If you think online training has to be dry and boring, think again, says the independent Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). The group launched a new online interactive video solar training for local code officials, which developers say has a “This Old House” approach. Take a look: “There is aRead More

Advance Solar & Energy has just received Company Accreditation by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABECP). NABCEP awards accreditation to companies that meet a rigorous set of standards around installation, employee training and qualification, safe work practices, and customer accountability. Advance Solar has been providing solar services,Read More

After becoming a NABCEP Certified PV System Inspector, William Burkert, Solar Application Engineer of Fronius USA, is now a NABCEP certified PV System Inspector, PV Installation Professional and PV Technical Sales Professional — one of only a few people to hold all three. “Receiving NABCEP’s PV Technical Sales Professional Certification is personallyRead More

NABCEP developed three new specialty certifications for the solar industry in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SunShot Initiative: PV Design Specialist, PV Installer Specialist, and PV Commissioning & Maintenance Specialist. “We developed our PV Installation Professional Certification in 2002 as a way to certify PV installers whoRead More

The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners has partnered with SolarReviews.com, to integrate NABCEP certifications and credentials into the expansive SolarReviews.com website. As of September 2017, SolarReviews.com has received more than 22,000 unsolicited reviews on solar installers across the U.S. “With the addition of the NABCEP certifications, our visitorsRead More

The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) is adding two new certifications to further improve the performance of the overall solar energy marketplace: Photovoltaic System Inspector (PVSI) and Solar Heating System Inspector (SHSI). Unlike many of NABCEP’s other certifications, there are no specific pre-requisites to taking a NABCEPRead More

Solar-plus-storage is not a new concept — folks have been going off-grid with some PV and a few batteries since the ‘70s. But the concept is trending to the point where many say it is the future of distributed energy and the grid. So, solar-plus-storage is both the past andRead More

OutBack Power Technologies, is showcasing its prewired system line at the 2016 NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) Continuing Education Conference, leading with the FLEXpower Radian and Nano-Carbon energy storage. With this system, solar installers and designers can save half a day of labor on configuration and installation.Read More

Apex Solar Power has achieved a milestone shared by a select few solar companies in the United States: company-wide NABCEP accreditation. The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) is self-described as “the most respected, well-established and widely recognized certification organization for North American solar professionals.” NABCEP is theRead More