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  • Bard College Shines (2012)-

    This case study was written by Gerhard Klier of EarthKind Solar. It details an installation project at Bard College in New York that was undertaken with funds from the Recovery Act.

  • SHELD Solar Thermal Rebate Program (2011)-

    This brochure was created by The Home Energy Loss Prevention Service (HELPS), which provides energy assessment services to Massachusetts customers of The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC). It details the objectives and design of the South Hadley Electric Light Department (SHELD) solar thermal rebate program, which was created by the Massachusetts town of South Hadley. More information on solar thermal incentives can be found here.

  • San Francisco Solar Water-Heated Homes and Organizations (2009)-

    This brochure was created by San Francisco Environment, which is a department of the City and County of San Francisco. It presents two case studies of successful solar thermal water heating installations in San Francisco.

  • Solar Thermal Hot Water Systems in New York City (2011)-

    This report was written by the Community Environmental Center (CEC), which aids in the development and expansion of energy efficient infrastructure. With the support of two solar energy companies, Community Environmental Center installed 18 solar thermal water heating systems in multi-family and commercial buildings in New York City. That project prompted CEC to write this report, which provides technical and economic information on solar thermal water heating.

  • 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.

  • Challenge of the world market: “Europe is stuck with high installation costs” -

    Panel discussion at SMEthermal 2011” “Competition on price” was one of the key questions of the panel discussion at the international conference SMEthermal 2011 in Berlin on 10 February. Representatives from the major solar thermal markets worldwide discussed the challenges of the world market among them (left to right): Hakan Alas, General Manager, Ezinç Metal (Turkey), Michael Hsu, CEO, Sunshore Solar Energy – Business Development Central Europe (Austria/China) and Lucio Mesquita, Managing Director, Thermosol Consulting (Canada/Brazil). SMEthermal is an annual one-day conference dedicated exclusively to manufacturing of collectors and tanks, new materials and process optimisation. There were 160 participants from 22 different at the event.
    Photo: Solarpraxis AG / Therese Aufschlager