News story – Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), a natural gas distribution company covering Central and Southern California territory, unveiled on May 22, a solar thermal technology on its Energy Resource Center in Downey, California, that can power air-conditioning systems while co-producing renewable electricity. The solar cogeneration system, designed by Cogenra Solar of Mountain View,…
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Barclays Agrees With Eneref Forecast on Natural Gas Prices
News story – According to a recent Eneref Institute‘s white paper earlier this year, the price of natural gas is expected to climb by the end of 2012. A recent report by Barclays Commodities Research agrees with this assessment. According to the Barclays report, “We believe that the US will be in modest supply decline that…
Skyline & WGL Deliver Savings to Annapolis Housing with SHW
News story – Skyline Innovations and WGL Holdings, Inc., announced on Feb. 28th plans to finance and install solar water heating systems across 11 multifamily public housing buildings in Annapolis, MD. Over the life of the 10-year contract, the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA) will realize a utility rate savings of 30…
Philadelphia’s 2011 Guidebook for SWH features Rushforth Solar
News story – Rushforth Solar, a Bryn Mawr, PA based solar hot water systems integrator, was featured in the December 2011 Guidebook for Solar Water Heating Projects released by the Philadelphia Office of Sustainability. On page 12, the guidebook features a case study on Rushforth Solar and the solar hot water system for Longwood Manor…
Heliodyne Expands Line: HCOM 180 and Roof Penetration Kits
News story – Heliodyne, a San Francisco, Calif-based manufacturer of solar heating and cooling systems has introduced a new HCOM 180 commercial solar station, and roof penetration kit. The HCOM 180 is a commercial plug and play solar station for applications using 8-24 GOBI flat panel collectors, available in 3 sizes. This is the most…
Canyon Hospital to Save Money With Solar-Gas Cooling System
News story – On February 8th, SunWater Solar, a Richmond, Calif-based installer of solar heating and cooling systems, unveiled construction of a solar and natural gas powered air-conditioning project at Crow Canyon Medical Center in Danville. The new system exploits low gas prices and the performance of Chromasun’s MCT solar panels to significantly offset the…
SEIA Conducts Solar Heating and Cooling Data Survey
News story – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association of the U.S. solar energy industry is ready to start gathering data on Solar heating and cooling (SHC) installations for its U.S. Solar Market Insight 2011 Solar Heating & Cooling Year in Review report. Stakeholders in the solar thermal industry are requested to…
NOLAbound Participant Selected From Solar Thermal Industry
People – Hugh Daschbach of Cinco Solar was selected from among nearly 200 applicants to participate in the upcoming NOLAbound program, where Daschbach will represent the solar thermal industry in the ‘Sustainable Industries’ category. NOLAbound cohort is a diverse group of influencers from around the country. On Jan. 24, 2012 the Downtown Development District of New…
IAPMO Qualified to Certify SHW Systems in California
News story – On Nov. 10, 2011, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) made the decision to modify the CSI-Thermal program to allow solar water heating systems certified by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) to be eligible for the program’s financial incentive. IAPMO was given permission under the decision by CPUC to…
City of Darien Unveils Revamped Energy-Efficient Wastewater Treatment Plant
News story – On Thursday, August 4th, Darien officials showed off their revamped energy-efficient wastewater treatment plant to the public. Two solar installations, a two-panel solar thermal water heating system and a solar photovoltaic (PV) system were part of the more than year-long facelift for the 27-year-old facility. The 72-panel PV system converts sunlight directly…
