Three Solar Startups You Should Know The reason that Kerim Baran is my co-instructor for the Solar Entrepreneurship class – the reason that I always come to him with solar startup questions – is because he did it. He started a business in the solar industry.… Continue reading “Three Solar Startups You Should Know”
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?”
Team Highlight: How Solar United Neighbors Works to Build a New Energy System and Bring the Benefits of Solar to All Communities Solar United Neighbors (SUN) has been representing the needs and interests of solar owners and supporters across the country since 2007. SUN envisions a clean, equitable energy system that directs control and benefits back to local communities, with solar on… Continue reading “Team Highlight: How Solar United Neighbors Works to Build a New Energy System and Bring the Benefits of Solar to All Communities”
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?”
Live Commissioning (Cx) Class with 8 PDHs Launching March 18th If you’re ready for a deep-dive into Commissioning (Cx), Khaled Yousef is ready to give it to you. He’s teaching a one (full) day commissioning course on March 18th. This course has been evaluated and approved by the Practicing Institute… Continue reading “Live Commissioning (Cx) Class with 8 PDHs Launching March 18th”
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”
New Free Course: Natural Beekeeping for Beginners HeatSpring is launching a brand new free course on Natural Beekeeping for Beginners. Honeybees are essential to healthy ecosystems and a healthy planet. Through their regular feeding habits, honeybees pollinate plants so they can reproduce, make fruit, and produce all… Continue reading “New Free Course: Natural Beekeeping for Beginners”
Be Worth the Wait Let me guess – You’re booked out months. The phone rings steadily, and you’re turning people away because you can’t come out until the spring or summer. One of my clients – a residential energy contractor in Oregon – turned… Continue reading “Be Worth the Wait”
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”
Ask an Expert: What Is the Best Practice for Commissioning a Residential PV System with Battery Backup? HeatSpring Magazine is launching a new series, Ask an Expert, where HeatSpring instructors and industry thought leaders answer a question on the minds of the HeatSpring community. In this inaugural Ask an Expert, we are joined by Designing Small Scale… Continue reading “Ask an Expert: What Is the Best Practice for Commissioning a Residential PV System with Battery Backup?”
The Basics of Utility Transmission for Utility-Scale Solar Access to high voltage transmission lines is integral for utility-scale solar projects. Transmission is part of the high voltage system that connects generation (like utility-scale solar power plants or coal-fired power plants) with load centers, subtransmission, and distribution. Essentially, high… Continue reading “The Basics of Utility Transmission for Utility-Scale Solar”
New Course: Connecting Utility-Scale Solar PV to Distribution Systems The United States is forecasted to add an additional 21.8 GW of utility-scale solar in 2022 and 24.1 GW in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In fact, they expect solar additions to account for nearly half of… Continue reading “New Course: Connecting Utility-Scale Solar PV to Distribution Systems”
Addressing Common Hazards on Solar Installation Projects Safety should always be the top priority on solar installations. Running a safe jobsite means properly managing the risk that your team faces each day. In solar installation work, your installation team regularly faces what the Occupational Safety and Health… Continue reading “Addressing Common Hazards on Solar Installation Projects”
Solar Job Highlight: Solar Service Technician 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 bite-sized interviews. Professionals share the details on what their jobs entail, their day-to-day activities,… Continue reading “Solar Job Highlight: Solar Service Technician”
Characteristics that Define Electro Chemical Battery Performance It’s no secret that the energy storage market is growing fast. Storage incentives in markets like Connecticut and Maine are making battery systems more advantageous. Concerns about grid reliability and resilience in markets like California and Louisiana are making batteries… Continue reading “Characteristics that Define Electro Chemical Battery Performance”
New Free Course: Introduction to Ecological Design Designing with natural patterns and principles in mind can help us to make better, healthier choices for ourselves and the world around us. As permaculture co-originator David Holmgren said, “Design is as natural as breathing and, like breathing, most of… Continue reading “New Free Course: Introduction to Ecological Design”
Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) Leadership Forum Kicks Off Its Second Year Hosting Virtually The Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) Leadership Forum will be held virtually from February 22-24, 2022 with speakers and attendees joining from across the country. The Leadership Forum is an annual, one-of-a-kind professional opportunity that includes career… Continue reading “Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) Leadership Forum Kicks Off Its Second Year Hosting Virtually”
Reimagining Disaster Response with Solar Generators: A Conversation with Footprint Project HeatSpring’s Brit Heller connected with Will Heegaard, Operations Director, and Jamie Swezey, Program Coordinator, at Footprint Project. They help build back greener after climate disasters by mobilizing cleaner energy to communities in crisis. Footprint Project develops and deploys mobile solar… Continue reading “Reimagining Disaster Response with Solar Generators: A Conversation with Footprint Project”
Energy Storage Policy – a Look at the Most Recent States with Energy Storage Goals Energy storage is an imperative part of a renewable energy future. Storage provides significant benefits to our electric grid like increased reliability, increased resilience, cost savings, the ability to integrate diverse energy sources, and lessening our impact on the environment… Continue reading “Energy Storage Policy – a Look at the Most Recent States with Energy Storage Goals”