FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fort Lauderdale, Florida—On October 24, 2011, US Solar Institute (USSI) announced a partnership level alliance with Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE), which is dedicated to creating jobs and economic benefits to the citizens of Florida by the use of renewable energy through effective public policy. US Solar Institute’s founder, Ray Johnson, [...]
October is here and it’s currently sunny and 79 degrees here in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (perfect for a solar install). Before we know it, 2012 will be here and we are looking forward to all that it has to offer. We are about to wrap up our last week of the Accelerated Diploma Program, which [...]
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Due to popular demand, US Solar Institute is happy to announce that we will be continuing to offer our solar diploma in an accelerated three week program! Our next Accelerated Program will start April 8, 2013. Students will have already taken our pre-requisite online PV101 PV Entry Level course. Then they will come to our campus for [...]
By now, you’ve likely seen the headlines. Solyndra, poster-child of the Bush and Obama administrations’ green energy plans, went bankrupt, thus proving the unsustainability of the sustainability movement. Anyone who has ever considered taking PV installation or renewable energy training courses should look for other certification outlets. Why even invest in green jobs anymore? Solyndra’s dismal [...]
Over the past two centuries, humans learned how to harness fossil fuels on a vast scale to power an industrial revolution, but at what cost? The benefits come at great, mounting, and irreparable environmental costs. Fossil fuels cannot continue to be humanity’s primary source of energy. Our dependence on international oil must stop. As Thomas [...]
New solar jobs will soon be coming to Tampa Bay. A German company has recently announced plans to build a solar plant within the next few months. The new plant will be located in the Dome Industrial Site and is expected to provide 160 jobs. The company will also be creating a number of solar farms in Pinellas [...]
As a solar educational institute that has trained many students from around the world, we realize that every student enjoys a different style of learning. For those of you visual learners, we thought we’d share some illustrations that help sum up the state of the solar industry. This first illustration "compares finite and renewable planetary [...]
So you want to become a solar contractor? Contrary to popular belief, you cannot take a 40-hour course and legally go out and safely install solar. There are steps one must take (the requirements vary from state to state) to be licensed with the authority to install, maintain, and repair solar hot water systems, solar [...]
The future of Florida renewable energy is destined to be a product of its past. Although it is not racing toward the future, its future is still a hopeful one on the horizon. There are several key elements and players involved in the pursuit of Florida renewable energy. Politicians, taxpayers (read also as voters) utility [...]
