SEI Instructor Highlight: Meet Eissa Ali

From enrolling in Solar Energy International (SEI)’s RE100: Introduction to Renewable Energy to supervising the transition of more than 522 mobile network stations from conventional power supply to Off-Grid and Hybrid solar systems in Sudan, Mali, Ethiopia and Egypt, SEI Instructor Eissa Ali credits SEI’s solar energy training for his success in the solar industry.  Now, he’s SEI’s newest instructor leading courses in the Middle East.

Eissa graduated with a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Omdurman Islamic University in 2003, and later went on to receive an MBA from Sudan Academy of Science. In 2016, less than week after taking SEI’s RE100, Eissa first met the SEI team at a Dubai Solar Show Exhibition.

Eissa explained that he was so excited when he saw SEI represented at the Exhibition. He explained, “While exploring booths at the exhibition, I saw SEI. The first one I saw standing in booth was Rebekah Hren, I introduced myself and she briefed me about SEI. After that Kristopher Sutton joined in following his public presentation. They sparked a passion for solar in me that day.”

Eissa explained that following that meeting, he immediately started PVOL101 and was so enticed by the course content that he finished the course in less than four days.  He followed that course with PVOL202, kept taking classes, and went on to achieve his NABCEP Associate certification.

“Nothing compares to the experience of taking SEI classes,” Eissa said. “I finished PVOL101, PVOL202 & PVOL203 in less than six weeks. I was inspired by perfect presentations and supportive instructors and administrators.”

After Eissa completed PVOL203, he joined one of the leading solar integrator companies in UAE (Alsa Solar Systems) as an intern. Now Eissa is leading the technical sales team. “The main reason behind this fast promotion is the knowledge I keep getting from SEI classes,” Eissa explained.

Eissa taught his first class for SEI in April of this year, a PV101 in the GCC region. Now he’s teaching classes as a part of SEI’s Middle East Program,bringing his professional experience in the GCC market to give real-life examples to students who will work in the region . “My last class at The Sustainable City- Dubai was amazing because we had wonderful students and supportive co-instructor. ”

Follow in Eissa’s footsteps at SEI’s next PV101 offered in Oman! The next SEI solar PV technical training in the MENA region is coming soon: SEI, In partnership with Shams Global Solutions, will be leading their third PV101: Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-Direct) course in Muscat, Oman. the PV101 course will run from July 8th -12th, 2018 at the German University of Technology (GUtech) in Muscat. PV101 is the first and currently only solar photovoltaic training course officially certified by Oman’s Distribution Code Review Panel (DCRP) and supports applications to become a DCRP approved Solar Professional! PV101 builds solid understanding of various components, system architectures, and applications for PV systems and is ideal for professionals looking to get their start in the solar industry including designers, installers, engineers and educators.

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