Solar Energy International’s (SEI) Solar Installer Training for Veterans Showing Positive Results

Since the launch of the Solar Ready Vets program this past Spring, Solar Energy International (SEI) has led the technical trainings across the country at multiple military bases as part of a pilot solar installer training program for transitioning military personnel.  The Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative launched the Solar Ready Vets program to connect our ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:42-06:00July 31st, 2015|Categories: Alumni, Solar Training (Electric)|Comments Off on Solar Energy International’s (SEI) Solar Installer Training for Veterans Showing Positive Results

Solar Energy International (SEI) Graduates First U.S. Army Cohort of Solar Ready Vets from Ft. Carson

Congratulations to the newest 23 graduates of the Solar Ready Vets program!  This most recent training event, led by SEI, was held at the Ft. Carson Army Base near Colorado Springs. These transitioning service members and vets participated in six intensive weeks of training and progressed from the basics of electricity, to the fundamentals of ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:43-06:00April 30th, 2015|Categories: Alumni, Solar Training (Electric), Special Events|Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) Graduates First U.S. Army Cohort of Solar Ready Vets from Ft. Carson

Solar Energy International (SEI) Alumni Highlight: Jill Hewins

Jill Hewins, SEI Solar Professionals Certificate Program (SPCP) Solar Business and Technical Sales certificate student, is the newest member of the Sales Team for Technicians for Sustainability, based in Tucson, AZ. When she was hired three weeks ago, her employer, an SEI Alumnus, told her that number one reason they decided to interview and eventually ...

By |2021-06-17T12:45:57-06:00April 30th, 2015|Categories: Alumni, Alumni Highlight, eNewsletter|Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) Alumni Highlight: Jill Hewins

Earth Day 2015 News: Solar Energy International (SEI) Announces Scholarship Photo Contest

To celebrate Earth Day 2015, Solar Energy International (SEI) has announced a photo contest where the winner will win a $795 SEI Online Campus scholarship! To enter the scholarship contest, just snap a photo or selfie of something you or your family or your business or your school or your organization are doing to promote ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:43-06:00April 22nd, 2015|Categories: Alumni, eNewsletter, Special Events|Comments Off on Earth Day 2015 News: Solar Energy International (SEI) Announces Scholarship Photo Contest

Solar Energy International (SEI) Celebrates the Week of Earth Day with Training Events and 40,000+ Alumni Milestone

Solar Energy International (SEI) celebrates the week of Earth Day 2015 with the kick off of our 2015 hands-on lab training season and online course sessions starting today - April 20th. Furthermore, SEI is celebrating a milestone this year of training over 40,000 students and alumni world-wide. Hundreds of students from all over the world ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:44-06:00April 20th, 2015|Categories: Alumni, eNewsletter, Solar Training (Electric), Special Events, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) Celebrates the Week of Earth Day with Training Events and 40,000+ Alumni Milestone

Solar Energy International (SEI) Honors Graduating Marines and Sailors at Camp Pendleton through the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Reach for the Sun Training Program

Solar Energy International (SEI) is pleased to announce the first graduating class as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) “Reach for the Sun” military solar training pilot program. This solar training program's goal is to provide military personnel who are transitioning out of active duty with the technical skills needed to become leaders ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:45-06:00February 14th, 2015|Categories: Alumni, Special Events, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Solar Energy International (SEI) Honors Graduating Marines and Sailors at Camp Pendleton through the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Reach for the Sun Training Program

SEI Alumni Highlight: Brandon Williams of Iron Edison

The day after completing the SEI battery lab, I drove to install my first off-grid system in Moab, UT.  The customer lives in Montezuma Canyon, which is an ancient Anasazi Indian area.  There is no excavation allowed in the Montezuma Canyon, so there are no power lines.  There are cliff dwellings and ancient kiva sites ...

By |2021-06-17T12:46:35-06:00November 30th, 2014|Categories: Alumni, Alumni Highlight|Comments Off on SEI Alumni Highlight: Brandon Williams of Iron Edison

SEI Alumni Highlight: Michael Mazotti – Peace Corps Volunteer

My name is Michael Mazotti and I am currently a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Perú. I took classes at SEI in 2011 and received an International and Developing World Applications Certificate through SEI's Solar Professionals Certificate Program. Working with renewable energy as side projects during my service has kept me excited and well active ...

By |2021-06-17T12:46:41-06:00November 26th, 2014|Categories: Alumni, Alumni Highlight|Comments Off on SEI Alumni Highlight: Michael Mazotti – Peace Corps Volunteer

The 2014 SEI Alumni Survey Results are In!

Thank you to all of our alumni who participated in the 2014 SEI Alumni Survey this past month! Your feedback is critical to our non-profit educational efforts and will help us push forward in support of our mission of providing industry-leading technical training and expertise in renewable energy to empower people, communities, and businesses worldwide. ...

By |2020-10-21T13:36:50-06:00October 15th, 2014|Categories: Alumni, Professional Services|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on The 2014 SEI Alumni Survey Results are In!

SEI Alumni Highlight: Michael Mazotti – Peace Corps Volunteer

My name is Michael Mazotti and I am currently a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Perú. I took classes at SEI in 2011 and received an International and Developing World Applications Certificate through SEI's Solar Professionals Certificate Program. Working with renewable energy as side projects during my service has kept me excited and well active ...