climate

• Low-Carbon Communities in the Caribbean (2011)-

  This presentation was created by Blaise Stoltenberg of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). It covers solar energy use in the Caribbean, pages 16-31 focus specifically on solar thermal water heating.

• Thermal Regulations and Energy Performance of Buildings – the French Case (2010)-

  This is a presentation delivered by Enerplan during the “Setting up the Right Incentives to Boost Solar Thermal in Europe” webinar organized on November 30, 2010, within the framework of ProSTO project, funded through the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme.

• Solar Hot Water Heating Systems (2010)-

  This presentation was created by Pete Shoemaker of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). It covers the current state of the solar thermal industry, some of the basic science behind solar thermal heating, and analyzes a few examples of solar thermal heating in action.

• Solar Water Heating as a Climate Protection Strategy: The Role for Carbon Finance- In January 2005 (revised in November 2005), a US non profit Green Market International released this study on the possible role of solar water heatering in international efforts to reduce GHG emissions for developing nations. The Kyoto protocol's Clean Developing Mechnisms (CDM) provides the opportunity for carbon trading to support environmental protection and economic development? Markets of Solar water heating is described in 6 developing countries, namely Barbados Brazil China India Mexico and South Africa.