With a grant provided by All Points North Foundation (www.allpointsnorthfoundation.org), Remote Energy is creating a team to develop graphical, video-based, open-source solar PV curriculum that can easily be translated into any language to promote interest and career development in the solar energy (PV) industry. The curriculum will support broad community outreach to help demystify and distill the benefits of solar and its applications for a broad audience - regardless of educational, literacy, and/or linguistic barriers.
Read MoreRemote Energy’s instructional development program gives new PV instructors an opportunity to grow their skills and confidence to deliver effective and safe PV training programs with hands-on labs. We often partner with educational organizations who share our mission of high-quality solar training, have a focus on gender equity, and aspire to develop solar training programs in their community.
Read MoreFor those who have an interest in the solar field and/or believe renewable energy is a way to positively change the planet, a community, a home, and a person’s life, it can be easy to become overwhelmed with how to take that big picture passion and break it down into tangible steps. Well, Remote Energy hopes to put your mind at ease, as we have a roadmap to help you get there without the worry, the unanswered questions, and the feeling of doing it all alone.
Read MoreAt Remote Energy, women’s programming is aligned with women’s empowerment, we believe it’s the first step in building a gender-balanced solar industry. Learning from women, training with women, and providing a safe space for women, is our specialty. We globally connect with them, remotely and in-person, with opportunities to become educated in solar and make their mark in the industry.
Read MoreRecently, Remote Energy selected two organizations in Africa to form a partnership and deliver a pilot training program for new female Solar Educators.
Read MoreWorldwide, the need for solar technicians is growing. In 2018, the global employment in the solar PV sector was 3.6 million people and IRENA is projecting that by 2050 there will be a 5X growth in the sector, employing around 18.7 million people. Countries are increasing renewable energy targets and committing to rural electrification to reduce the impacts of climate change. To reach the number of qualified solar technicians needed to meet the worldwide renewable energy targets, a focus on high-quality training for new solar educators is essential.
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