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

Michael Ozenich, left, Senior Associate with the Stonehouse Group; Paul Eisenhuth, President of Cewa Technologies; Lawrence Eighmy, Managing Principal with the Stonehouse Group; Mike Huber, Project Manager with the Stonehouse Group; Jeremy Selwyn, Associate at the Stonehouse Group, and James Hayes, Senior Associate with the Stonehouse Group, stand in front of the Flatiron Building after discussing plans to create a zero-carbon neighborhood. / AP PHOTO

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 [...]

New Solar Hot Water Collector Plate Made in the USA

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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 [...]

Cost per Watt Reduced on Solar Thermal Parabolic Collector Installations

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Sopogy® the world leader in micro concentrated solar power (MicroCSP) technologies, launches SopoHelios™, its next generation, parabolic solar collector today at the Solar Power International Conference in Dallas, Texas. SopoHelios features Sopogy’s patented, award-winning MicroCSP technology. MicroCSP uses mirrors and optics to intensify the heat energy from the sun creating thermal energy. Thermal energy is [...]

New Solar Thermal Parabolic Trough Design Claims 25% Cost Savings

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FLABEG and schlaich bergermann und partner, both specialized in the CSP business, will be working together to make CSP technology more competitive. Since January 2010 a high level engineering team comprised of both companies is developing a brand new collector – the Ultimate Trough®. This innovative collector design has been further supported by DLR (German [...]

Apricus Solar Hot Water Systems Receive OG-300 Certification

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Apricus, a leading designer and manufacturer of solar hot water and hydronic heating products, has received OG-300 System Certification for 54 new residential solar hot water system packages from the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC). These systems feature the Apricus evacuated tube solar collector and include all major components for residential direct flow or [...]

Something New is Cooking in the Concentrated Solar Power Industry

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The first solar thermal parabolic concentrator in the United States, which may be the first installation on a private residential home, is now operational at a residence on Martha’s Vineyard, MA. This may be the most powerful solar collector, for its size, ever installed on any residence in the world. For the past 40 years, [...]

Free Hot Water’s Solar Water Heating Storage Tanks Receive IAPMO Certification

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San Jose, Solar manufacturer and distributor Free Hot Water has received International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) certification for its line of European-made solar water heating storage tanks. The new line is expected to gain significant attention from solar thermal installers seeking a durable, high-quality storage tank that is competitively priced. “We’re proud [...]

Matalon Energy. Ready for the Next Step.

                                            We need your help. We have developed a solar thermal device which is more efficient and economical than any technology existing in the market today. Our system providers end users a saving of more than 25% in their energy bill annually. We have installed, monitored and improved the performance of our solar collector over [...]

NREL Scientist Suspects Supercritical-CO2 Could Hold the Secrets for Concentrated Solar Power

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As the solar industry prepares to meet in San Francisco in three week’s time, at the 2nd CSP Plant Optimization Summit (7-8 September), Zhiwen Ma, Senior Engineer at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has been speaking to CSP Today about his recent research into supercritical-CO2 for CSP.     Ma is scheduled to present his [...]

The Hybrid PV Solar Thermal Parabolic Unit with Sun Tracking

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The Absolicon Hybrid Solar PV Solar Thermal Parabolic Unit The X10 is a solar collector that simultaneously generates the two most used forms of energy in the daily life: heat and electricity. This is possible as it combines a photovoltaic panel and a solar thermal collector in the same module.   The Collector It consists [...]

SkyFuel’s High Performance, Low Cost Parabolic Trough Concentrating Solar Collector in Operation

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Parabolic trough maker SkyFuel was honored as Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Technology Supplier of the Year at last week’s CSP Today USA Summit in Las Vegas.  The award recognizes SkyFuel’s successful attention to cost reduction and benefit to local supply industries, and validates SkyFuel’s commercial approach which navigates the fine line between cutting edge innovation [...]

Coming Soon. Solar Thermal Dealer & Installer Training Workshops across the United States

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Silicon Solar is offering Solar Thermal Dealer & Installer Training Workshops across the United States in the coming months, designed to help plumbing and heating specialists become trained in designing, installing and selling today’s Premier Solar Thermal Systems – SunMaxx Solar Hot Water Systems. Their unique workshop format provides training in many key areas – all [...]

Solar Hotwater Collector Projects in County Jail, Charlotte NC

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Charlotte, NC, United States,  – Southern Energy Management is installing nearly 150 solar hot water collectors on five county buildings -  Mecklenburg County is embarking on an extensive solar water heating project spread across several county-owned buildings in Charlotte. The ambitious plan will place 141 solar thermal collectors on the rooftops of five buildings, including [...]

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