Technically Not Tech: Sustainable learning with Solar States
Kensington-based solar startup Solar States fuses education with a unique business plan. Photos courtesy of Solar States.
The growth generation of the region’s solar-tech work force is going to be trained in Northern Liberties, if solar startup Solar States has anything to do about it.
This Saturday is the first of a four-session training course called “Green by Example” held in the NoLibs Community Center by Solar States. The $350 class, taught by LEED For Homes expert Sam Klein, will give participants the shot at learning the latest in solar technology and weatherization. Guest speakers from top green building companies will join the party, too.
It’s the education arm of a fully-fledged solar business.
See, Solar States Solar States aims to become an independent solar power producer by 2010, and the plan is to do so with the help of Philadelphia high school graduates and others who might want the work but don’t have the training.
Saturday’s beginning of the adult vocation course is another step in that mission of developing this city’s sustainable workforce.
But the company is more than education. Its founders say what they’re developing will help shape the solar energy industry for the better.
