{"id":27747,"date":"2018-04-12T19:06:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T23:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2018\/04\/12\/learn-more-about-the-solar-industry-at-next-necc-stem-speaker-series-event\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:20:06","slug":"learn-more-about-the-solar-industry-at-next-necc-stem-speaker-series-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/04\/12\/learn-more-about-the-solar-industry-at-next-necc-stem-speaker-series-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn more about the Solar Industry at Next NECC STEM Speaker Series Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_17550\" style=\"width: 148px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2018\/04\/revision.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17550\" class=\"wp-image-17550 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2018\/04\/revision.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Manzer, managing director of ReVision Energy, will speak at NECC on April 18.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ever wonder about the solar industry, how it works and how it helps our environment?<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, April 18, James Manzer, who has an MBA in sustainable business and is managing director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisionenergy.com\/\">ReVision Energy<\/a>, will talk about Solar in the Community as part of Northern Essex Community College\u2019s STEM Speaker Series.<\/p>\n<p>Free and open to the public, the presentation will be held in Lecture Hall A in the Spurk Building on the Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St, from 12:15 to 1:15 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Working for an energy efficiency company, Manzer completed over 500 energy audits and oversaw more than $500,000 in energy efficiency projects.<\/p>\n<p>He started with ReVision Energy in November 2014.<\/p>\n<p>With an office in North Andover, ReVision Energy is a 100% Employee Owned B-Corp of 200 plus people that develops, designs, engineers, procures, and builds solar projects.<\/p>\n<p>The NECC STEM Speaker Series is sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education\u2019s STEM Starter Academy Grant.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex offers over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/innovative-programs\/stem-programs\/\">40 STEM programs<\/a> on its campuses, along with internships and practicums that help prepare students for Massachusetts\u2019 ever-growing STEM workforce. For more information, contact Carolyn Knoepfler, PhD, assistant dean of science, technology, and engineering, <a href=\"mailto:cknoepfler@necc.mass.edu\">cknoepfler@necc.mass.edu<\/a> or 978 556-3541.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder about the solar industry, how it works and how it helps our environment? 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