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USA: “Growing the SWH market requires long-term support”
Lisa Frantzis, Managing Director for Renewable and Distributed Energy at Navigant Consulting, has recently completed a study on the history, system types and supply chain of the solar thermal industry. She shared her findings with the participants of the Solar Thermal ’10, the second National Solar Heating and Cooling Conference, which took place in Milwaukee on 30 September and 1 October 2010. In her presentation, Frantzis analysed the US market and gave advice on how to develop a solar manufacturing sector in Milwaukee. The US state's largest city , Wisconsin, is one of 25 solar cities, which receive funding from the US Department of Energy to promote the use of solar technology in their communities (see http://www.solarthermalworld.org/node/1419).
Photo: Navigant Consulting
Wisconsin: Right Place for Solar Thermal Conference
Solar water heater systems in the state of Wisconsin: The number of commercial systems made a big jump in 2009, whereas the market for residential systems stagnated. The photo shows a collector field on the roof of a high-school swimming pool.
Photo: Focus on Energy
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MREA Certified Site Assessors
This website from the Midwest Renewable Energy Association lists Certified Renewable Energy Assessors to help determine if homes or small business sites are appropriate for the installation of a renewable energy system (e.g. Solar Domestic Hot Water).
Contact details are available as well as assessor information on how to stay certified, amongst other infomation.
Wisconsin Solar Tour
The Wisconsin Solar Tour is an annual event that allows you to tour sites that display solar electric, wind electric, solar domestic hot water, solar space heating, passive solar design, geothermal, and other renewable energy technology.
The sites are lived in and operated by ordinary people of Wisconsin and is part of the National Solar Tour, coordinated by the American Solar Energy Society.
MREA Certified Site Assessors
This website from the Midwest Renewable Energy Association lists Certified Renewable Energy Assessors to help determine if homes or small business sites are appropriate for the installation of a renewable energy system (e.g. Solar Domestic Hot Water).
Contact details are available as well as assessor information on how to stay certified, amongst other infomation.
