Courses

Heat Pumps 101

“Heat Pumps 101” is a free course from John Siegenthaler. It takes less than an hour to complete. You’ll learn the very basics of heat pump technology, including heat transfer, refrigeration, and what applications are commonly used.

BARD FACTORY TRAINING FOR WALL-MOUNT A/C & HEAT PUMPS

This course is focused on the NEW 11EER Single and Two-Stage Wall-Mount Air Conditioning and Heat Pump units. However, the material provided in this training applies to All Bard equipment.

Commercial Solar PPAs 101

Enroll in this free course and learn the basics of community solar, how PPAs work, the key legal structures used to finance projects, and the basics of financial modeling.

Simplify your System Design with Modern String Inverters by Fronius

Fronius explains new technology in string inverters that help make designing solar system easier.

Investing in a Solar Project: Get Tax Benefits and Do Good

A conversation with experienced investors about investing in solar projects

Introduction to Agrivoltaics

In this introductory agrivoltaics course, Byron Kominek, founder of Jack's Solar Garden and co-founder of the Colorado Agrivoltaics Learning Center, joins us to explain the benefits of responsible land management practices for community solar gardens.

Drones, 3D Mapping and LiDAR in Solar

This free drone course was developed in partnership with Scanifly software to help solar companies understand the opportunity that drones represent for their business.

Solar Performance Modeling like a Pro

Understanding Residential and Commercial Energy Storage

Learn the elements of energy storage for residential and commercial clients with this introductory overview of the field, led by expert Chris LaForge

Hydronics for High Efficiency Biomass Boilers

This course examines best practices for combining modern, high efficiency wood-fired boilers with hydronic distribution systems.

Become a Building Enclosure Control Freak and Do Residential Ventilation Right

Learn from industry expert Allison Bailes in this free course on building enclosures and controls. This lecture is designed for engineers, architects, builders, trade contractors, and energy raters.

Fundamentals: Air Source Heat Pumps

This course will provide an overview of the mechanics of this alternative heating system, as well as discuss the advantages and disadvantages of installation, capabilities, and control.

Fundamentals: Geothermal

This course will provide an overview of GSHP mechanics and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of their installation in new construction projects.

Competing for Solar Talent in 2023

Having trouble finding enough talented workers for your growing solar business? Have employees quit or gone to work for a competitor? Your customers are ready to go, but your projects are delayed due to staffing shortages.

Beyond Zero Net Energy: PV + Storage

Marc Rosenbaum looks at the potential for battery storage to greatly increase the fraction of a house’s annual load that can be served onsite by solar electricity.

Photovoltaic Systems and the 2014 National Electric Code (NEC)

Solar expert Sean White covers the 2014 NEC in this short self-serve course

How to Start Your Registered Apprenticeship Program

Step-by-step guide to starting a registered apprenticeship program for solar companies. Live webinar with Q&A.

Hybrid PV-Diesel Energy Systems Planning for Beginners

This short course provides a quick recap of Solar PV basics and then walk you through the main planning steps of a Diesel - PV hybrid system.

Resilient Community Microgrids: An Introduction

Microgrid Institute Director Michael Burr provides a comprehensive introduction to how community microgrids work, what problems they can solve, and how market trends are driving microgrid development.

Mastering Commercial Solar Finance

This course includes hours of expert-led videos, advice from a $20MM solar tax equity investor, non-profit solar financing/PPA best practices and much more!