Posts Tagged ‘solar energy’
EmPower’s Solar Systems are Hurricane Tested
Emily Hwang Becomes EmPower’s 5th NABCEP certified Installer: The Most on Long Island
Emily Hwang, one of EmPower’s Solar Engineers, has received National recognition by NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) by becoming certified in Solar PV installation.
Emily Hwang displays her NABCEP Certificate
EmPower is proud to boast that we have more NABCEP certified installers than any other solar contractor on Long Island. Pictured below are EmPower’s 5 recipients of this prestigious certificate of achievement.
EmPower's NABCEP Certified Installers: David Hawkes, Greg Sachs (COO), Emily Hwang, David Schieren (CEO), and Mike Dunne
NABCEP is a nationally recognized credentialing body formed to set competency standards for professional practitioners in the fields of renewable and sustainable energy. Practitioners who choose to become certified must demonstrate their competence in the field and their commitment to upholding high standards of ethical and professional practice.
For More information on NABCEP please click here.
To meet Emily and some other members of our illustrious team click here.
EmPower Solar would like to congratulate Emily on this Milestone in her career and in maintaining the spirit of the EmPowering Way
EmPower Solar named Nassau County Business of the Month
County Executive Edward Mangano pays EmPower a visit and presents CEO, David Schieren and COO, Greg Sachs with the Business of the Month for June 2011
Long Island Business News speaks with David Schieren about the Solar Industry
David Schieren in the new fully electric Chevy Volt
LIBN: Do you think today’s young people will be a sort of “Generation Green” who accept solar from the start?
David Schieren: It’s part of your DNA. I was with an executive from the American Petroleum Institute. I said there’s one thing the oil industry should be worried about. I pointed to the mind. The mindset is shifting, especially with students. Sustainability is becoming part of the DNA. While we’re starting to make progress today, I think we’re going to see this as the renewable energy century. You have a mindset shift.
LONG ISLAND LOCAL TO PEDAL FROM NYC TO WASHINGTON, DC ON BRITA CLIMATE RIDE
EmPower Solar is proud to sponsor Ashley Hunt-Martorano, Program Director at Renewable Energy Long Island (reLi), who will be participating in the annual Brita Climate Ride. Hunt-Martorano is riding to support the work of 1Sky whose immediate priority is to counteract the coal and oil industries’ impact on decision makers, and create a movement so powerful that our elected officials’ political future rests upon enacting climate solutions.
EmPower has worked closely with Ashley and reLi on numerous projects focused on educating the public about the benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency. We wish her the best of luck in reaching her goals for this worthy cause.
If you would like to support Ashley Hunt-Martorano’s fundraising efforts you can visit her donation page and make a tax-deductible donation.
