KACO's Solar Power 2009 - after hour 2.0

Welcome to the Solar Power 2009 "after hour 2.0"!

Today KACO will introduce some really interesting, important industry people and companies we met in Anaheim.

The first company that is exceptionally noteworthy (and I guess you've probably heard of them already) is called "Boots on the Roof".






















We've written a previous post about them, but can't mention them enough.
Boots on the Roof is the premier wind and solar training provider in the US, with the mission of training the next wave of renewable energy contractors, engineers, architects, sales professionals and business entrepreneurs. For contractors their solar PV and solar thermal boot camps cover design and installation topics for residential and small commercial solar electric and solar hot water projects.
On the image you see Chuck Rames who is the Program Manager, Renewable Energy Division.

Learn more at:
Boots on the Roof
Twitter/bootsontheroof

Here is a very cool interview from SPI 2009 with Jamie Ormond from Boots on the Roof:
Training From The Grassroots Up - Renewable Energy Video


The next company of interest is AS Solar, Inc..

AS-Solar is an internationally operating distributor and project developer for solar technology.
Along with their subsidiaries in Spain, Portugal, Benelux, France, Italy, Romania and Hungary they are present on the most important global markets in the field of PV which gives them an extraordinary expertise when it comes to solar.

Learn more at:
AS-Solar


Since all good things come in threes, here is the third featured person for this SPI 2009 after hour:

Heather Bias from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Heather is a very active member of the online solar community and her ideas and suggestions are highly appreciated here at KACO. She tweets as the "PVAddict" and is a successful PV installer & PV teacher/educator in the Nevada area. Also, she gave our 100kW central inverter the nickname "Günther" which we think suits the big boy well! Thanks, Heather!

It is very unfortunate that we didn't take a picture at Solar Power. Next time we'll do it eventually! Promised.

Please meet Heather at:
Twitter/PVAddict

This is it for today's after hour. Thanks for visiting KACO's "Sunny Lounge" again. Stay in touch for the next three featured solar enthusiasts in KACO's third and last "after hour" - remember, all good things come in threes...

Take care.