First Student Conference for Developing the Future Power Engineering Workforce

An expected 40 students and faculty from universities across the country will participate in a first annual, one day student-centered conference April 28 on developing the power engineering workforce of the future. The first annual conference is a project of the U.S. Department of Energy’s new program: Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Development (GEARED). A part of DOE’s SunShot Initiative, GEARED is administered by IREC and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA).

First Student Conference for Developing the Future Power Engineering Workforce
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First Student Conference for Developing the Future Power Engineering Workforce

An expected 40 students and faculty from universities across the country will participate in a first annual, one day student-centered conference April 28 on developing the power engineering workforce of the future. The first annual conference is a project of the U.S. Department of Energy's new program: Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Development (GEARED). A part of DOE's SunShot Initiative, GEARED is administered by IREC and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA).
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First Collegiate Wind Competition to be held in May
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First Collegiate Wind Competition to be held in May

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Collegiate Wind Competition will be held May 5–7, 2014, alongside the American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER® 2014 Conference & Exhibition at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Ten teams of undergraduate students from multiple disciplines will design and construct lightweight, portable small wind turbines intended to power small...
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NREL, DOE Release New Multifamily Job Task Analyses for Home Energy Upgrade Industry
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NREL, DOE Release New Multifamily Job Task Analyses for Home Energy Upgrade Industry

The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the availability of four multifamily Job Task Analyses (JTAs) for the home energy upgrade industry.
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IREC to Administer New National Program to Grow Clean Energy Expertise of Electric Utility Workforce
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IREC to Administer New National Program to Grow Clean Energy Expertise of Electric Utility Workforce

IREC will work as national administrator with the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and DOE to build the current and future electric utility sector professionals – specifically to accommodate high penetrations of solar and other distributed technologies.
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New DOE Report Illuminates Small Wind Turbine Market
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New DOE Report Illuminates Small Wind Turbine Market

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its first annual market report on wind technologies used in distributed applications, the most comprehensive analyses of the U.S. distributed wind energy market ever published. The report was compiled through a collaborative effort by DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, eFormative Options, the American Wind Energy Association, and the Distributed Wind Energy Association.
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Solar Foundation’s ‘Wednesday Webinar’ Series Topics Through April
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Solar Foundation’s ‘Wednesday Webinar’ Series Topics Through April

Since February, the Solar Foundation has been hosting weekly Wednesday webinars (2-3 pm ET) on timely issues impacting the solar industry from finance, workforce training, current policies, utility interaction and tariffs, permitting, technology innovation and aesthetics, purchase process streamlining, insurance issues and more.   The webinars are free, but you must register to attend.  You...
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DOE Announces Grants for Solar America Cities Special Projects and Solar Installer Training
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DOE Announces Grants for Solar America Cities Special Projects and Solar Installer Training

Earlier this year, the Department of Energy issued its Market Transformation Funding Opportunity Announcement for solar installer instructor training, Solar America Cities Special Projects, and a National Administrator of the National Consortium for Solar Installer Instructor Training. On October 8th, DOE announced the the recipients of those solicitations. Some $10M through the American Recovery and...
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