Part 6: NPCSCP: A Solar Advocacy Group June 2001 IBEW Journal An NPCSCP workshop held in Knoxville, Tennessee, in November 2000, served as the first in a series of solar advocacy summits. It is the aim of the NPCSCP members to focus on key issues necessary to ensure a healthy, vibrant solar construction sector, including: training accreditation, certification, solar product review and enhancement, policy and legislation, design and construction, inspection and safety, said NPCSCP International Executive Director Ingham. NPCSCP affiliate members include the IBEW, NECA, NJATC, The Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP), Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), and the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). NPCSCP subcommittees will comprise partnership members and associate members including manufacturers, designers, engineers, academics, contractors, inspectors, code reviewers, etc., noted Ingham. NPCSCPs mission is to build a strong solar-related electrical construction industry in North America.... [ To Part 7 ] |
Topics covered by NJATC five-day Train-the-Trainer course, Installing Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems 1. IBEW Skills Help Power New Generation of Electrical Energy Projects 2. Solar PV an Important Source of Jobs 3. IBEWs San Jose Union Hall in the Limelight 4. 'On the Threshold of a Revolution: Jobs, Technology and the Environment 5. NJATC Solar Training and Certification 6. NPCSCP: A Solar Advocacy Group 7. Solar-Powered Union Halls and Training Centers 8. IBEW Commercial Solar Projects 9. Conclusion |