Solar school training courses in Denver, CO (public, in-house or online)

With the continued growth in the solar industry, the NEC has undergone many exciting changes in the 2011 updated code. These changes and the relationship to the NEC will be thoroughly covered during the class.

2011 NEC articles to be covered during the course: Article 690, 220 Branch Circuit and feeders, 230 Services, 250 Grounding and bonding, 300 Wiring methods and 310 Conductors.

An IEC Certificate of Completion and number of hours of instruction will be awarded to students...

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Building off of knowledge acquired on the job and from the NABCEP Entry Level PV course at IEC, topics covered will include: proposals, site surveys, National Electric Code (NEC), safety, advanced calculations, and Solar PV Job Task Analysis (JTA).

The JTA contains a detailed listing of the vital skills and abilities for an installer of PV systems. The JTA is the core document of the NABCEP Solar PV Certified Installer accreditation. The course work will be heavily focused on the lead...

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This course consists of six-weeks of introductory solar PV training followed by the NABCEP Entry Level Examination on the last day of class.
The course will cover all NABCEP Entry Level PV Systems learning objectives and task analyses and will include:
�Technical terminology,
�Safety,
�Calculations,
�National Electric Code (NEC),
�Site layout,
�Solar system design, and
�Troubleshooting
A class text will be provided and included in the course price. U...

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This online course concentrates on the basics of installing code compliant solar hot water systems. This course will be useful for those who currently work in or plan to be employed in the solar hot water industry. Student technicians will learn practical design criteria, installation guidelines, safety issues, maintenance, and legal considerations of solar hot water heating systems.

Students begin this 60 hour course upon registration and must complete the class within 11 weeks for succ...

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Heating water with the sun is a practice almost as old as humankind itself. This Solar Water Heating Specialist course is a guide to this clean and cost-effective technology.

Beginning with a review of the history of solar water and space heating systems from prehistory to the present, this course presents an introduction to modern solar energy systems, energy conservation, and energy economics.

This course covers:

Types of solar collectors, solar water, and space heating s...

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