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Filling the Solar Worker Gap with Flexible, Employee-Friendly Training Programs

To address climate change, local governments are moving toward electrification, embracing solar energy, heat pumps, energy storage and electric vehicles. But there aren’t enough people to fill the positions needed to transition to electrification. In addition, solar and other renewableContinue reading “Filling the Solar Worker Gap with Flexible, Employee-Friendly Training Programs”

Lisa Cohn Lisa Cohn

NABCEP PVIP Training and Exam Approved for U.S. Army Credentialing Assistance Program

HeatSpring has recently been accepted as an approved training provider by the ArmyIgnited Credentialing Assistance Program. Soldiers may apply for funding to complete our 58-Hour NABCEP Advanced PV Certification Training Series as well as for all NABCEP application and examContinue reading “NABCEP PVIP Training and Exam Approved for U.S. Army Credentialing Assistance Program”

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New Standards Aim to Ensure Storage is Safe But Fail to Distinguish Among Battery Chemistries

A lithium-ion battery in a container near Phoenix owned by Arizona Public Service (APS) caught fire in April 2019, then other batteries in the container caught fire, releasing explosive gas and sparking an explosion that hurt several first responders. SuchContinue reading “New Standards Aim to Ensure Storage is Safe But Fail to Distinguish Among Battery Chemistries”

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Energy Storage Could be a Gold Mine for Utility Customers. What’s Holding it Back?

Solar-plus-storage can be a gold mine for residential, commercial and industrial utility customers, says Christopher LaForge, co-instructor of HeatSpring’s 35-Hour NABCEP Advanced Solar Plus Storage: Proposals and Planning course. But right now, the customers face obstruction from utilities that areContinue reading “Energy Storage Could be a Gold Mine for Utility Customers. What’s Holding it Back?”

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