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• I Want My Own Solar System! (2009)-

  This brochure comes from the Minnesota Office of Energy Security. It provides information for households and consumers on the benefits and basic of solar thermal heating for the home.

• Concentrating Solar Power: Utility‐Scale Solutions for Pollution‐Free Electricity (2009)-

  This document is a fact sheet from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). It provides information on Concentrating Solar Power (CSP).

• Solar Thermal Energy Production: The Next Generation (2007)-

  This presentation was created by Jeff Curry of Lakeland Electric, and was first presented at the 2007 Southeast Solar Summit hosted by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It focuses on hot water heating utilities offered to residential homes in Florida.

• How To – Solar Hot Water (2008)-

  This is a how-to instructional guide on how to make your own solar thermal hot water heating system. It was created by the website GreenPowerScience.com.

  The guide explains how to devise a soalr thermal hot water heating system using a black rubber hose and a heat exchanger. The step by step walks the user through how to build and install the system and the various options they have in doing so.

  Author: GreenPowerScience.com

  Date: 2008

  Pages: 8

• Case Study: Solar Air Heating for Residential Space Heating (2004)-

  This brochure is a case study of how a single family home utilized a solar thermal system for air heating purposes.

  The thermal system works by circulating heated air throughout the house with a fan. According to the document, the system will maintain a constant air heat temperature in various weather conditions. A special component of this system is that that collector itself is made of recycled aluminum cans.

  Author: Canadian Solar Industries Association

  Date: 2004

  Pages: 2

• Solar Hot Water for Laundromats (2004)-

  This brochure is a case study of the Beach Solar Laundromat in Toronto, Canada and their experience with using a solar thermal hot water heating system for their laundromat business.

• Solar Water Heating as a Climate Protection Strategy: The Role for Carbon Finance (2005)-

  This analysis (from 2005 by Green Markets International) of carbon finance covers its impact on domestic solar water heating, and the market implications six countries (Barbados, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa).

  More specifically it examines the contribution that SWH can make to carbon abatement in several developing countries that are eligible to participate in major carbon trading programs. It also explores how participation in carbon trading can boost SWH markets.