New Solar + Drones Course – Managing Lighting, Exposure, and Glare in Your Imagery Creating awesome drone-based 3D models (i.e. photogrammetry) relies on images having similar key points and coloring. This is particularly crucial for accurately designing and analyzing solar projects. A foundational component of this is capturing data with good “exposure”. Join us… Continue reading “New Solar + Drones Course – Managing Lighting, Exposure, and Glare in Your Imagery”
How to Streamline the Design Process for Large-Scale Solar Projects When designing a large-scale solar project, it’s critical to tackle classic hang-ups as early as possible to avoid slowing a project and encountering cost overruns, says Ryan Mayfield, instructor, along with Randy Batchelor, of HeatSpring’s Megawatt Design course. Designers need… Continue reading “How to Streamline the Design Process for Large-Scale Solar Projects”
“Drone Pilot Boot Camp” Approved for NABCEP Credit This week our “Drone Pilot Boot Camp” was approved for NABCEP Credit by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP). The course is a comprehensive commercial drone operators course with an emphasis on solar PV and renewable energy.… Continue reading ““Drone Pilot Boot Camp” Approved for NABCEP Credit”
New Course: Utility Scale Solar Construction & Project Management Are you just getting started in the large scale solar construction industry, or have you been in it for a while but unable to take the next step in your career and move up as quickly as you’d like? If… Continue reading “New Course: Utility Scale Solar Construction & Project Management”
The Benefits of Standardized Solar Contracts Students in HeatSpring’s newly updated Solar Executive MBA Training Course learn about how to take advantage of a standardized solar contract, one of the course’s important new features. “If you use your own agreement, you need to find an investor… Continue reading “The Benefits of Standardized Solar Contracts”
Zero Net Energy Buildings with Marc Rosenbaum is Back! I am so excited to announce that renowned Zero Net Energy (ZNE) expert Marc Rosenbaum is back with a newly updated version of his best selling Zero Net Energy Buildings course. It has been a long hiatus since our last… Continue reading “Zero Net Energy Buildings with Marc Rosenbaum is Back!”
Solar + Drones: What To Do When You Crash Your Drone This is a guest post from Keith Perry, founder of Hudson Valley Drones. Keith is an instructor in the free course, “Solar + Drones: Site Surveying and 3D Mapping Around Trees“. In his previous post, Keith offered up a Solar… Continue reading “Solar + Drones: What To Do When You Crash Your Drone”
Solar Company Guide to Drone Hardware This is a guest post from Keith Perry, founder of Hudson Valley Drones. Keith is an instructor in the free course, “Solar + Drones: Site Surveying and 3D Mapping Around Trees“. Before we go into this in more detail, it’s… Continue reading “Solar Company Guide to Drone Hardware”
Deciduous vs. Evergreen: Solutions for Flying Drones in Every Season This is the third guest post from David Williams, founder of Northwest Drone Pros, in a series on best practices for flying drones around trees. The last post covered “in-flight tips“. David is an instructor in the free course, “Solar… Continue reading “Deciduous vs. Evergreen: Solutions for Flying Drones in Every Season”
Part 2 Solar + Drones: During Flight Tips for Flying Around Trees This is the second guest post from David Williams, founder of Northwest Drone Pros, in a series of posts on best practices for flying drones around trees. The first post covered “pre-flight tips“. David is an instructor in the free… Continue reading “Part 2 Solar + Drones: During Flight Tips for Flying Around Trees”
Solar + Drones: Pre-Flight Tips for Flying Around Trees This is a guest post from David Williams, founder of Northwest Drone Pros. David is an instructor in the free course, “Solar + Drones: Site Surveying and 3D Mapping Around Trees“. Washington is a unique area because we have such… Continue reading “Solar + Drones: Pre-Flight Tips for Flying Around Trees”
Transitioning to the Solar Business from Other Industries to Find Rewarding Work The two most active and attentive students in a recent Solar Executive MBA Training course came not from the solar industry but from the Texas oil industry, says Keith Cronin, HeatSpring’s co-instructor of the course. “Both had extensive backgrounds and… Continue reading “Transitioning to the Solar Business from Other Industries to Find Rewarding Work”
Empower Solar Summit – Join us Free on July 23 2020 20+ SPEAKERS | 7 SESSIONS & 2 KEYNOTES | 1 EPIC DAY EMPOWER 2020 is where solar company leaders, industry professionals, policy insiders, and growth experts come together to share their knowledge, expertise, and insights. The theme this year is Creating… Continue reading “Empower Solar Summit – Join us Free on July 23 2020”
Tips From a Pro for Taking the NABCEP PV Installation Professional Exam If you’re a solar industry member interested in taking the NABCEP PV Installation Professional Certification exam, it’s a good idea to be familiar with the work of instructor Sean White–and to check out his tips about studying for exams. White,… Continue reading “Tips From a Pro for Taking the NABCEP PV Installation Professional Exam”
Training that Helps Low-Income People & International Students Enter the Solar Field Helping low-income people and students around the world prepare for green jobs makes HeatSpring instructor Sean White proud. White, instructor of HeatSpring’s Solar PV Boot Camp and NABCEP PV Associate Exam Prep course, is well suited for teaching people from… Continue reading “Training that Helps Low-Income People & International Students Enter the Solar Field”
“Solar + Drones: Site Surveying and 3D Mapping Around Trees” – A New Free Course for Solar Companies Using Drones Flying around trees is the #1 biggest challenge facing solar companies that use drones. So Scanifly, Northwest Drone Pros, Hudson Valley Drones, and HeatSpring are collaborating on a new free course: “Solar + Drones: Site Surveying and 3D Mapping around Trees“… Continue reading ““Solar + Drones: Site Surveying and 3D Mapping Around Trees” – A New Free Course for Solar Companies Using Drones”
Using Drones for Gathering and Crunching Data in Solar, Other Industries Drones–unmanned aircraft–can be useful tools for PV engineers and those in other industries, especially for large-scale projects that would require engineers to work at heights or cover a large field to gather data. That’s the word from Keven Gambold, who… Continue reading “Using Drones for Gathering and Crunching Data in Solar, Other Industries”
Energy Storage Could be a Gold Mine for Utility Customers. What’s Holding it Back? Solar-plus-storage can be a gold mine for residential, commercial and industrial utility customers, says Christopher LaForge, co-instructor of HeatSpring’s 35-Hour NABCEP Advanced Solar Plus Storage: Proposals and Planning course. But right now, the customers face obstruction from utilities that are… Continue reading “Energy Storage Could be a Gold Mine for Utility Customers. What’s Holding it Back?”
Now Open: Live Online Proctoring for all NABCEP Board Certification Exams NABCEP has just announced that all candidates may now schedule to take all NABCEP PV Board Certification and PV Associate credentialing exams through live online proctoring (LOP). You may now schedule to take an exam from your own home! The… Continue reading “Now Open: Live Online Proctoring for all NABCEP Board Certification Exams”
HeatSpring Gets High Marks for Students Taking the NABCEP Associate Exam Over the past 12 months, 98% of the HeatSpring students who have taken the NABCEP PV Associate exam have passed it. HeatSpring instructor Sean White teaches the students how to prepare for the exam with his course, Solar PV Installer… Continue reading “HeatSpring Gets High Marks for Students Taking the NABCEP Associate Exam”