Heller to the staff team. Brit brings with her a passion for lifelong learning and years of experience leading educational programs for individuals joining the solar industry. Brit first started… Continue reading “Welcoming Brittany Heller to the HeatSpring Team”
HeatSpring is the Official PVA Training Provider at the 2022 NABCEP Conference This year’s NABCEP Conference was so much fun we can’t wait to do it again. HeatSpring has been named the official PVA training provider for the 2022 NABCEP CE Conference. If you’re interested in live training at one of the… Continue reading “HeatSpring is the Official PVA Training Provider at the 2022 NABCEP Conference”
Is Your Solar Company Built to Handle 100% Growth? What would it take to double the number of solar projects you do next year? Every solar company should be asking this question right now. Because the demand is there. We’ve arrived at an energy inflection point. Solar is the… Continue reading “Is Your Solar Company Built to Handle 100% Growth?”
Wes Kennedy’s Solar Shed and the Quest for Net Zero This Fall Wes Kennedy is teaching an incredible course called “Comprehensive Solar + Storage“. Consider taking it if you want to level-up your energy storage knowledge and earn a bunch of NABCEP credits. I asked Wes what kept him busy… Continue reading “Wes Kennedy’s Solar Shed and the Quest for Net Zero”
An Insider’s Guide to the NABCEP Conference Aug 9-12 You can take a beginning PV course live from HeatSpring instructor Sean White, network with solar industry professionals, check out industry members’ exhibits and get your continuing education credits at the NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) Continuing… Continue reading “An Insider’s Guide to the NABCEP Conference Aug 9-12”
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”
Industry Growth Creates Opportunities for Solar Entrepreneurs Ever think about starting a solar business? The solar industry is growing and creating a lot of jobs. Some of those jobs will be at new firms – startups – founded by people like you. Smart people who see a… Continue reading “Industry Growth Creates Opportunities for Solar Entrepreneurs”
Ariel Horowitz Awarded Genius Award for Her Work to De-Risk Solar & Microgrid Growth Please join us in congratulating Ariel Horowitz from MassCEC, winner of our latest Genius Award. Ariel’s job is to look into the future and de-risk future solar and microgrid projects and encourage innovative approaches and partnerships. Her work helps our… Continue reading “Ariel Horowitz Awarded Genius Award for Her Work to De-Risk Solar & Microgrid Growth”
Marc Shackelford-Rowell Awarded Genius Grant for Speeding Up Solar Permits in Philadelphia Please join us in congratulating Marc Shackelford-Rowell, the third Genius Grant award recipient for 2021. Marc identified a problem when he joined the solar industry – the residential permitting process takes too long. So what did Marc do? He helped… Continue reading “Marc Shackelford-Rowell Awarded Genius Grant for Speeding Up Solar Permits in Philadelphia”
Andrew Obok Opok Awarded Genius Grant for Innovative Solar Training Initiative Please join us in congratulating Andrew Obok Opok, our second Genius Grant award recipient for 2021. Andrew is an engineer and an entrepreneur. He is professionalizing the solar pv industry in his native Botswana and we are proud to support… Continue reading “Andrew Obok Opok Awarded Genius Grant for Innovative Solar Training Initiative”