New Free Course: Introduction to Greywater Systems For many, water scarcity is a fact of life. In fact, 51% of the United States was in drought as of March 2022. The Southwest is facing a particularly severe drought which began in 2000 and has continued ever since. … Continue reading “New Free Course: Introduction to Greywater Systems”
Ask an Expert: What Are Some of the Top Ways to Bring New Clients into Your Solar Business? 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, the Solar Executive MBA, and more.… Continue reading “Ask an Expert: What Are Some of the Top Ways to Bring New Clients into Your Solar Business?”
Meet Greenwork: A New Platform for the Green Workforce We sat down with Greenwork CEO and Co-founder, Sam Steyer, to learn about how his organization is fostering connection and streamlining the green workforce community. Greenwork is a platform that connects the best companies in solar, energy efficiency, electric vehicles,… Continue reading “Meet Greenwork: A New Platform for the Green Workforce”
New! Live Meetings with Your HeatSpring Instructor Have you ever wanted to meet with a teacher to talk through an issue? Or ask a question face-to-face that has been bugging you for a while? Now you can. Most paid classes on the HeatSpring classes will soon have… Continue reading “New! Live Meetings with Your HeatSpring Instructor”
Ask an Expert: What is the Biggest Opportunity for Solar Entrepreneurs? 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 Kerim Baran, instructor for the Solar Entrepreneurship course. He answers the question – what is the… Continue reading “Ask an Expert: What is the Biggest Opportunity for Solar Entrepreneurs?”
Gain a Broad Perspective of Solar Development to Advance Your Career Learning the solar development process through HeatSpring’s Solar Executive MBA can help you accelerate growth in your career. Working within a given role at a company can only provide you with so much perspective. It can be challenging to continue… Continue reading “Gain a Broad Perspective of Solar Development to Advance Your Career”
Ask an Expert: What Is Value Stacking as It Relates to Solar Plus Storage? 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 Is Value Stacking as It Relates to Solar Plus Storage?”
Ask an Expert: If someone wants to build their own solar company, what teams should they assemble? In the Ask an Expert series, HeatSpring instructors and industry thought leaders answer a single question on the minds of the HeatSpring community. We are joined by Brian Hayden, Co-Founder of HeatSpring and Co-Instructor of the Solar Entrepreneurship course. Brian… Continue reading “Ask an Expert: If someone wants to build their own solar company, what teams should they assemble?”
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”