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Solar Heating Associate
Heating with the Sun: Hot Water for Less!
Everblue's 40-hour Solar Heating Associate training course examines the fundamentals of solar thermal technology with a primary focus on heating domestic water. Students will learn how to conduct a site evaluation, identify individual solar thermal system components, properly install and maintain a system, as well as how to model system performance. Heating water by means of solar energy has great customer appeal because it has one of the quickest payback periods of all renewable energy technologies. Get involved now!
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: Everblue's interactive Solar Heating Associate course delves into hands-on applications of solar thermal hot water systems. It includes plumbing, pool, and hot water heating. Upon successful completion of this course, documentation of permitted Solar Thermal system install prerequisites, and additional home study, students may be eligible to take the NABCEP Certified Solar Thermal Installer Exam. This certification is designed for a professional who does system installation.
Audience: This course is ideal for plumbers, architects, engineers, solar contractors, foremen, supervisors, journeymen, electricians, students and anyone interested in understanding renewable energy or looking for a new career path.
Course Materials: Everblue's Solar Heating Associate Manual, Certificate of Completion
Course Objectives:
- Explain the basics of heat transfer
- Know how to evaluate the solar resource
- Identify proper safety practices, standards, and codes
- Determine how to properly size a solar thermal system
- Understand solar thermal systems components and installation
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NABCEP Training Hours
Is this an approved NABCEP class and how many hours does this it provide? Is there a certificate of completion?
NABCEP Training Hours
The Everblue Solar PV Bootcamp includes 40 hours of training, and it is an approved NABCEP course. At the end of the course, you receive a certificate of completion and sit for the NABCEP entry level exam. Call our office at 1-888-204-8735 if you have other questions.
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Everblue
Solar Thermal
When will the Solar Thermal Training Course be available in the Boston, MA area or online? Thanks, Gerard
Solar Thermal
Hello Gerard and thank you for your question,
The Solar Thermal online course will be available starting in early October and Boston Solar Thermal dates will be available later this fall.
Thank you,
Bana
Solar Thermal Training in Tennesse
I would like to know if any of this class is going to be held in Tennessee. If so what are the class dates and locations. Also i would like to know if any of the listed centers will be able to give you the "Certification Exam" as well or would an applicant have to travel to an accredited testing center to take the exam.
Solar Thermal Training in Tennesse
Hello Don and thank you for your question.
As of this posting, we are finalizing our solar thermal schedule, so please check back to this page for schedule updates. Should you have collegues and friends who are interested in the same training, we can organize in house training in Tennesse for you.
Thank you,
Bana
Training in Ontario, Canada
I want to take the course for solar training. I want solar energy in my house. I live in Ontario.
Training in Ontario, Canada
Hello Hernan and thank you for your question.
We have added your contact information to our database so when we have a solar thermal schedule posted we will notify you!
Thank you,
Bana
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