Solar Training Heads South to the Home of the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Fayetteville, home to the University of Arkansas, is rapidly establishing its national reputation as a sustainable community and hub for green collar jobs training. For five days in March, Fayetteville will be a capital of solar training, with SEI's highly popular PV101 workshop.

PV101: Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-Direct) is designed as an overview of the three basic PV system applications, primarily focusing on grid-direct systems. The goal of the workshop is to create a fundamental understanding of the core concepts necessary to work with all PV systems, including:  system components, site analysis, PV module criteria, mounting solutions, safety, and commissioning.

This workshop will also cover the basics of sizing a residential grid-direct system, wire sizing, overcurrent protection, and grounding - all of which will be expanded upon in Solar Energy International's PV202: Solar Training - Grid Direct Design and the NEC in-person workshop in Fayetteville Sept. 12-16.

SEI is pleased to host the Fayetteville workshop in collaboration with local partners, the National Center for Appropriate Technology (ncat.org), the Northwest Arkansas Community College, and the Ozarks Electric Cooperative.

Solar Energy International is a renewable energy education partner with the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Train the Trainers program, and has provided renewable energy training to more than 15,000 alumni since its founding in 1991.

Register for this workshop online at solarenergy.org or call (970) 963-8855 to speak with a friendly SEI staffer.