Nonprofit receives renewed commitment from Bank of America for solar fellowship
To date, Bank of America has provided $2.2 million in total funding to Grid Alternatives and has supported 200 fellows in their career advancement.
RFI alert: DOE seeks input on building the solar manufacturing workforce
The Solar Energy Technologies Office is interested in hearing from manufacturers, suppliers, education and training providers, community-based organizations, and workers’ rights organizations.
Northeast workforce training for offshore wind, distributed solar
Young adults are turning their attention to careers in environmental studies, including renewable energy development roles.
Argonne and Stellantis launch EV workforce training program and competition
The Department of Energy has set a bold target to address climate change and put the U.S. on a path to achieve net-zero emissions, economy-wide, by 2050. Key to this goal are the design and development of advanced batteries to electrify the transportation and energy sectors and a skilled workforce for positions within the electric vehicle production, EV charging and battery markets.
Domestic content, energy communities and tax equity among top ACORE Policy themes
Speaking at the ACORE 2023 Policy Forum, three renewable energy executives and an industry banker shared their prognostications for how soon we should expect to see tax credit and equity transferability occur, as well as a wishlist of IRA policy items that they hope to hear guidance on this year.
Training program in solar, energy storage and EV charging launched
The Chicago workforce training platform follows the establishment of a community solar development joint venture in 2022 between developer Invenergy and impact fund Lafayette Square.
Military veterans are poised to help lead record solar growth
The Solar Ready Vets Fellowship program offers a pathway to connect solar companies with military veterans.
CEO of residential solar installer survived gangs and prison, only to face structural racism in his career path
Solar workforce development can help win independence from systemic racism
Vintage hiring and training solutions for a better solar workforce
In this op-ed for pv magazine, The Solar Foundation’s Chris Walker explores issues of aligning solar training programs with workforce needs.
SEIA launches O&M working group
The group will look at quality and reliability issues. SEIA is also re-launching its Installer Safety & Workforce Development working group.
