Resources

Resources for the industry professional and others interested in the solar industry.

Market Research NPD Solarbuzz AltaTerra Research Greentech Media Lux Research IMS Research EuPD Research Linx Consulting ENF Ltd.	Photovoltaic Industry Directories www.enfsolar.com PV Directory at PV-Tech.org Solarbuzz Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) SEMI Environmental, Health and Safety PVCycle.org
Associations/Consortia Joint Forces for Solar SolarTech European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA) Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) Renewable Energy 2008, (Japan Council for Renewable Energy) NREL’s Photovoltaic Research Hotline Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) IEA - Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme International Solar Energy Society (ISES) American Solar Energy Society (ASES) California Center for Sustainable Energy Find Solar The Centers of Excellence NorCal Solar Association (NCSEA) California Solar Energy Industries Association (CalSEIA) NABCEP-North American Board Certified Energy Practitioners	Training, Videos & Educational Intro to Solar Photovoltaics Video, YouTube: Dec. 2007 (2:32) How It’s Made: Solar Panels Video, Discovery Channel: Jan. 2007 (4:36) What is Solar Electric Power? (Source: Applied Materials) How Solar Cells Work (Source: Howstuffworks.com) Solar Reference Maps for the U.S. (NREL) Dow Corning’s How Solar Works The U.S. Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Program (Educational Resources for Students/Teachers) 101 Terrific Sites on Renewable Energy
Government, Academia, Labs Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) - Solar Institute for Solar Energy Research Hameln/Emmerthal (ISFH) Frauenhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) Underwriters Laboratories (UL) EIA Renewable Energy (Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government) U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) PV Manufacturing Research and Development Project U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Program Florida Solar Energy Center at University of Central Florida Sandia National Laboratories National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Publications & Portals PV-Tech.org Asian Solar Global Solar Technology PV Magazine Compound Semiconductor Solarenergynewsandreview NPD Solarbuzz.com SOLAR - A PV Management Magazine Photon Magazine Renewable Energy World Sun & Wind Energy Energetica India
Jobs in the Solar Industry solarjobs.com U.S. DOE Sunshot Initiative: Federal positions Contractor position