Free Lecture: Commercial Photovoltaic Design- Integrating Commercial Scale Storage Abby Thompson Sign up for Christopher LaForge’s FREE Commercial Photovoltaic Design- Integrating Commercial Scale Storage Lecture today! In this video lecture, Chris explains how commercial scale storage will affect the market for commercial clients, some of the major players that are in the current expanding field and see how small utilities will benefit from this scale of storage added to Commercial PV arrays. Join Christopher LaForge’s Commercial Solar PV Design Course, approved for 16 NABCEP Advanced Credit Hours, as he covers the Basic Design Issues for commercial Solar Electric systems. You’ll also learn about: The types of equipment used in PV System design and their application How components are assembled into complete systems Current industry installation methods How to finalize installations, operate and maintain them Key inspection points for installations About Christopher LaForge Christopher LaForge is the CEO of Great Northern Solar and a NABCEP certified photovoltaic installer. He has been designing, specifying, and installing systems since 1988. He has been an instructor with the MREA since 1993 teaching Advanced Photovoltaic design and installation and is an ISPQ Affiliated Master Trainer. For over 25 years, Christopher has been deploying renewable energy systems for both the grid interactive and off-grid markets. A strong advocate for clean energy production, Christopher volunteers with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (as a member of the Board of Directors), and the Northern Futures Foundation. Christopher has developed training for contractors, administrators, project managers, and the public. Clients have included the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin and St. Louis County in Minnesota, the Madison Area Technical College, and several other colleges. He has trained many electrical contractors in the greater Midwest and beyond. Christopher has a master’s degree in Philosophy concentrating in Ethics and Non-Violence from the UW-Madison and is an organic gardener. Christopher is teaching: Free Lecture: Battery Capacity – The Basis of Storage / Online / Anytime Free Lecture: Commercial Photovoltaic Design – Integrating Commercial Scale Storage / Online / Anytime Batteries in Solar PV Systems / Online / September 21 – October 30, 2015 Commercial Solar PV Design / Online / October 5 – 30, 2015 Free Course: Solar PV Design, Code, Economics, Sales, and Site Visits / Online / Anytime Solar Plus Storage Originally posted on September 3, 2015 Written by Abby Thompson Abby is HeatSpring's Product Marketing Manager located in Boston, Massachusetts. She is passionate about people and education, particularly in diversifying the burgeoning fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Abby works with instructors to build new courses and engages with our community of students and experts through HeatSpring Magazine and social media. More posts by Abby