Solar school training courses in Detroit, MI (public, in-house or online)

analyzes and evaluates solar energy systems. Topics include the nature of sunlight, history of solar generated electricity, types and structure of solar modules, issues involved in establishing a solar energy system including the challenges, advantages, and available resources. Hands-on activities are included.

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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Learn the fundamentals of photovoltaic
solar powered energy systems, gaining the
knowledge you’ll need for an entry level
position with a dealer, installer, or other
photovoltaic industry company.

The interaction of buildings and sunlight is rich and complex. This course will examine the many possibilties provided by the sun to power, light and heat our buildings. These possibilities are affected by geographic location, climate, building site, and building form, orientation, fenestration and thermal mass -all of which will be considered. Passive and active solar thermal systems, solar domestic hot water systems and photovoltaics will be studied along with the design strategies to prevent ...

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