New Program Aims to BRIDGE Gap in Solar | Newswise: News for Journalists

Credit: Photo courtesy of Red Cloud Renewable

Native American women get hands-on training to install photovoltaic panels as part of a collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories. Native American women are significantly underrepresented in the solar installation industry – making up less than half a percent of the workforce.

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Credit: Photo courtesy of Red Cloud Renewable

Fifteen Native American women participated in a photovoltaic training installation program at the Red Cloud Renewable Center in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Sandia National Laboratories' Sandra Begay provided some of the training as part of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement.

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