Solar Thermal Hot Water Industry Firsts

Solar thermal technology innovator Sunnovations Inc. has been awarded the industry-standard OG300 certification by the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation on 41 unique system configurations for residential solar hot water systems. In doing so, Sunnovations has achieved several industry “firsts”, including: The only “self-pumped” systems certified OG300 by the SRCC. The only closed-loop glycol systems [...]

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Skyline Innovations Enters California Solar Market with Industry-Leading $30M Project Finance Fund

Skyline provided the solar water heating systems at no upfront cost, and Williams Holdings will receive solar hot water at a 25 percent fixed discount to their utility rate for water heating.

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Solar Hot Air with Heat Recovery Retrofit for Quebec City Office

QUEBEC CITY–When a Quebec City public transportation maintenance garage required HVAC replacement, engineers designed a state-of-the-art retrofit employing solar hot air, heat recovery and other energy-saving methods. Engineers from the Quebec office of consulting engineering firm Genivar Inc.; solar manufacturer Enerconcept Technologies, Magog, Quebec; general contractor, TBC, Quebec; and the municipality combined talents to design [...]

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Largest Solar Water Heating System in the State of California Completed in Fruit Processing Plant

Stapleton-Spence’s fruit processing and co-pack facility has the largest solar water heating system ever installed in California, saving the company 37,584 therms of natural gas annually. 37,500 therms is equivalent to 1 million kWh or a carbon footprint offset of 1.4 million pounds of CO2, the equivalent to 2,000 cars annually, sources say. The new [...]

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Alternate Energy Technologies Wins Manufacturer of the Year

On Tuesday, February 21st the First Coast Manufacturers Association (FCMA) announced the winners of its 2011 “Excellence In Manufacturing” awards at a special luncheon at the University of North Florida, with Alternate Energy Technologies having been nominated for the Economic Impact award and winning the “Manufacturer of the Year” for small manufacturers. The First Coast [...]

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SunUp Energy Installs Solar Hot Water and Pool Heating System at Aqua Soleil Hotel

SunUp Energy. The Aqua Soleil Hotel in Desert Hot Springs, well known for its hot mineral spas and pool, can now boast hot water of a different kind. It’s new solar thermal hot water and pool heating system, designed to supply 80% of the hotel’s annual hot water demand, is one of the largest solar [...]

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What Homeowners Need to Know about Solar Hot Water. Four Guides to Help You Go Solar

Arizona solar hot water company, American Solar, announces its newest resource guide for homeowners titled “Residential Solar Guide: The Ins and Outs of Solar Hot Water.” This document continues the company’s educational series on residential solar power. The guide highlights what homeowners need to know about Arizona solar hot water. The document explains what solar [...]

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CEWA Technologie’s Revolutionary Solar Thermal Dish in First Commercial Application

CEWA Technologies, Inc., of Bethlehem,Pennsylvania is installing its revolutionary new solar dish in its first commercial application. The structural base for the prototype was erected on the rooftop of the Flat Iron building in Southside Bethlehem on January 14 as its initial test site. This solar dish represents a technological breakthrough because it provides thermal [...]

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Solar Panels Plus Receives 0G-300 Certification for 14 Solar Hot Water Systems

CHESAPEAKE, VA. – Solar Panels Plus, a leading U.S. manufacturer of solar thermal, hot water and space heating products, has received OG-300 certification from the Solar Rating & Certification Corp. for 14 of its solar hot-water systems. These systems, which feature the company’s Buy American Act-compliant evacuated tube collector assembled in Ohio, contain all the [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Completes Solar Thermal Installation at Northern Arizona University (NAU)

SunMaxx Solar, a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of solar thermal systems and components, is pleased to announce a solar thermal installation at Northern Arizona University earlier this year. The project encompasses over 5,300 square feet of SunMaxx ThermoPower VHP-30 evacuated tube collectors. 102 individual collectors provide a domestic hot water system for the University’s new [...]

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New Voice Activated Hot Line for Solar Hot Water Heaters in India

As part of the initiatives of the UNDP/Global Environment Facility Global Solar Water Heating Project (GSWHP), the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has started a voice-activated National Helpline on Solar Water Heaters to raise awareness of the technology, financial assistance and incentives offered by central as well as state governments and answer [...]

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New Hybrid Solar-Thermal System at Hale’s Ales. Real Green Beer

Net Zero Impact has begun installation of a hybrid solar-thermal system at Hale’s Ales, the company’s largest and most sophisticated solar project to date. Located in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, the project kicked off today with the dramatic lowering of a 1,200-gallon storage tank through a temporary opening in the brewery’s roof. “Northwest brewers have an [...]

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New Solar Hot Water Collector Plate Made in the USA

SunMaxx Solar announces the upcoming TitanPower Plus SU 3.0 Series Flat Plate Collectors. SunMaxx Solar will be offering the 3.0 model for delivery starting on October 1st 2011 The TitanPower Plus SU 3.0 Flat Plate Collector combines the high efficiency construction of the smaller versions combined with the industry standard size of 4 x 8 [...]

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