Understanding Active and Passive Income Offset While Investing in Solar Projects

When investing in solar projects, one of the biggest concepts to understand is whether you are looking to offset passive or active income. Join Chris Lord, HeatSpring instructor and Managing Director at CapIron, Inc., and Nick Giannotti, Managing Member at Redball Ventures, as they discuss the concept in How to Invest in a Solar Project: […]

January 23rd, 2023|Categories: Free Courses, Q+A, Solar, Solar Business Growth, Solar Finance, Solar miscellaneous||

Tax Benefits and Investing in Solar Projects

With so many commercial and industrial solar projects slated to come online in the next ten years, investing in solar projects is becoming a more popular and lucrative business venture. In this blog post, we are joined by Nick Giannotti, Managing Member at Redball Ventures. Nick was a panelist for HeatSpring’s webinar How to Invest […]

eQUEST vs. OpenStudio

Is eQUEST or OpenStudio better for running energy models? That was the question from a student this week. Here’s how they framed it:

“I’m interested in gaining a qualification in building energy modeling, to perform my firm’s energy rating building code compliance and also to assist my colleagues in making better sustainable design decisions. Looking to […]

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 Hayden discusses how HeatSpring works and why it may be time for you to consider […]

August 12th, 2022|Categories: HeatSpring Partners, Our Company, Q+A, Teaching||

Simulating a Power Outage to Test Battery Health

Batteries that are used strictly for resiliency are oftentimes rarely discharged, as these storage applications only get used when the utility has an outage. That has a lot of implications for the storage equipment. Join HeatSpring instructor Chris LaForge as he explains how to simulate a power outage with a PV + battery back-up system […]

July 21st, 2022|Categories: Energy Storage, Q+A, Solar, Solar Design & Installation, Solar miscellaneous, Solar Plus Storage||