The Basics of Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) and Installation Considerations The heat pump water heater market is a huge area for growth in the coming years. It’s estimated to grow from $1.6 billion in 2023 to $3.4 billion in 2033, at a rate of 7.9%. In July 2023, the US… Continue reading “The Basics of Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) and Installation Considerations”
New Solar Onboarding Course – Free for Members & Their Guests We need more good people in the solar industry. If you know somebody ready to jump in, here’s a fun way to help them to be successful: Starting today, for a limited time, “Solar Onboarding 101 for Non-Solar Professionals” is… Continue reading “New Solar Onboarding Course – Free for Members & Their Guests”
Map of Heat Pump Products & Applications This is the final video in the Heat Pump 101 series from instructor and author, John Siegenthaler, P.E.. “Air-to-Water Heat Pumps” was the previous lesson in the series. You can enroll in John’s Heat Pump 101 course for free to… Continue reading “Map of Heat Pump Products & Applications”
New Course Announcement: Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for Solar Companies Did you know that farmers and rural small businesses may be eligible for a grant covering up to 50% of eligible renewable energy project costs up to $1 million, significantly reducing a project’s payback period? It’s an incredible program that… Continue reading “New Course Announcement: Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for Solar Companies”
Leadership in Utility-Scale Solar Construction I want to share some interesting stats about jobs in utility-scale solar, from IREC’s Annual Solar Job Census, which they’ve just published in July 2023: 65% of all solar jobs are doing installation & project development work, and about half… Continue reading “Leadership in Utility-Scale Solar Construction”
The Importance of Quality Management on Utility Scale Solar Sites Early in my career, before I switched into Project Management, I had the opportunity to lead the Quality department for a leading US-based EPC company – DEPCOM Power. Prior to this, I’d not seen myself as a Quality guy –… Continue reading “The Importance of Quality Management on Utility Scale Solar Sites”
Shining a Light on Utility-Scale Solar Recycling Utility-scale solar projects are pivotal in the global transition to renewable energy, and these projects contribute to a predictable and stable renewable energy source. Predictions indicate that utility solar will continue to dominate solar installation projects in the coming years,… Continue reading “Shining a Light on Utility-Scale Solar Recycling”
Air-to-Water Heat Pumps: Basic Terminology & How They Work This is the tenth in a series of Heat Pump 101 videos from instructor and author, John Siegenthaler, P.E.. “Water-to-Water Heat Pumps” was the previous lesson in the series. You can enroll in John’s Heat Pump 101 course for free… Continue reading “Air-to-Water Heat Pumps: Basic Terminology & How They Work”
Meeting the Demands of the Solar Plus Era: Why Shaw Solar is Launching their Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Electrical Apprenticeship Program Based in Durango, Colorado, Shaw Solar can be described as a big fish in a small pond. Opening their doors back in 2006, they initially worked on residential and small commercial solar thermal and PV and some lead-acid battery storage.… Continue reading “Meeting the Demands of the Solar Plus Era: Why Shaw Solar is Launching their Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Electrical Apprenticeship Program”
New Course Announcement: Creating Solar Courses to Meet the Needs of Electric Membership Co-ops in Georgia and Beyond Georgia has been hit hard by unscrupulous solar businesses, particularly in the residential space. Misinformation about solar has been spread to homeowners far and wide. There are even quite a few solar systems out there that don’t work properly due… Continue reading “New Course Announcement: Creating Solar Courses to Meet the Needs of Electric Membership Co-ops in Georgia and Beyond”
What are “the BIG four” in electrification? Oftentimes adding solar PV to a home is just the tip of the spear into whole-home electrification. Once homeowners begin generating their own electricity, they’ll want to maximize their system production by using or storing as much energy onsite as… Continue reading “What are “the BIG four” in electrification?”
Water-to-Water Heat Pumps: Basic Terminology & How They Work This is the ninth in a series of Heat Pump 101 videos from instructor and author, John Siegenthaler, P.E.. “Water-to-Air Heat Pumps” was the previous lesson in the series. You can enroll in John’s Heat Pump 101 course for free… Continue reading “Water-to-Water Heat Pumps: Basic Terminology & How They Work”
Water-to-Air Heat Pumps: Basic Terminology & How They Work This is the eighth in a series of Heat Pump 101 videos from instructor and author, John Siegenthaler, P.E.. “Air-to-Air Heat Pumps” was the previous lesson in the series. You can enroll in John’s Heat Pump 101 course for free… Continue reading “Water-to-Air Heat Pumps: Basic Terminology & How They Work”
Is it time to offer Virtual Service Contracts for your HVAC customers? Dan Dempsey spent years at Carrier developing analytical tools to diagnose HVAC systems, and today he consults with his family’s Ohio-based HVAC business. Dan is sharing the biggest opportunities and threats he sees for HVAC businesses in a two-part series.… Continue reading “Is it time to offer Virtual Service Contracts for your HVAC customers?”
Residential Solar O&M Course Now Free With HeatSpring Membership Starting today, for a limited time, Keith Rohman’s “Residential Field Operations & Maintenance” is included with your HeatSpring Membership. This is the practical residential solar O&M course you have been looking for, and it counts for NABCEP credit, too. Membership… Continue reading “Residential Solar O&M Course Now Free With HeatSpring Membership”
Air-to-Air Heat Pumps: Basic Terminology & How They Work This is the seventh in a series of Heat Pump 101 videos from instructor and author, John Siegenthaler, P.E.. “Four Common Types of Heat Pump Configurations” was the previous lesson in the series. You can enroll in John’s Heat Pump… Continue reading “Air-to-Air Heat Pumps: Basic Terminology & How They Work”
What’s It Take to Get the NABCEP PV Installation Professional Certification? The NABCEP PV Installation Professional Certification is considered the gold standard for PV certifications. It’s renowned for being challenging. Many skilled installers take more than one shot to successfully pass it. It carries weight and holding the esteemed PV Installation… Continue reading “What’s It Take to Get the NABCEP PV Installation Professional Certification?”
New Refrigerants are Coming. Here’s How to Prepare Your HVAC Business. Dan Dempsey isn’t prone to hyperbole. He’s a midwestern engineer – not a salesman with an agenda. The kind of guy you can trust when he tells you something. That’s why I asked Dan to help me understand what electrification… Continue reading “New Refrigerants are Coming. Here’s How to Prepare Your HVAC Business.”
Grading the States: Clean Energy Adoption and Access to the Grid One difficulty that solar PV and other clean-tech companies face when looking to expand their business into other states is that every state is different – different in their goals, policies, interconnection processes, technical standards, data availability, and other factors.… Continue reading “Grading the States: Clean Energy Adoption and Access to the Grid”
Heat Pumps 101: Four Common Types of Heat Pump Configurations This is the sixth in a series of Heat Pump 101 videos from instructor and author, John Siegenthaler, P.E.. “How Do Heat Pumps Pull Heat from Cold Air?” was the previous lesson in the series. You can enroll in John’s… Continue reading “Heat Pumps 101: Four Common Types of Heat Pump Configurations”