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...
Solar Pool Heater Manufacturer Hits Price Per BTU Breakthrough
News release – Aquatherm Industries, a U.S. manufacturer of swimming pool solar heaters, announced on Feb. 29th that it has broken the $2 (USD)/sq. ft. mark for its Sunlite™ brand of pool solar heating systems. The manufacturer believes this pricing is unprecedented in unglazed solar thermal, and cites several factors which have allowed it to...
Natural Gas Prices to Head Back Up, Making SHW More Attractive
Opinion – Natural gas is solar heating’s chief competitor Today, the price of natural gas is low; recently as low as $2.21 per million metric Btus, or 1,000 cubic feet. That’s down 60 cents just since the end of last year and the lowest price since 2002. Still, solar hot water can sell with...
Center for Innovative Technology Invests in Sunnovations
News release – The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced today that its Commonwealth Energy Fund (CEF) has invested $200,000 as part of a larger round in McLean, VA.-based Sunnovations Inc., a clean technology company specializing in solar hot water (SHW) systems for the US and international residential markets. Sunnovations’ SHW system is based on its patented...
Cerveza del Sol: Breweries Adopt Solar Heating Technology
Opinion – In order to brew that nice, cold pint of beer to serve in a tall frosty glass, you need lots of heat. In other words, brewing beer is a thermal-energy-intensive process. But today, more breweries are saving money by using solar hot water for process heating, a technology referred to as solar...
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...