Archive for August, 2008

 

Continuing Education Credits (CEC) for NABCEP-Certified and NYSERDA Eligible Installers

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) is sponsoring a six-hour code training for current NABCEP-certified installers on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 9th and 10th, from 6 p.m. EDT to 9:00 p.m. (5 p.m. CDT, 4 p.m. MDT, 3 p.m. PDT). IREC is presenting the webinar. This training has been approved for ... Read More


DOE Announces Three New Solar America Showcase Awards

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it has made three new technical assistance awards under the Solar America Showcases project run by the Solar Energy Technologies Program. These awards provide technical assistance from solar energy experts to high-visibility, large-scale solar installations. The three new Solar America Showcases winners are: District Department of the ... Read More


DOE to Invest up to $24 Million for Breakthrough Solar Energy Products

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary announced that DOE will invest up to $24 million in Fiscal Year 2008 and beyond—subject to the availability of funds—to develop solar energy products to significantly accelerate penetration of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United States. The Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) projects will ... Read More


Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) Awards Record Funding for Residential Solar and Geothermal Energy

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

3.2 kW in Pasadena, MDGovernor Martin O’Malley recently announced that the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has awarded a record level of grant funding in support of residential solar and geothermal energy to Maryland residents. The Maryland Energy Administration has awarded $591,000 to Maryland residents for the solar and geothermal program, a residential grant program that ... Read More


State & Stakeholder Newsletter, August 20, 2008

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Volume #7, Issue #17 Editor: Jane Pulaski The IREC State & Stakeholder Newsletter tracks a range of market-oriented news, services and outreach tools valuable to the renewable energy community. This free newsletter is distributed semi-monthly to email subscribers and published on IREC’s website. If you have comments or if you would ... Read More


September 2008 IREC "Connecting to the Grid" Newsletter

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Vol. 11, No. 9 Editor: Laurel Varnado N.C. Solar Center, N.C. State University HOW TO SUSCRIBE IREC’s Connecting to the Grid newsletter is published electronically every month by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) and the North Carolina Solar Center at North Carolina State University. This is a free publication. Click here to subscribe. ... Read More


State & Stakeholder Newsletter, August 6, 2008

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Volume #7, Issue #16 Editor: Jane Pulaski The IREC State & Stakeholder Newsletter tracks a range of market-oriented news, services and outreach tools valuable to the renewable energy community. This free newsletter is distributed semi-monthly to email subscribers and published on IREC’s website. If you have comments or if you would ... Read More


Current and Best Practices: Behind the Net Metering/Interconnection Scene with IREC’s Jason Keyes and Kevin Fox

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

If you’re a city or state interested in having the best help with net metering and interconnection standards, look no further than IREC’s Jason Keyes and Kevin Fox. They’re working at a blistering pace to respond to requests for their exceptional assistance in this intricate process. Founding Keyes & Fox LLP on July 1st of ... Read More


Brian Hurd: Hands-On Solar Activites Workshop Recap

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Brian Hurd is a vocational instructor at the East Los Angeles Skills Center (ELASC), an employment preparation and training center serving a diverse community. Recognizing that the demand for photovoltaic installers was poised to explode, Hurd developed a course of study to prepare ELSAC students to enter the growing field. “The main reason we started ... Read More


2009 Workforce Education Conference Being Planned

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Plans are underway for the third national conference on New Ideas in Educating a Workforce in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. This event will be held in the fall of 2009 in Albany, New York. “Green” jobs are the foundation for the new clean energy sector emerging across the country. The conference will offer the ... Read More