A video we recently produced that highlights the benefits of online solar training. Are you ready to start your new career?

A solar electric panel is the basic unit of the solar generation and solar heat system needed to wean a home off purchased electrical power in coming years. With the legislation recently signed into being and heavily promoted by the President, installation of a solar energy system will put the American consumer on the road to a savings of between $1 billion and $2 billion a year in energy costs between the years 2012 and 2042.

Home solar panels are most often installed as a part of a solar generation system. These panels are generally grouped together in a formation known as an array. This array is positioned in such a way so that it can get the maximum amount of sunlight that falls on the property daily. If the structure has the capacity the array made of the solar electric panels is put on the roof. If the structure is not able to support the load the added weight the array will place on it, the array can be placed nearby so as to get the maximum sunlight. The array can be now be attached to the house through a cable.

The solar electric panel array is usually attached to a solar generator and a net metering system that usually hooks into the local electrical utility’s power grid. The net metering system is able to run backwards and forwards to accurately measure the wattage that might be pulled from the grid during the time that the sky is overcast or dark and can’t provide sunlight for generation. In the times when there is more energy produced than is needed to run the house, this extra wattage will be purchased by the utility for other customers to use. Ideally, this is done by someone with solar installation training.

For those houses that are too distant to economically run lines from a power grid, or those that want to remain totally self-sufficient, usually will have a battery system included in the plan with home solar panels rather than a net metering system so that they can store any excess, unused power that has been generated for themselves to cover for times that sunlight is not present to power the system.

Cheap solar panels can be found with a little bit of research. Prices of solar technology is expected to come down in coming times as the amount of solar home panels in use goes up. Economic incentives signed into law recently will more than likely lead the drive to make cheap solar panels more available to consumers looking to add this renewable energy resource as a responsible choice for their power needs.

Boots on the Roof, a leading Renewable energy training institute, is enrolling students into its Solar PV Training classes. For more information on qualifications, Training Dates and Locations, click here.

This is a great video on YouTube we found that highlights the new demand for green jobs (not to mention solar, and wind!):

Solar hot water training comes in more forms than just a four-year university degree in engineering or environmental studies. With the explosive growth in the industry, more and more manufacturers of the systems in use are beginning to offer solar thermal training and solar heating training to insure the proper installation of their solar hot water heater products for maximum efficiency when operating.

Many times solar thermal training and solar hot water training will go hand in hand with the training that those currently in the construction business already have in HVAC. This solar technology training will allow the contractor or installer to design a system which will make use of the newer, more energy efficient technology to heat a structure using a combination of solar panels that can collect the radiant heat provided by the sun and special plumbing which can be used to transfer heat from water warmed by the sun into the structure.

Solar thermal training and solar hot water training can also be done in the context of aiding engineers and architects make use of concepts learned as a part of this training to design structures that can make use of solar energy to provide heat to a structure, or to avoid excess heat during the daylight hours, yet retaining the heat from day during the cooler nights. Some of the solar heat can come into the structure in the form of ambient light that shines down on building materials specifically chosen to store heat in the day, yet slowly dissipate it to provide heating during the nighttime. This provides almost a double savings to the consumer because not only does it save on electricity not used to power indoor lights, but it saves in power that is not needed to run a solar hot water heater system like a boiler or furnace.

Solar technology training can also help those already in the construction industry get the education necessary to seamlessly integrate solar generation and heating systems into the wiring and plumbing already in a structure. By knowing the weight of the solar panels, the installer can help figure out whether or not the roof can safely support the extra load the panels would place on it.

Solar technology training can also prepare technicians to troubleshoot and repair solar hot water heaters that may be malfunctioning. These technicians can be trained separately from those who do installations, adding an added dimension to an existing business looking to take advantage of the economic opportunities the new, green technology can provide, especially in light of the declining economy. While older, less energy efficient building techniques are suffering; those who are knowledgeable in the new systems are experiencing rapid growth and job security for the near future.