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… Continue reading “Simulating a Power Outage to Test Battery Health”
Construction & Project Managers: Demand is High, Supply is Low Chris Lord helps put together and finance large solar projects. From that vantage point he’s able to see where bottlenecks are in the industry. Recently Chris was telling me how hard it is to find experienced construction and project managers… Continue reading “Construction & Project Managers: Demand is High, Supply is Low”
The Importance of Surge Protection on PV + Energy Storage Systems Chris LaForge has been in the solar and storage industry for over 30 years. You can imagine he’s seen it all when it comes to operations and maintenance on solar and energy storage systems. We wanted to know what is… Continue reading “The Importance of Surge Protection on PV + Energy Storage Systems”
The Whys of String Sizing Let’s go over the whys of string sizing. What is it and why do we do it? String Sizing Basics String sizing is critical when you’re putting modules in series. Remember that when you put modules in series, the voltage… Continue reading “The Whys of String Sizing”
New Free Course from Fronius: PV Design & Repowering with Solar.creator and Repowering Tools The technical team from Fronius is sharing their knowledge and software tools again with the HeatSpring community – this time they’re teaching about their latest and greatest software design tools. The Fronius Solar.creator is a free and easy-to-use online configuration… Continue reading “New Free Course from Fronius: PV Design & Repowering with Solar.creator and Repowering Tools”
1 NABCEP CEU – New Free Course: Simplify Your System Design with Modern String Inverters by Fronius Like much of the equipment in the solar industry, technology found in string inverters has evolved over the past 10 years. Even just a few years ago, designers would be wary using string inverters on sites with challenging roof architecture… Continue reading “1 NABCEP CEU – New Free Course: Simplify Your System Design with Modern String Inverters by Fronius”
New Free Course: Unirac’s Faster Solar Design with Online Tools What tools do solar designers use to improve the speed and accuracy of their project designs? This new, free solar design course from Unirac gives you a quick introduction to many of the top solar design tools available. I’ve always… Continue reading “New Free Course: Unirac’s Faster Solar Design with Online Tools”
Sean White Explains AC-Coupling, DC-Coupling, and Types of Inverters With demand increasing for energy storage, more solar customers have questions about how batteries can work with their solar systems. Let’s talk about how to couple PV and batteries as well as the various types of inverters on the market. … Continue reading “Sean White Explains AC-Coupling, DC-Coupling, and Types of Inverters”
What skills do teams need to execute utility scale solar projects? – Ask an Expert In the Ask an Expert series, HeatSpring instructors and industry thought leaders answer a question on the minds of the HeatSpring community. We are joined by Dylan Reitenbach, Project Manager at a national solar developer and financier. In this session,… Continue reading “What skills do teams need to execute utility scale solar projects? – Ask an Expert”
When are new versions of the National Electrical Code adopted by NABCEP & AHJs? – Ask an Expert In the Ask an Expert series, HeatSpring instructors and industry thought leaders answer a question on the minds of the HeatSpring community. We are joined by Sean White, instructor of several NABCEP prep, solar, and storage courses on HeatSpring. In… Continue reading “When are new versions of the National Electrical Code adopted by NABCEP & AHJs? – Ask an Expert”
New Free Course: Solar Development on Brownfields & Landfills In the past few years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified over 80,000 brownfields and municipal solid waste landfills across the country that could be used for renewable energy facilities. There are many benefits to reusing contaminated land for renewable energy, such… Continue reading “New Free Course: Solar Development on Brownfields & Landfills”
How can end users truly get the most out of their solar + storage investment? – Ask an Expert Session In the Ask an Expert series, HeatSpring instructors and industry thought leaders answer a question on the minds of the HeatSpring community. We are joined by Chris LaForge, instructor of the Designing Small Scale PV Systems with Energy Storage. While… Continue reading “How can end users truly get the most out of their solar + storage investment? – Ask an Expert Session”
HeatSpring Alumni Spotlight: Flying Drones with Ian Ian Ricci enrolled in the HeatSpring Drone Pilot Boot Camp in 2020. He is the Co-Founder and COO/CTO at SolBid, where he uses his flying skills and commercial drone pilot license to do everything from initial site inspections to showing… Continue reading “HeatSpring Alumni Spotlight: Flying Drones with Ian”
Free NABCEP CEU – Live Webinar on Utility-Scale PV and Distribution Voltage Challenges Live Webinar – Wednesday, June 8th – 12-1:30pm EST – Reserve your spot on HeatSpring If you or your company have worked on developing utility-scale projects, you know that connecting large PV power plants to the grid can present challenges, especially… Continue reading “Free NABCEP CEU – Live Webinar on Utility-Scale PV and Distribution Voltage Challenges”
Ask an Expert: What Is Value Stacking as It Relates to Solar Plus Storage? In the Ask an Expert series, HeatSpring instructors and industry thought leaders answer a question on the minds of the HeatSpring community. This session, we are joined by Chris Brown and Chris LaForge, instructors of the Utility Scale Commercial &… Continue reading “Ask an Expert: What Is Value Stacking as It Relates to Solar Plus Storage?”
Ask an Expert: What are Some Challenges of Adding More Distributed Energy to the Grid? In the Ask an Expert series, HeatSpring instructors and industry thought leaders answer a question on the minds of the HeatSpring community. This session, we are joined by Chris Brown and Chris LaForge, instructors of the Utility Scale Commercial &… Continue reading “Ask an Expert: What are Some Challenges of Adding More Distributed Energy to the Grid?”
Ask an Expert: What are 3 things a solar business could improve upon to see higher revenue? In the Ask an Expert series, HeatSpring instructors and industry thought leaders answer a question on the minds of the HeatSpring community. We are joined by Keith Cronin, instructor of the Solar Business Masterclass. Keith answers the question – what… Continue reading “Ask an Expert: What are 3 things a solar business could improve upon to see higher revenue?”
New Free Course: Streamlining Solar Permitting with SolarAPP+ Cities and counties across the U.S. are committed to curbing emissions and generating clean, local power through bold sustainability goals and targets. However, bureaucratic procedures don’t always work as fast as we all would like, especially when it comes to… Continue reading “New Free Course: Streamlining Solar Permitting with SolarAPP+”
Solar Job Highlight: Executive Leadership in Construction As a part of HeatSpring’s free Solar Career Pathways course, professionals from across the solar industry provide students with an inside look at their careers through short interviews. Professionals share the details on what their jobs entail, their day-to-day activities,… Continue reading “Solar Job Highlight: Executive Leadership in Construction”
IronRidge’s Solar PV Installation Certification Training Now Available on HeatSpring I met Spencer Wright during his time running the Bright Solar Futures program in Philadelphia. There he helped high school students study for and pass the NABCEP PV Associate exam using the HeatSpring platform. I was really impressed by the… Continue reading “IronRidge’s Solar PV Installation Certification Training Now Available on HeatSpring”