The Green Energy Economy Needs the Right Workforce
The demand for a skilled green workforce is great and growing every day. Sign up for classes today!!!
Next Classes Starts March 2010 pre-registration and payment is required by February 10
Renewable Power Solutions offers a variety of classes to fulfill the demand for a green workforce. The renewable energy market is growing faster than the available workforce. The combination of high energy cost, current rebates, and tax credits makes California one of the fastest growing solar states in the United States.
Before selecting a training facility you should ask yourself the following question. Do I want to be trained by individuals with no experience in the industry? Or do I want to be trained by the actual pros, who day in and day out are working in the industry I desire to be trained in? Our class instructors have been professional workers in the renewable energy industry for years. Sign up today to be trained by professional solar installers, solar designers and solar rebate managers.
Classes we offer are:
Solar Installer Level 1
This course is intended to introduce a potential PV installer to the important aspects of selecting a good site for a PV system and the basics of PV system components. We have designed this course to be the first class in a series that will establish a solid informed foundation on which you, as a system installer, can build. This class will touch on both battery based (stand alone) systems and utility-interactive (grid tied) systems. Although it is primarily a lecture, there are several opportunities to work in a lab environment and different site installations that offer the opportunity to use equipment. By the end of this class you should feel comfortable conducting a site evaluation; understand how to make component selections; understand how to size the major components of a PV system: PV array, battery bank, inverter and charge controller. This class is taught to our engineer design team. If you plan to install your own system or install as a profession, start here and plan to take PV Level 2 next. This is a 40 hour class over 3 weeks. The lab will provide hands-on experience with a variety of systems encountered in the industry. Upon successful completion of this basic entry level course, the student will be offered the opportunity to take the North American Board of Energy Practitioner's (NABCEP) Entry Level Certificate of Knowledge.
Required Text Book: $120.00 additional charge you can purchase the book outside RPS or purchase from us directly.
Lecture and LabTopics:
- Markets and applications for different types of PV systems
- Electricity basics
- Conducting a site assessment
- The important role of energy efficiency
- Characteristics of PV system components and component selection
- Basic component sizing: an introduction to system design
- Working safely with photovoltaics
- Economics of PV
- Introduction to conduit bending
- AC/DC
- Lab Work on Site
- Field Installation
Next Class Starts March 2010 pre-registration and payment is required by February 10
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Once you have successfully completed Solar Installer Level 1, you’ll be ready to dive deeper into system design. This three day course encompasses lecture, practicum design examples, and hands-on lab work. You’ll focus on how to size major components for both battery based and utility-interactive PV systems. By the end of this class you should be able to demonstrate how to size PV system components, including wiring and over current protection; assemble different mounting systems; and wire appropriate strings of modules. This class is taught by our engineering team and lead installers. The PV Design and Installation Manual are included in the price of tuition.
Prerequisite: Participants must have completed the Solar Installer Level 1 class in order to enroll in this class.
Lecture and Lab Topics:
- Load Analysis: Quantifing electrical load through multiple means
- Estimating sizing requirements for major components for both stand alone and utility-interactive systems
- Quick testing and wiring modules
- Assembling modules and support structures
- Determining design currents for PV electrical circuits
- Inverter String Sizing
- Working Safely with PV Systems
- Introduction to National Electric Code Article 690
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Solar Sales Designer Level 1
Who should attend: People interested in the solar industry; career changes, and those seeking employment in the solar industry; contractors or tradespeople that are interested in the business opportunities in solar.
This is a 12 hour course
Lecture Topics:
• Course & Resources Overview
• Instructor and Student Introductions & Backgrounds
• The Grid, Distributed Generation, and Renewable Energy
• Intro to Solar Energy Systems, Types, Applications & History
• Solar Radiation. How to use it for production of electricity
• Solar Panel mono Crystal VS poly Crystal
• Inverter types
• Roof types and designs
• Solar Equipment types and Configurations
• Group Exercise 1 - System Component Choices for Customers, system design, panel, inverters, mounting systems
Next class TBD
Pre-registration is required with full payment $1250.00
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Solar Sales Designer Level 2 click on Classes for your registration form and pay using the link at the bottom of this page
This is a 16 hour course
Lecture Topics:
• Course & Resources Overview
• Instructor and Student Introductions & Backgrounds
• System sizing by string
• Systems, Types, Applications including small commercial generators
• ROI Calculation and evaluation
• Introduction to system VAC- Main Panels- Disconnects- Monitoring
• Inverters types
• Roof types and designs
• Solar panels for commercial
• Group Exercise 1-2 and 3- System Component Choices for Customers, system design, panel, inverters, and mounting systems
Next class starts TBD
Pre-registration is required with full payment $1450.00
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Next Class Starts March 2010 pre-registration and payment is required by February 10
Lecture Topics:
• Course & Resources Overview
• Instructor and Student Introductions & Backgrounds
• Rebate agencies and administrators
• Forms, applications
• Solar Rebate Calculation and Verification
• Solar Rebate Energy Audits
• Filling Process
• Solar Rebates Assignments
• Solar Rebate Claims
•Group Exercise
Rebate Manager click on Classes for your registration form and pay using the link on this page
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Rebate Manager click on Classes for your registration form and pay using the link on this page
To recieve additional information and sign up for these classes click on the link