grants

• Solar Hot Water Incentive Program - Connecticut (2012)-

  This brochure was created by Connecticut Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority. It provides information on access to state incentives for solar thermal water heating. It is an updated version of this document with similar information from 2009. For information on other solar thermal incentive programs please click here.

• Solar District Heating – Macro Analysis Report (2011)-

• A Guide to Buying Solar Water Heating (2009)-

  Because of the climatic conditions of New Zealand and the positive impact of solar water heating technologies the country’s authorities encourage the use of this type of installations. This resulted in the issuing of a free guide by the country’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA).

• Solar Water Heating for the Hospitality Industry (2003)-

  This case study was written by the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA). It examines the case of Penticton's Hostel in British Columbia, Canada, which installed solar water heating for its hospitality operations.

• Bulgaria: BEERECL Programme Extended -

• Solar Thermal Incentive Program (2009)-

  This fact sheet provides information on Connecticut’s incentives for solar thermal. It is administered by the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund.

  The fact sheet begins by explaining the basics of how a solar thermal energy system works. It explains that the incentives that Connecticut offers for installing a solar thermal system are available for both residential and non-residential settings.

• EISG Final Report: Solar Thermal Heat Pump/Chiller (2008)-

  This is a report on the Solar Thermal Heat Pump/Chiller the “Helisorber” that was done at the conclusion of a research project on the product funded by the Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) Program, administered by the California Energy Commission.

  The “Helisorber” heat pump when coupled with a low-concentration solar collector is capable of providing chilling and heat pumped hot water. The research finds that the Helisorber is both a cost-effective and carbon reducing approach to creating a mass market solar thermal project.

• Poland: Downwind for the Solar Thermal Market- Commercial applications are on the rise in Poland: “Big building societies, hotels and hospitals are investing in solar thermal systems,” confirms export manager Jacek Paluch of the collector manufacturer Watt. Photo: Watt
  

• BERR's Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP Phase 2) - LCBP Phase 2 is part of the UK Environmental Transformation Fund (ETF), a joint DECC/Defra fund to promote the demonstration and deployment of low carbon energy and energy efficiency technologies. For that purpose, grants for the installation of microgeneration technologies are available to public sector buildings (schools, hospitals, housing associations and local authorities) and charitable bodies until June 2009. Go to Document
• Innovation Programme - In 2001, Daventry District Council received funding from the Energy Saving Trust’s Carbon Reduction Pilot (now the Innovation Programme) to undertake a study about the feasibility of providing grants for supply and installation of both solar thermal and photovoltaic domestic systems, in Northamptonshire.
• Spanish Decree on Grants for Solar Thermal Projects (2008)-

  This document, from the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning, is an example of legislation setting rules for grants to boost the development of renewable energies, biomass and solar thermal in the Spanish Region of Murcia. This piece of legislation goes through all the details of the grant: its recipients (local corporations, businesses, households and nonprofit institutions), the requirements, the target areas of intervention, the characteristics of the installations covered, the procedures and documents necessary to get the funds, among others.

• Overview of State-Sponsored Incentives for Residential Solar – Hawaii-

  This useful website provides an overview of Hawaii’s solar rebate programmes, tax incentives, and grants. For solar rebate programmes, the Hawaii Electric Company (HECO) has a Energy Solutions Program. HECO provides $1,000 rebate to help reduce out of pocket costs for residential solar water heaters and offers a free HECO inspection. The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) Energy Wise programme offers $800 for a residential solar water heater installation and 50 to 80% of equipment costs for commercial installations.