About Us

About Us

 Solar Thermal Magazine is an online publication dedicated to the concentrated solar community.   From major utility scale installations around the world to installing a solar thermal hot water heater in your home, our passionate team brings you the latest news, topical technological trends and worldwide market developments.

 Unlike many online publications, our team consists of technology and business professionals, not marketing and IT experts.  We have a passion for renewable energy and want to promote it to the world!  Our backgrounds enable us to provide unique perspectives to the challenges facing the renewable energy industry and concentrated solar market in particular. 

 We will also keep you up to date on important happenings with climate change, the fossil fuel and nuclear energy industries as they have such an impact on the future development of the concentrated solar industry.

Solar Thermal Magazine.com is published by Energy Think Group LLC.

 Meet the Team:

 Tracey Smith – Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief                          Link to me on FaceBook

 Tracey brings a diverse background in finance, accounting and management consulting to Solar Thermal Magazine.  She has a degree in economics, a professional accounting designation and experience ranging from treasury management to small business and tax consulting.  Her firm belief that sustainability is the key to the future of the planet along with her passion for nature and animals are what drove her to co-found Solar Thermal Magazine and its publisher Energy Think Group.  She is excited to be a force for positive change in the world.

 

Gordon Smith – Co-Founder & Technology Writer

We are privileged to have Gord as a technology contributor.  He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Alternative Energy Technology.  He has 20 years of industry experience in robotics, controls, energy efficiency, sustainability and LEED for industry. Gord can analyze the toughest engineering problems and make them understood by the lay person – a true gift.

He has dedicated himself to renewable energy and firmly believes that solar thermal technology is the key to breaking the world’s addiction to dirty energy.

 

 Shelley Burke, Contributing Writer

 Shelley brings a very successful consulting background to our team.  She is a talented writer who has a passion for the environment and renewable energy.  Shelley’s extensive management consulting background includes business planning and re-engineering, government program evaluations of environment related programs and industry research.  Shelley is so dedicated to the green economy, she is in the process of completing her MBA in Sustainable Management.  Shelley is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys running, biking, hiking, and camping.

 We also accept submissions from citizen journalists and industry analysts if they are topical and well written.