Solar projects can generally be placed in two buckets: they are either large utility-scale ground mounted projects connected to the grid, or they are smaller, distributed projects, typically 20 MW in capacity or less. 

The Philadelphia Regional STEM Teaching Experience for Undergraduates is a 9-week summer program based at Temple University for college/university students who want to support equity through teaching. Participants take a (free) 1-credit course in STEM teaching and then teach high school students in the Temple STEM-UP program.

The Clean Energy Business Network puts out an annual State of Clean Energy.

Canary Media is an independent, nonprofit newsroom covering the transition to clean energy and solutions to the climate crisis. They report on how the world is decarbonizing — in electricity, transportation, buildings and industry — with a critical focus on finding out what works and what doesn’t. Through uncompromising reporting, their journalists dig into the ways policymakers, businesses, investors and communities are moving toward a clean and equitable energy future.

Solar States was founded with a dual-mission to install solar and educate the next generation of installers. Founded in 2008, Solar States stands as a pillar in Philadelphia’s solar landscape as an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) firm and NABCEP Registered Training Provider.

The 2023-24 Philadelphia High School Environmental Justice scholarship is aimed at supporting high school seniors and current college freshman with a $1000 scholarship. Applicants of this scholarship must be a high school senior or current college freshman who uses their time, education, and knowledge for the advancement of environmental justice, climate justice, environmental studies/science, technology, engineering, architecture and/or urban planning.

The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the scientific foundation to support informed decision-making across the United States.

SEI can help your organization maintain a competitive workforce with training grant funds to offset partial costs of energy-related training.

Does at least 50% of your revenue come from the energy sector?
And does your business operate in Berks, Chester, or Montgomery Counties? If so, SEI can help determine if your company is eligible for a Clean Energy Workforce Development Grant from the PA Department of Labor & Industry.

Renewables are growing exponentially, RMI has shown. The shift is transformative, but also widely under counted. The International Energy Agency’s latest findings — on renewables’ rise and oil demand peaking — add urgency to this transition.

Learn more about what various schools are doing to become more energy efficient and fight climate change.

In June, a first-of-its-kind lawsuit will go to trial in Montana. The case, Held v. Montana, centers on the climate crisis. Sixteen young plaintiffs allege their state government has failed in its obligation, spelled out in the state constitution, to provide residents with a healthful environment. The psychiatrist Dr. Lise Van Susteren is serving as an expert witness and intends to detail the emotional distress that can result from watching the environmental destruction unfolding year after year.

We know the “why” and the “what” of working to reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. But the “when,” “where,” and “how” have been largely a matter of guesswork—until now.

For more than 30 years, Sarcos has created dexterous robotic systems designed to master the world's most dangerous and unpredictable environments.

PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center has created a map of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects across Pennsylvania.

"We now have, for the first time, a physics-based tool to estimate the costs and benefits of co-locating solar panels and commercial agriculture from the perspective of increased power conversion efficiency and solar-panel longevity," said lead author Henry Williams, a doctoral student at Cornell.

Greta Thunberg, the 20-year-old climate activist, has put together a reading list for determined citizens willing to mobilize for a just and sustainable future

These shows full of passionate reporting, will leave you better informed and perhaps less prone to doom paralysis.

The global energy transition has reached a pivot point in which fossil fuels have likely peaked in their use for producing electricity and are about to enter a period of decline.

The TeachEngineering Digital Library is an educational resource featuring standards-aligned, design-rich curricula.

Their goal is to help educators put the ‘E’ in STEM— by making applied science, technology, and math come alive through engineering design and design thinking