PV Training Now Available: PV Training Courses From Silicon Solar

April 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Silicon Solar has taken the success of their industry-leading solar thermal installer training workshops and is now ready to offer large-scale PV training courses for anyone interested in becoming a certified PV installer, or home and business owners looking to save money by installing their own PV system to avoid the often high costs of installation.

The solar industry is the fastest growing energy sector in the United States, and the number of installations is rising at dramatic rates, with little or no slow down forecast for years to come.  In order to meet the growing needs of solar customers everywhere, a new generation of PV installers are needed, and Silicon Solar’s PV Training Courses are the perfect entry into this exciting field.

Silicon Solar’s PV training courses are being offered at their solar training facility in Bainbridge, NY, in conjunction with ETM Solar Works out of Endicott, NY.  The PV training courses will be taught by Dr. Gay Canough, a NABCEP Certified PV installer with more 500kw of PV installations under his belt.  Dr. Canough is also an ISP (Institute for Sustainable Power) Certified Master Trainer, who has taught more than 65 PV installer courses.

The PV training courses will cover a range of topics, including:

•   Introduction to solar power
•   Basic electrical concepts
•   Introduction to working with the sun
•   Demonstrations & hands-on experiments
•   Safety
•   Design & sizing PV systems
•   The National Electric Code relating to solar systems
•   Handling permits
•   Mechanical & interconnection basics
•   Working with off-grid & grid-tie PV systems
•   Troubleshooting PV systems
•   Hands-on: installing a 1kw PV system
•   & much, much more

Even better, the work done in Silicon Solar’s PV training courses will count towards the pre-requisites for NABCEP Certification, and time will be spent in each workshop going over sample problems from NABCEP training materials to help students prepare the NABCEP certification test.

If you are interested in learning more about these exciting PV Training Courses, you should contact Silicon Solar immediately at: 1.800.786.0329, or check out the PV Training Courses online at their website http://www.SiliconSolar.com and check out the Solar Education section.

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Silicon Solar Inc is a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of PV Solar Systems, Solar Battery Chargers, Commercial Solar Sign Lights, Solar Billboard Lights and SunMaxx Solar Hot Water Systems.