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Green Light Distrikt
Green Light Distrikt is about entrepreneurship focused on the cleantech sector. Edited by Chris Williams with frequent guest posts from friends, experts and industry insiders from clusters across the globe. Our goal is to provide a place where cleantech entrepreneurs in various clusters across the globe can learn from one another. Green Light Distrikt is creating the "Hitchikers Guide to Clentech" to provide a resource for cleantech entrepreneurs. Read more
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Tag Archives: IREC
January 21st, 2010
6 Steps to How I Landed My Dream Job in Renewable Energy
TOPICS: BOSTON, CleanTech Guide
Do you see the guy on the right? This is what I’ll be doing in a couple weeks! 3 months ago I wrote about the 7 things I learned from losing my dream job in renewable energy, and the 7 values that were driving my job search. I guess I like the number 7.
Losing the job wasn’t really that bad, it was a great experience and showed me how to manage a transition so it will be easier in the future. I started the blog to explore what was happening in the industry in Boston and as of last week I will be working with Boston area renewable energy company. I’m really stoked, I think they have one of the best business models in the clean energy industry hands down. I wanted to walk through the 6 steps that I took to get the job:
Tagged BPI, IGSHPA, IREC, ISPQ, job search, LEED, Nexamp, Renewable Energy
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January 9th, 2010
Top 3 Trends for New Renewable Energy Companies in 2010
TOPICS: BOSTON, Entrepreneurship, Industry Insiders, Renewable Energy
This posts comes from our second industry insider, Brian Hayden. Brian adds a unique perspective to the clean tech industry by providing high quality, industry certified renewable energy training to building professionals. I’m looking forward his future posts.
2009 was another banner year for geothermal and solar companies. There’s good reason for optimism in 2010, but several key trends are already beginning to reshape the industry. Here are the top three things you should keep in mind as you put together your business plan for next year:
1. You’ll need credentials to access incentives. States need to show they are spending taxpayer dollars responsibly and requiring credentials to access rebate programs is an easy way to do that. IGSHPA (Geothermal Industry) and NABCEP and IREC (Solar Industry) are emerging as the de facto credentials. More states will follow early adopters like Connecticut to do this in 2010.
Tagged Geothermal, IGSHPA, IREC, NABCEP, Renewable Energy
December 13th, 2009
Three Things Needed to SUPERCHARGE the U.S. Solar PV Industry
TOPICS: Renewable Energy
Last month, I finished attending an IREC ISPQ accredited Solar Installer Boot Camp run by HeatSpring Learning Institute. If you’re going to take a solar PV training, it’s best you take one that is accredited. Here is the full list of IREC ISPQ Accredited Solar Trainings. There are only 20 accredited organizations in the U.S.
It was a great three day event. I learned a ton about designing, installing and selling solar PV systems and connected with new industry professionals who were at the training. It was a motley crew of electrical contractors, roofers, general contractors, professional salesman, developers, and financiers. A nice snapshot of the industry. The students represented a wide range of industries and companies from one man shops to 100 million dollar companies.
I came away with four clear conclusions about the solar industry after the training.
Tagged Feed-in-tariffs, GroSolar, IREC, ISPQ, Nexamp, Solar City, Solar PV, Solar Training, Sun Edison, Sun Run
