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Workforce Education For Renewable Energy -- Lessons Learned From A National Gathering Of Educators

Description: On November 8 -10, 2006, the first national conference on renewable energy workforce education was held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York. The event was sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and organized by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and the Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE). Over 200 instructors, school administrators, and industry representatives attended this event representing 30 st… more
Date: July 1, 2007
Creator: Weissman, Jane M.; Ferranti, Adele & Laflin, Kirk
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Net Metering and Interconnection Procedures-- Incorporating Best Practices

Description: State utility commissions and utilities themselves are actively developing and revising their procedures for the interconnection and net metering of distributed generation. However, the procedures most often used by regulators and utilities as models have not been updated in the past three years, in which time most of the distributed solar facilities in the United States have been installed. In that period, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has been a participant in more than thirt… more
Date: April 1, 2009
Creator: Jason Keyes, Kevin Fox, Joseph Wiedman, Staff at North Carolina Solar Center
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Trends in Practitioner Training for the Renewable Energy Trades

Description: As workforce development becomes more of a critical component for an expanding renewable energy economy, new training opportunities are on the increase for practitioners interested in either getting into the renewable energy trades or upgrading their professional skills. This paper will report on the new trends in training and show how the instruction has become more highly developed. In many cases, curricula are now designed to provide teaching that leads to defined workplace knowledge, skills… more
Date: July 1, 2006
Creator: Weissman, Jane M. & Laflin, Kirk
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Workforce Development: A Survey of Industry Needs and Training Approaches

Description: This paper presents information and data collected during 2008 on PV workforce needs by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council for the U.S. Department of Energy. The data was collected from licensed contractors, PV practitioners, educators and expert instructors at training sessions, and at focus group and advisory committee meetings. Respondents were primarily from three states: Florida, New York and California. Other states were represented, but to a lesser extent. For data collection, a 12-… more
Date: April 1, 2009
Creator: Ventre, Jerry & Weissman, Jane
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U.S. Solar Market Trends

Description: Grid-connected photovoltaic installations grew by 60% in 2006. California and New Jersey have the largest markets and installations more than doubled in New Jersey, Nevada, Colorado, Connecticut, and many other states with smaller markets. The off-grid growth has been steady, but significantly lower. For the first time in more than a decade, a solar thermal electric plant was installed in 2006. More than 350 MW installed in the 1990's still generates electricity today. Solar water heating and s… more
Date: July 1, 2007
Creator: Sherwood, Larry
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U.S. Solar Market Trends

Description: U.S. solar installations by technology are detailed for 1998–2005. The growth and state distribution of installations are different for the three primary solar sectors: • photovoltaics, • solar water heating and space heating, and • solar pool heating. Photovoltaic installations have grown steadily. Since 2001, grid-connected installations grew at an average rate of 52%. California has 79% of the install… more
Date: July 1, 2006
Creator: Sherwood, Larry
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The Development of Interconnection Standards in Six States In 2007-2008

Description: This paper discusses the process of developing standards for the interconnection of photovoltaic systems and other generators under ten megawatts to the electric grid. State utility commission rulemakings in 2007-2008 in Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, Maryland, Illinois and Utah provide the basis for analysis of what is and should be considered in the development of standards, and how the process can be improved. State interconnection standards vary substantially, and many utilities have … more
Date: April 1, 2008
Creator: Keyes, Jason B.
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2005 the North American Solar Challenge

Description: In July 2005 the North American Solar Challenge (NASC) featured university built solar powered cars ran across the United States into Canada. The competition began in Austin, Texas with stops in Weatherford, Texas; Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Topeka, Kansas; Omaha, Nebraska; Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Fargo, North Dakota; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Brandon, Manitoba; Regina, Saskatchewan; Medicine Hat, Alberta; mainly following U.S. Highway 75 and Canadian Highway 1 to the finish line in Calgary, Alberta,… more
Date: December 22, 2008
Creator: Eberle, Dan
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Geothermal Reservoir Dynamics - TOUGHREACT

Description: This project has been active for several years and has focused on developing, enhancing and applying mathematical modeling capabilities for fractured geothermal systems. The emphasis of our work has recently shifted towards enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) and hot dry rock (HDR), and FY05 is the first year that the DOE-AOP actually lists this project under Enhanced Geothermal Systems. Our overall purpose is to develop new engineering tools and a better understanding of the coupling between flu… more
Date: March 15, 2005
Creator: Pruess, Karsten; Xu, Tianfu; Shan, Chao; Zhang, Yingqi; Wu, Yu-Shu; Sonnenthal, Eric et al.
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Analysis of U.S. Net Metering and Interconnection Policy

Description: Historically, the absence of interconnection standards has been one of the primary barriers to the deployment of distributed generation (DG) in the United States. Although significant progress in the development of interconnection standards was achieved at both the federal and state levels in 2005, interconnection policy and net-metering policy continue to confound regulators, lawmakers, DG businesses, clean-energy advocates and consumers. For this reason it is critical to keep track of develop… more
Date: July 1, 2006
Creator: Haynes, Rusty & Cook, Chris
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Community Net Energy Metering: How Novel Policies Expand Benefits of Net Metering to Non-Generators

Description: As interest in community solutions to renewable energy grows, more states are beginning to develop policies that encourage properties with more than one meter to install shared renewable energy systems. State net metering policies are evolving to allow the aggregation of multiple meters on a customer’s property and to dissolve conventional geographical boundaries. This trend means net metering is expanding out of its traditional function as an enabling incentive to offset… more
Date: April 1, 2009
Creator: Rose, James & Varnado, Laurel
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