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- Rooftop Solar Water Heating System, Riverside Correctional Facility, Philadelphia Prison System (2008)-
This document details the construction of a solar thermal water heating system on the Riverside Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, PA.
The installation is a rooftop boiler setup. The cost of the system was $665,000; and it is estimated that over the 25 year life span of the equipment there will be an avoidance of 1 million pounds of carbon emissions that would have otherwise occurred. The project should fully pay for itself back due to energy cost savings in a decade.
- Transition to Solar Thermal – Roadmap of Holland Solar (2007)-
With this 2007 roadmap, the Dutch solar thermal association Holland Solar, sets out a future perspective for solar thermal market development in the Netherlands based on three timeframes i.e. 2015, 2030 and 2050. The document has to be seen in the discussion on the energy transition process and underlines that a change in cultural behaviour is needed to which all stakeholders, especially companies, authorities and research institutes, have to contribute.
- Solar Heating and Cooling in Norway- This report from 2005 provides information on how the government in Norway is boosting the use of renewable energy sources, solar heating and cooling particularly.
- Overview of Incentives for Solar Thermal Technology in the USA- This website provides an overview of all the different incentives offered at a State and Federal Level in the US for Renewable Energy including Solar Energy. Go to website
- Solar Heating Information for Business and Industry- The US Department of Energy has a lot of useful information for businesses wishing to install solar thermal technology. Details about financial assistance can also be found on this site. Go to Website
