Silicon Solar To Offer Solar Panel Installation Courses

April 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Building on the massive success of their SunMaxx Solar Thermal Installation Training program, Silicon Solar is launching a new series of Solar Panel Installation Courses for PV installers.  There is no secret that solar energy, and solar installations, are the fastest growing energy sector in the United States, and one of the fastest growing industries overall.

In order to prepare the next generation of PV installers to handle the increased volume and provide the quality service and support that the industry will need to reach a new pinnacle, solar panel installation courses are being offered to all who are interested in becoming a PV installer, or who are interested in saving money by doing their solar panel installation on their home or business.

These exciting new solar panel installation courses are being offered in conjunction with ETM Solar Works out of Endicott, NY, and will be taught beginning the second week of May 2011 at Silicon Solar’s Solar Training facility in Bainbridge, NY.  The solar panel installation courses will be taught by Dr. Gay Canough, who is a NABCEP Certified PV installer with more than 500kw of solar installations to his credit and a Certified Master PV instructor.

The solar panel installation 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 solar panel installation 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 solar panel installation courses, you should contact Silicon Solar immediately at: 1.800.786.0329, or check out the solar panel installation 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.