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Resource List for
“Find Your Dream Job in Solar”

Live Links Available at: www.ongrid.net/dreamjobresources.html
 
Article on "Find Your Dream Job in Solar" (823KB PDF), published in "Solar Today", Sept/Oct 2005 issue Slides from "Find Your Solar Dream Job" (980KB PDF), presentation at Solar Power International 2008
Books:  
Photovoltaics: Design & Installation Manual – Solar Energy International
Photovoltaic Systems - NJATC
Solar Living Sourcebook – Schaeffer et al

New Solar Electric Home – Davidson
Solar Electric Independent Home–Fowler
Practical Photovoltaics – Komp
From Space to Earth – Perlin
The Solar Electric House – Strong
Got Sun? Go Solar
Moran
Solar RevolutionBradford
Your Solar Home Guidebook – Rahus Institute: www.rahus.org
NorCal Solar Energy Resource Guide: www.norcalsolar.org
Periodicals, Magazines, Journals, Online Sources:
Photon – www.photon-magazine.com
NREL PV news - www.nrel.gov/pv/news_hotline.html
Solar Today – www.solartoday.org
SolarPro Magazine - www.solarprofessional.com
Home Power -
www.homepower.com
Solar Buzz solar news - www.SolarBuzz.com
Renewable World – http://www.renewableenergyworld.com
REFocus- www.ises.org
Sandia www.sandia.gov/pv/ - publications
PV News – www.pvenergy.com/news.html
ENF PV Industry Info www.enf.cn
Courses & Training Programs:
*Solar Energy International (SEI) – www.solarenergy.org, (970) 963-8855, Multi-week, hands on
*Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) - www.fsec.ucf.edu/en, (321) 638-1000
*Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA), www.the-mrea.org, (715) 592 6595
*Solar Living Institute - www.solarliving.org, (707) 744 2017, Partial- & Full-week, hands on
*State University of New York at Farmingdale,  http://info.lu.farmingdale.edu/depts/met/solar/, (631) 420 2000
*North Carolina Solar Center - www.ncsc.ncsu.edu, (919) 515.5666
*State University of New York at Delhi,  https://secure.delhi.edu/academics/techdivision/photovoltaics/photovoltaics.htm,
*SunPirate, Inc.,  http://www.sunpirate.com/
*Lane Community College, Eugene, ORhttp://www.lanecc.edu/,
*Great Lakes Renewable Energy Assoc.,  http://www.glrea.org/,
*altE university,  http://www.altestore.com/classes/,
List of training programs (IREC): http://www.irecusa.org/index.php?id=91
DOE list of courses, jobs, etc.: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/
Ecotrain Green Career Guide, an annual publication, $45, http://www.ecotrainmediagroup.com/

Sol “Solar-on-Line” -
www.solenergy.org
Pacific Energy Center – www.pge.com/pec
San Juan College, Farmington, NM http://www.sanjuancollege.edu/pages/4003.asp (800) 241 6327
Appalachian State University Dept of Technology, Boone, NC, www.tec.appstate.edu/at/app_tech.html (828) 262-3110
Sonoma State University – www.sonoma.edu/ensp
Diablo Valley College, San Ramon, CA,
www.dvc.edu, (925) 685-1230x522, Alt. Energy
Mercy Hot Springs, Firebaugh, CA,
www.merceyhotsprings.com, (209) 826 3388
De Anza College Energy Management Technology,
environmentalstudies.deanza.edu/es/, Cupertino, CA
OnGrid Solar presentations on Financial Analysis & Payback: www.ongrid.net/classes.html
Solar Decathlon (University teams) www.solardecathlon.org/
*Indicates this school is accredited by the Institute for Sustainable Power, www.irecusa.org/index.php?id=91, (303) 683 4748
Organizations:
American Solar Energy Society (ASES) - www.ases.org
NorCal Solar Association (NCSEA) - www.norcalsolar.org, (530) 852 0354
California Solar Energy Industries Association (CalSEIA) - www.calseia.org
Solar Living Institute,
www.solarliving.org, (707) 744 2017
NABCEP-North American Board Certified Energy Practitioners www.nabcep.org (730) 344 0341
Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) -
www.solarelectricpower.org
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) -
www.seia.org
Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development - www.prometheus.org
California Solar Center,
Solar Forum & PV Alliance - www.californiasolarcenter.org
International Solar Energy Society (ISES) - www.ises.org
Conferences & Events:
“Solar Power 2009”, Oct 13-17, 2009, Anaheim, CA, www.SolarPowerConference.com
ASES “Solar 2010”, May 17-22, 2010, Phoenix, AZ, www.ases.org, www.solar2010.org
“Intersolar 2010”, July 2010, San Francisco, CA, www.intersolar.us,
“Solar Energy Week”, San Diego, CA, late September, www.sdreo.org
ASES National Solar Home Tour, nationwide, early Oct, www.ases.org, www.norcalsolar.org
“Solar Power 2010”, Oct 12-14, 2009, Los Angeles, CA, www.SolarPowerConference.com
Solar Forums, California Solar Center & PV Alliance - www.californiasolarcenter.org
Current Event Listings: RenewableEnergyAccess.com/rea/events/home
NREL/NCPV list of Solar/PV meetings: http://www.nrel.gov/news/events/
Fairs & Events around the US: www.homepower.com/resources/events
Job Boards & Ideas:   
http://www.ases.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81&Itemid=6
www.greenjobs.com
www.solarjobs.us
www.homepower.com/resources/jobs/
RenewableEnergyAccess.com/rea/jobs/home
www.sustainablebusiness.com/jobs
www.ecojobs.com
http://www.sustainlane.com/green-jobs
www.eco.org

www.greenengineeringjobs.com
EnvironmentalCareer.com http://www.environmentalcareer.com/
DOE list of jobs, courses, etc.: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/
Contact the membership & installer lists of CalSEIA, SEIA, NABCEP, SEPA, NorCal Solar, ASES
        & CSI installer list: http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/retailers/search-new.php
http://tinyurl.com/ny5zul (Department of Energy - type in the keyword solar, and hit return)
http://tinyurl.com/nwf4g8 (Recovery Jobs - Energy - type in the keyword solar, and hit return)
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/a9doei.aspx
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/
http://www.solarjobsusa.com/
http://www.seia.org/cs/about_seia/jobs_in_the_solar_industry
http://www.jobsinpv.com/
http://www.photon-magazine.com/job/job.htm
http://jobs.solarplaza.com/a/jbb/find-jobs
http://tinyurl.com/m7hgr9 (ASES)
http://www.greenjobs.com/public/index.aspx
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/careers/jobseekers
http://www.nrel.gov/employment/job_openings.html
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/careers.html#job

Articles:
Find Your Dream Job in Solar (823KB PDF), published in "Solar Today", Sept/Oct 2005: www.ongrid.net/papers/SolarTodayDreamJob2005.pdf
How to Land a Job in the Solar Industry: Upstream vs. Downstream, RenewableEnergyAccess.com, Dec 2007: www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/businessre/story?id=50949
Articles on Financial Payback for Solar: www.ongrid.net/papers
    and http://www.ongrid.net/papers/PaybackOnSolarSERG.pdf

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