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SOLAR 2011 will take place from 17 – 21 Mai 2011 at the Raleigh Convention Center. The National Solar Conference is the longest-running educational event for solar energy professionals in the U.S. Now in its 40th year, the SOLAR 2011 program will be developed by solar energy experts in all topical areas - technology, buildings, policy, professional education, workforce development, and consumer education. Many sessions will offer continuing education credits for architects, installers, engineers, and more.

Intersolar North America 2011 takes place from July 12 - 14 2011 at the Mocone Center, San Francisco. Exhibition and conference promote the development of business opportunities throughout the U.S. solar industry. More than 580 U.S.-based and international exhibitors and over 20,000 trade visitors participated in 2010. The conference, which took place at the InterContinental Hotel, and accompanying programs featured more than 2,500 attendees over four days.

One box on three Euro palettes brings the desalination unit to the site: The MiniSal 1000 purifies up to 1,000 litres of sea or brackish water per day like this installation in the town of Al-Hail in Oman. The first two pilot projects in India are already under way.
Photo: Mage Water Management

“A coordinated effort is needed to develop the solar thermal market in North America,” Lucio Mesquita, Head of Thermosol Consulting in Canada, said during his presentation about “Solar Cooling in North America” at the Intersolar North America in San Francisco in July.
Photo: Thermosol Consulting

This report was prepared by SFEnvironment and explains the basics of solar water heating as they relate to residents of San Francisco, CA.

SFEnvironment describes in detail the basics of solar water heating technology, what is required in terms of system sizing, cost and special incentives provided by the California Solar Initiative (CSI).

The documents summary lists several benefits of using solar thermal technology for domestic hot water heating; creation of new jobs in the solar energy sector, cost savings and reduction of carbon emissions.

Author: SFEnvironment

This document was prepared by the University of Colorado Solar Decathlon Team.
The Solar Decathlon challenge is organised by the U.S. Department of Energy and calls for 20 collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive.

This document goes through the solar house built by the University of Colorado, making an in-depth energy analysis. The house combines different technologies, including solar thermal energy.

This factsheet was created by Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy; which is a public-private partnership that offers information on energy services to utility customers in Wisconsin. The focus of this factsheet is the various applications of solar thermal heating systems in commercial settings.

The 3^rd Annual Renewable Energy Technology Conferece and Exibition (Retech 2011) will take place from 20 – 22 September 2011 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C.. RETECH 2011 continues the tradition of assembling all of the renewable energy technologies, industries and applications in one place; providing government officials, executives, engineers, financiers, and other professionals a one-stop annual update on renewable energy.

This document was prepared by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and describes how a New England Dairy farm uses solar energy to reduce cost and lower carbon emissions.

In 2008 Oakhurst Dairy installed 2,500 square feet of solar panels on the roof of their headquarters in Portland, Maine to heat water for case washing. This is one of the largest solar thermal systems in the northeastern US.

This report was prepared by the US Environmental Protection Agency and explains the concept and benefit of using “active” and “passive” solar systems.

The document describes the basics of both active and passive systems and provides advice on integrating solar systems to work in conjunction with conventional water heaters.