Online Courses in Solar, Green Building and more

Solar Design and Installation Energy Finance

Solar Power 101

This course is designed to help professionals in the traditional energy sector make the transition to selling, delivering, and managing solar power assets. You'll learn the business and finance side of solar, plus the technical and engineering side.

Solar Design and Installation Safety

2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) Updates for the Solar Industry

Solar experts Sean White and Bill Brooks record a live webinar as they share some updates in the 2023 NEC for the solar industry

Bill Brooks and 1 other

Solar Design and Installation NABCEP Certification Prep

Free NABCEP PV Certification Practice Exam

Practice for the NABCEP PV Installation and Design Certification exams.

Solar Design and Installation

Fundamentals: Solar PV

This course will provide an overview of Solar PV mechanics and capacity. It will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of installation and control.

Solar Energy Storage Design and Installation Batteries and Storage Solar + Storage

Battery Capacity - The Basis of Storage

Students who participate in this free lecture will be able to properly define battery capacity, define amp-hours and watt-hours, understand the active elements of a battery and how they affect capacity.

Solar Certification Prep

NABCEP PV Associate Practice Exam

There is no way to tell exactly what will be on the real exam, but this free 75 question practice exam will give you a good idea of the types of questions to expect.

Solar Design and Installation NABCEP Inspection, O&M

Introduction to Solar PV Design, Installation and Code

Learn solar basics, conductor sizing, estimating power production, solar code and market applications. This is our most popular free course and best starting point for learning about solar pv systems.

Solar Design and Installation Utility Interconnection Utility-Scale

Utility-Scale Solar PV and Distribution Voltage Challenges

Free course on the voltage challenges of adding large-scale solar to the utility grid - Includes 1 NABCEP CEU.

Heat Pumps Design & Installation

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.

Solar Design and Installation Product Training

IronRidge’s Installing on Pitched Roof – Comp Shingle – Course

Free solar installation course from IronRidge. Completing this course gets you halfway to your IronRidge Solar PV Installation Certification.

IronRidge Training Team

Solar Marketing and Sales Business Growth

Qualifying Commercial Solar Leads & Projects

Learn how to qualify commercial and industrial solar prospects in this new free short course. It provides 1 NABCEP CEU.

Solar Utility Interconnection

Overview of Electric Distribution Systems

Get an introduction to electric utility distribution systems, with figures and photos that explain key concepts.

Solar Energy Finance Business Growth

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): energy storage & solar tax credits

This free course provides solar and energy storage developers with actionable short- and long-term steps to fully capitalize on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022.

Solar Design and Installation Batteries and Storage

Understanding Residential and Commercial Energy Storage

Learn the elements of energy storage for residential and commercial clients with this introductory overview of the field. This free course is led by expert Chris LaForge.

Solar Energy Finance Marketing and Sales

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.

4.3

3710 students

4 modules

Chris Lord and 2 others

Solar Utility-Scale Workforce & Learning

Career Path: Leadership in Utility-Scale Solar Construction

What are the leadership roles on a utility-scale solar construction project? What is the career path to get one of those jobs? What are the steps you should take to get there?

Solar Energy Finance Marketing and Sales Business Growth

Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for Solar Companies

Learn about how farmers and rural small businesses can take advantage of the newly boosted Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant in this short and informative course from Solar United Neighbors (SUN)

4.6

108 students

1 module

Solar United Neighbors

Solar Design and Installation

5 Things You Should Know About Silicon PV Panels

In this free course, Dr. James Rand discusses the 5 things you should know about silicon PV panels.

Building Performance Zero Net Energy

Introduction to Zero Net Energy Buildings

This thirty minute lecture describes what it takes to build zero net energy buildings. It provides builders with an honest look at the benefits, challenges, and economics of zero net energy projects.

Building Performance Energy Storage Zero Net Energy Solar + Storage

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.