News release – The largest solar thermal hot water project in Hartford makes a big splash. Hartford apartment complex manager, Vera Mladen, wants to help the environment. And, she does her part. In the nine buildings she has managed since 1997, Vera implements recycling programs and replaced incandescent bulbs with energy saving compact fluorescent...
News release – The Green Leaf Inn in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin will be installing SunTrac panels as a compliment to its extensive renewable energy portfolio. SunTrac’s tracking solar thermal concentrators are just one element in an array of green technologies, sustainable practices and wise-use approaches the Inn will be using. Renewable energy technologies will...
News release – Solar Skies Mfg. has added flexible solar storage tanks to their extensive solar thermal product line. These light- weight, flexible aluminum tanks are available with a pliable, no-seam liner. The durable and cost-effective EPDM liners are perfect for low temperature applications. The flexible standard tanks and those equipped with double-insulation kits...
News release – California Solar Thermal, a San Diego-based solar company has announced their commissioning of a solar hot water heating system for the Parker-Kier Apartments in downtown San Diego. This 33-unit affordable housing project is being renovated through the use of Community Development Block Grant Funds. The building is owned and managed by...
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...
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...
News release – SunTrac Solar has announced a new strategic alliance with GreenStone Partners to pursue international joint ventures and attract investment. The 2 firms are working together to create joint ventures in China and Europe. GreenStone assists US Cleantech companies to expand internationally. SunTrac is pursuing licensed manufacturing partners for its solar thermal...
News release – Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Nancy Sutley, will visit Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on February 3, to inspect an air conditioning project that will be fueled by the sun. In a collaborative RDT&E effort, ESTCP, the US Navy and NASA have partnered to build the solar air...
News release – Bell & Gossett, a leader in education for the hydronic heating and plumbing industries, has announced its training course schedule for the First Quarter of 2012. The free training seminars are offered at the Bell & Gossett Little Red Schoolhouse Education Center in Morton Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and...
News release – ASTM International and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) signed a memorandum of understanding on Dec. 20, 2011, to establish a framework of cooperation for the development of ASTM standards for heat metering. The MOU was, in part, the result of a meeting hosted by the U.S. Environmental...