Work program trains unemployed oil and gas workers in solar technology

DENVER —Chris Turek, spokesman for Solar Energy International, said the company has focused on recruiting miners by going to workforce offices, other career transitioning programs and using their own connections with the coal-mining sector. He said the miners’ focus on safety, as well as their experience with mechanics and electrical engineering, can be easily transferred to the solar industry.

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