solar installations

This presentation was created by Ken May of Abengoa Solar, and was published by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). It explains the potential of solar thermal to displace conventional electric use and create long term utility savings.

This report was written by the Kotzebue Electric Association (KEA), which helps provide electricity to the indigenous NANA Region of Kotzebue, Alaska. It reports on test efforts at installing solar thermal heating systems in a number of homes in Alaska that were in need of home heating assistance.

This case study was written by Adroit Solar, a solar energy company in California. It profiles a solar thermal installation at the Mission Heights Condominium complex which provides solar thermal water heating to 116 residential units in 3 buildings.

This activity report is one of the deliverable of the EURALINET project (European Union - Latin American Research and Innovation Networks Initiative), funded under the FP7 EU funding programme. The document reports the activities done with regards to solar thermal and it was presented during a meeting in Mexico City, Mexico.

This brochure provides information on the use of solar thermal radiant floor heating systems in remote areas where the cost of fuel transportation is prohibitive. It was created by the National Defense Center for Energy and Environment.

This presentation analyzes the state of the solar thermal market in the US in 2008. It was first presented at the 2009 Solar Thermal Roadmap Symposium hosted by the Solar Energy Industries Association.

This document was produced by Southern Energy Management. It examines two case studies of commercial solar thermal energy projects in North Carolina.

This paper details the research, design and installation of the solar thermal water-heating project at the Redwood Information Center (RIC) in Orick, California, USA in 2003.

After research, they chose to focus on active, indirect solar thermal systems, rather than a passive system. An active system utilizes pumps, rather than natural heat convection currents to move thermal liquid throughout the system. This report takes you through the factors (hot water demand, solar availability) and choices they had to weigh for the system before installation.

The New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) and Building Research commissioned BRANZ to undertake an independent research study on the quality of solar water heaters in New Zealand, in terms of installation quality, energy performance and durability.

Conclusions of the study point out that in terms of quality, the systems analysed are very diverse, which denotes that there is still some issues in the application of standard practices.

This manual (Solar Butler 1.1) was written by Butler Sun Solutions in 2009. The installation manual takes you step-by-step through the installation process. Solar Butler includes the new pump box, the anti-scald valve heat trap, and the Do’s and Don’ts of solar installation (common pitfalls for new installers). The manual includes photos for all the steps, proper equipment used and ensures that the manual is used to install a solar domestic hot water system that meets all SRCC minimum requirements.