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”
1 NABCEP CEU – New Free Course – Qualifying Commercial Solar Leads & Projects Anyone who’s made the leap from residential to commercial solar sales can tell you – it’s a different beast. With multiple decision makers and various motivating factors, the commercial and industrial (C&I) sales process takes longer and is more complex. … Continue reading “1 NABCEP CEU – New Free Course – Qualifying Commercial Solar Leads & Projects”
What are the biggest deal breakers when it comes to large 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 are the biggest deal breakers when it comes to large scale solar projects? – Ask an Expert”
How Does a Solar Project Dealmaker Spend His Time? “Solar Project Dealmaker” is the best way to describe Chris Lord. He’s a lawyer, financial modeler, and builder of project teams. Hearing about his work helps you understand how big solar projects happen. Below you’ll hear about a few projects… Continue reading “How Does a Solar Project Dealmaker Spend His Time?”
Dialing in the Solar Development Process As the solar industry continues to boom, it’s easy to see that a rising tide lifts all boats. Solar companies virtually everywhere are growing at rapidly increasing rates. It’s not uncommon to hear about long installation timelines and even some… Continue reading “Dialing in the Solar Development Process”
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”
What Does Billionaire Jeff Bezos Have In Common With Solar Development? The richest man in the world has something uniquely common with you. Seems far-fetched, but think about it for a moment. When he started Amazon, it was just a bookstore online. Nothing fancy. Back then, people were somewhat reluctant to… Continue reading “What Does Billionaire Jeff Bezos Have In Common With Solar Development?”
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”
New Live Workshop: Mapping the Dynamic Solar Development Process It’s easy to get enamored with winning jobs, but ensuring that they are profitable and your team doesn’t waste precious human and financial resources in the process is the key to a healthy and balanced solar business. That’s where Mapping… Continue reading “New Live Workshop: Mapping the Dynamic Solar Development Process”
What is IEEE 1547-2018 and how is it relevant to 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 Tim Taylor, instructor of the Interconnection of Utility-Scale Solar to Distribution course. Tim discusses… Continue reading “What is IEEE 1547-2018 and how is it relevant to utility scale solar projects? – Ask an Expert”
Who Is Making Money in Solar Plus Storage? – 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. This session, we are joined by Chris LaForge, instructor of the Designing Small Scale PV Systems with Energy… Continue reading “Who Is Making Money in Solar Plus Storage? – Ask an Expert”
New Free Course: California C&I Energy Storage Market – State of the Union Join industry experts from Energy Toolbase as they share months of internal and external research in this free course on the dynamics influencing the California C&I solar and storage market in 2022 and beyond. Some of the topics covered include:… Continue reading “New Free Course: California C&I Energy Storage Market – State of the Union”
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”
Working in utility-scale solar? What you need to know about interconnection – 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 Tim Taylor, instructor of Interconnection of Utility-Scale Solar to Distribution, Introduction to Distribution Systems,… Continue reading “Working in utility-scale solar? What you need to know about interconnection – Ask an Expert”