Exploring Solar Energy Education and Solar Power Courses

Solar Energy Education is a fast developing area and it provides opportunities for people who are beginning to build their careers as well as career changers. Solar power education includes a vast array of options ranging from less technical (sales, marketing) to very technical areas.

As more than half of world's population (about 2 billion people) don't have access to modern forms of energy. Therefore, these small scale solar (and other renewable energy technologies including wind, biomass, and geothermal renewable energy) are being used in many parts of the world. Using alternative energy sources in developing world creates further educational opportunities.

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As an example , solar training includes solar technical business and sales training (for somebody hoping to work in sales) allows one to cover business and financial topics not covered in the technical training. On the other hand, learning about technical aspects such as grid direct design and using National Electric Code (NEC) allows one to install safe and code-compliant residential and commercial grid-direct solar electric systems.

One can start their solar energy education by going to solar energy schools that provide very training specifically in the following areas:

Solar Electric

Training in this area includes solar electric design and installation, NEC and solar battery based design training. In solar electric design and installation, one would learn about concepts of photovoltaic (PV) systems that are safe and follow the regulations. In NEC training, one learns about ways to apply this information to again making sure that the solar installations are safe, code-compliant and can be plugged in properly. In battery based design training, one applies the NEC to a battery-based system.

Solar Water

Training in this area includes solar water pumping, solar hot water design and installation, and solar and radiant heating. Solar water pumping training covers very technical aspects such as PV modules, pump descriptions and technologies, linear current boosters, and other information. Solar hot water design covers the basics of installing and maintaining a solar domestic hot water system. Solar and radiant heating deals with heating systems of under floor heating.

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Alternatively, one could start by taking a few solar energy classes. As an example, one could first develop skills in building simpler appliances such as a solar cooker, a solar lamp, building one's own solar battery charger, and/or installing a photovoltaic (PV) system. You can also learn more about the renewable wind energy industry by getting an education in wind energy.

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In learning to design and install solar-electric systems for the developing world, one would learn about ideas that are site specific and very different from the situation present in the western world. Solar energy schools can teach you to learn about site analysis, hardware specification, and component selection. These courses are available both online and many solar energy schools also provide hands-on field based training.

Therefore, there are various options available to pursue solar energy education and pursue a career using this renewable energy source.

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