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Solar Training Summer Enrollment Now Open

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The US Solar Institute opened up today their 2018 solar training summer enrollment! You can now register for the third quarter of the world renowned “Solar Installer Training Program.” Offered four times a year in a three-week intensive program, the hands on trainings are almost always sold out. There is no [...]

USSI Newest Solar Training Equipment Upgrade

Solar Training Equipment Upgrades - New Materials at Florida’s Dedicated Advanced Solar Training College Fort Lauderdale, FL – The US Solar Institute (USSI), South Florida and The Caribbean’s only licensed and dedicated solar training college, has yet again upped its game in the hands on, beginner and advanced solar education program. USSI has made a [...]

Florida Keys Solar One President Joins FKCC Board

USSI and Florida Keys Solar One President Joins FKCC Board President Johnson becomes the newest advisor to the Florida Keys Community College Alternative Energy Technician Program in 2018 Key West, FL October 4, 2017 – Ray Johnson, the internationally popular Florida solar energy professor and President of state certified solar energy contractor Florida Keys Solar [...]

Advanced Solar Training – 2018 Class Session Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09/27/2017 USSI Announces 2018 Class Session The US Solar Institute, Florida’s Premier Solar Training College, Publishes 2018 Course Dates FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – South Florida’s one and only accredited solar training college has announced 2018 class session dates for the next calendar year. US Solar Institute has sold out every class for [...]

Advanced Solar Training Program – Winter 2017

US Solar Institute Makes 2017’s Last Class Session Official South Florida-Based Advanced and Hands-On Solar Training College Announces Winter Class Dates FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – With the city of South Miami passing a mandate that requires all new and renovated homes to have solar panels on the roof, am advanced solar training program offering proper [...]

Advanced Solar Training Classes – Second Session 2017

US Solar Institute Publishes Summer 2017 Classes Advanced Solar Training School and Real World Training College sets dates for upcoming solar training session FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – Advanced Solar Training School and Educational leader, US Solar Institute (USSI), holds multiple training sessions per year. It has just released the latest dates for its upcoming classes. [...]

Florida Solar One Makes Top 500 Solar Contractors

Florida Solar One Makes “Top 500 Solar Contractors” List Second Year in A Row Florida Solar One is a premier solar energy construction company serving the South Florida, Caribbean and Florida Keys markets. The company has been mentioned in Solar Power World’s 2016 list for Top 500 Solar Contractors in the United States for the [...]

Milestone in solar cell efficiency by UNSW engineers

By Wilson da Silva A new solar cell configuration developed by engineers at the University of New South Wales has pushed sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency to 34.5% – establishing a new world record for unfocused sunlight and nudging closer to the theoretical limits for such a device. The record was set by Dr Mark Keevers and [...]

FPL rate increase slammed by Miami-Dade politicians

By Alex Daugherty Half of the speakers at Monday night’s Public Service Commission hearing spoke against Florida Power and Light’s rate increase proposal while the other half spoke in favor of their experiences with FPL. Few explicitly said they were happy with potentially paying more for electricity during the nearly four-hour meeting at Miami-Dade County [...]

‘Tesla Solar’ Aiming to Be Apple Store for Electricity

by Tom Randall Tesla Motors Inc.’s bid to buy the biggest U.S. rooftop solar installer has little to do with selling cars. Rather, it’s about solving two of the biggest problems standing in the way of the next solar boom. And perhaps a good deal more. When Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk came out last week with his $2.86 billion [...]