PV Gap

Brad Said:

How long does it take an acre (4,840 square yards) to receive 1 megaton of solar energy?

We Answered:

Aww no fun. You put the answer in the question :(
(23 years but that 1 Mton is the equivalent of 1.1 terawatthours of electricity. And that is ALOT. Divided by 23 you still get 48 Gwh/year).

Lillian Said:

Where can I have a Solar Energy training handbook ?

We Answered:

There is a wealth of information at this site: http://www.nmsu.edu/~tdi/Photovoltaics/C… , but you would need to condense it to what you planned to teach.

There are also training programs here: http://www.nabcep.org/resources/training

I'm not clear on the goals of your class. If you mean to train installers, you could not make them into electricians in 5 days. If you mean to train electricians in the grunt work of hauling panels up to the roof and mounting them (i.e., training them to be apprentice roofers), that might be possible.

If you meant solar hot water, there's a similar case. You can't make a plumber in 5 days, but could train existing plumbers on installing the panels.