People – The 2012 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders Show (IBS) will be held on February 8th-11th, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. IBS is an annual event that focuses on innovations in buildings products and services for the housing industry, and the public at large. Join speakers Steve...
Duke University Commissions a 45 Collectors SWH System
News release – Duke University in Durham, NC has recently stepped up its commitment to renewable energy by commissioning a solar thermal system on the roof of the Bryan Center. This system is comprised of 45 solar thermal collectors manufactured by AET and a 2000 gallon Fluid Handling System manufactured by Holocene Technologies. According to F-chart calculations, the...
Milford’s Wastewater Facility Using Thermal Energy in Drying Process
News release – As part of its plan to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, the Kent County Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility in Milford, Del., in August launched a pilot program that is using 66 SPP-30A evacuated tube collectors to provide solar thermal energy for its biosolid drying process. The resulting end product will...
Swimming in Solar-Heated Water: An Overview of the Solar Pool Heating Market
Opinion – The Antarctic Swimmer’s Club would likely find little value in solar pool heating. The rest of us, however, might enjoy a swimming pool heated with solar energy. Although solar heating’s effectiveness had been proven for decades, sales of domestic hot water systems declined in the ’80s for numerous reasons. To find new...
Hawaiian Electric Utilities Request Approval for New SWH Program
News release – Customers could enjoy immediate solar-water savings at no upfront cost To help customers reduce high monthly electric bills, Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light Company have asked the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to approve a program that would provide immediate solar water heating savings to residential customers at...
SunWater Inaugurates Two SWH Systems in San Francisco
News release – Systems benefit low-income San Francisco residents, provide green jobs and help to reduce carbon emissions SunWater Solar, Inc. and Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) today announced new solar thermal systems at two affordable housing buildings in the heart of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. The two systems, consisting of 40 solar collectors...