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The most recent Keystone pipeline rejection alongside election results and actions in Florida and Wisconsin have encouraged me to share some thoughts about the state of the solar industry as we close out 2014. Throughout these past 11 months there have been many quiet changes that may prove to shape thepolitical landscape moving forward.  The [...]

Fort Lauderdale (November 2014) US Solar Institute (USSI) continues to be on the cutting edge of premier solar training with newly expanded online offerings. The online courses are getting a facelift in a new, upgraded, mobile-friendly online platform. Students enrolled into USSI will now receive a login to their personal learning portal. The portal has [...]

In part one, we discussed the unemployment challenge that so many US veterans are facing right now. We also discussed some of the steps that are being taken to help vets get back on their feet. To say that nobody is offering veterans “help” would be a lie. However, those quotes around the word “help” [...]

In Beijing, China today, US President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a historic agreement, stating their dedication to reducing both countries’ carbon emissions. This agreement between US and China states that US would cut 2005 level of carbon emissions by 26-28% by the year 2025. Likewise, China is agreeing to work towards 20% [...]

Part One Unemployment has been a challenge that our country has been working to overcome over the last several years, but in the case of USA military veterans the challenge has been substantially harder. Although progress has been made in the last few years, the most recent figures from the US Labor Department report that [...]

Fort Lauderdale, FL Record breaking attendance at US Solar Institute's fourth quarter PV diploma course highlights the need for quality education and the increasing level of interest in green jobs. The final courses for 2014 just wrapped up at US Solar Institute (USSI) with over 20 students taking part in the solar training sessions. The [...]

Happy Election Day! Here’s a repost originally featured on thinkprogress.org that does a nice job discussing how solar ties into the politics on the sunshine state: Florida, a state whose miles of low-lying coastline make it acutely vulnerable to rising seas, has been called “ground zero” for climate change in the U.S. It’s a term [...]

The Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) 2014 was filled with inspirational conversation, valuable education, and broadened perspectives. Three days of presentations, panels, and conversations covered a multitude of different topics in the renewable energy world, but a strong re-occurring theme was certainly obvious: Education. In a time when the Caribbean energy market is beginning to be recognized as [...]

USSolar is bringing Trina Solar to the Caribbean Ft. Lauderdale (October, 2014) – Educational sponsor USSolar Institute is excited to showcase its new line up for 2015 at the upcoming Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) held in Miami, FL. With the emerging markets found throughout the Caribbean, the time is right to bring new advanced [...]