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Renewable Energy Education
for a Sustainable Future
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Job Openings at SEI
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These are exciting and fun times at SEI!
SEI has grown and matured wonderfully in recent years. It is now important for SEI to re-structure our cherished non-profit organization to better achieve our Renewable Energy education mission. This restructuring will strengthen Staff spirit creating a stronger team leadership approach and create a better strategic decision-making process. We are currently hiring four people to join us in our mission to educate people about renewable energy and sustainable building. A brief description of the positions are listed in an article below.
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Women's PV Workshops |
There is no better time to get into the Photovoltaic market than now. SEI is proud to be hosting it’s 11th annual Women’s PV class in two locations this year. This extremely popular class has been well attended by women from all over the country and world looking to gain technical knowledge on how to design and install code compliant PV systems. This class is taught by leading women in the field specifically for women wanting to get into the industry. Come experience this empowering class with us!
Why Women Only?
Our women’s only workshops are intended to provide women with a supportive learning atmosphere. Even women with hands-on experience already working in technical fields find it helpful and rewarding to network with other women who are interested in and/or working in renewable energy.
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Ecology and Renewables in Ecuador
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SEI just completed its first workshop in Ecuador, and it was a huge success. Participants installed a PV lighting system and built a methane biodigestor at Rio Muchacho Organic Farm. The PV system will help keep the lights on during the constant blackouts at the farm, and the biodigestor will take pig manure and turn it into methane gas for heating water and will produce organic fertilizer. SEI would like to thank Direct Power & Water, Midnite Solar, and C. Crane Company for their generous donations to the project.
There's still a chance to learn about Appropriate Technology for the Developing World in SEI's workshop in Chiapas, Mexico - April 20 - 27.
If you'd like to learn more about sustainable agriculture in Ecuador take a one month agriculture and permaculture course at Rio Muchacho Organic Farm. |
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Implement RE Curriculum into your Classroom
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This summer SEI is offering hands-on edcuation to youth educators in our Renewable Energy for Educators workshop. Participants will learn about the impacts our energy use has on the planet and how to best teach youth about solutions: energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy technologies. Each day will include a hands-on element that can be employed in the classroom. In addition, participants will walk away with practical and technical knowledge that they can apply in their own lives. Integrating renewable energy education into youth development can provide an element of excitement for science education and hope for the future. This workshop has been designed to meet the 5th -9th grade Colorado Science Standards (although youth educators of all ages are encouraged to participate!)
Renewable Energy for Educators
June 23 - 26 • Carbondale, CO
For more information visit our website |
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Wind Can Become Farmer's Cash Crop
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NativeEnergy, an international marketer of carbon offsets and renewable energy credits (RECs), is partnering with VINCO Inc., a multi-service company that constructs and maintains renewable energy projects. The new collaboration will increase opportunities for small-scale renewable energy projects to receive REC funding.
VINCO will identify and connect with NativeEnergy farms that need additional up-front financing from REC sales in order to get new wind turbines built.
For more information r ead the entire article on RenewableEnergyWorld.com. |
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SEI Alum Brings Biodiesel to Cambodia
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SEI alum and former biodiesel instructor Tim Waterfield has started a new organization in Cambodia based on biodiesel. Planet Biodiesel provides food, clothing, education, transportation and school supplies to impoverished Khmer kids that otherwise wouldn't be able to afford to go to school.
Tim built a biodiesel reactor which runs the school bus and
diesel generator. They're doing everything eco friendly: they use waste vegetable oil, recover alcohol, treat waste water, make soap, and recycle. They also offer biodiesel tours of Cambodia. |
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Job Openings at SEI
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Please contact us at the below email to request a full job description and to submit a resume and cover letter. Applications are due by 4/15/08. Phone calls inquiring about the position will not be accepted.
Finance Director – This is a full-time position based out of our Carbondale, Colorado office. This position will be responsible for nurturing the financial well-being of SEI by creating and implementing the financial plan of the organization. Contact Bob Schultz at bschultz@strategy.org for more information.
Administrative Team Leader – This full time position is also based out of our Carbondale, Colorado office. This leadership position supervises all administrative operations, including but not limited to reception, IT, mailings, workshop registration and logistics, human resource policies, and building and vehicle maintenance, and helps bring friendly order to chaos so that all other work areas may be successful. Contact Kathy Swartz at kswartz@solarenergy.org for more information.
Renewable Energy Education Program Team Leader - This is a full-time position based out of either our Paonia or Carbondale, Colorado office. This leadership position is responsible for ensuring that our students receive the best possible education about sustainable building and renewable energy (including but not limited to: Residential Wind, Solar Hot Water, Solar and Radiant Heating, Microhydro, Biodiesel). Contact Rachel Connor at rachel@solarenergy.org for more information.
PV Program Team Leader - This is a full-time position based out of our Paonia, Colorado office. This leadership position is responsible for ensuring that our students receive the best possible education about photovoltaic energy systems through the creation, maintenance and delivery of our PV educational programs. Contact Kathy Swartz at kswartz@solarenergy.org for more information. |
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Your Generosity Ensures our Success!
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SEI would like to welcome new members! As a membership-based non-profit, SEI's members are the heart of our organization and allow us to continue our educational programs. SEI Staff are passionate about the work we do and membership dues help sustain our renewable energy endeavors.
Please join us! Membership benefits include (depending on membership level) discounts on workshops, a one year subscription to either Home Power magazine or E magazine, an organic cotton/hemp SEI t-shirt, a SEI bumpersticker, and more!
Click here for details on how to become an SEI member.
To all SEI members . . . SEI sends thanks! |
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970-963-8855 • fax: 970-963-8866
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