Solar Thermal Heating User Guide (2007)
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June 24, 2009
June 23, 2009 Manufacturer Founds Air Collector Association SAHWIA
Air collector companies exist very much in the shadows of the manufacturers of water collectors. Therefore a Solar Air Heating World Industry Association (SAHWIA) is necessary. But not all manufacturers are pleased with the procedure that lead to the association’s founding. Photo:...
May 14, 2009 Combined Solar Power and Desalination Plants: Update on the MED-CSD Project (2009)
This presentation from 2009 provides an update of the MED-CSD project. The main aim of this project is the assessment of the technico-economic potential of CSP for electricity and desalination in the Mediterranean region. The presentation first gives a global overview by linking the regions...
April 27, 2009 New and Improved Incentive Schemes in Canada
Canadians benefit from a series of improvements that the federal supporting measures for solar thermal technology brought forth. First of all, the funding for the ecoEnergy Retrofit Homes Program – a programme for residential home owners - has been increased by 300 million Canadian Dollars (CAD)....
April 21, 2009 CanSIA Solar Conference 2009, Toronto
The conference will include industry and technical updates, government activities (all levels), R&D and attracting investors. It is designed especially for solar industry members, government representatives, ENGO's, utilities, financial community members, architects, developers, builders,...
March 27, 2009 Barriers to Technology Diffusion: the Case of Solar Thermal Technologies (2006)
This joint paper from the OECD and IEA (October 2006) looks into the different barriers that exist which prevent solar thermal technologies to deliver its real potential. Next to listing the barriers, the document also looks into means to overcome these, the existing technologies & markets...
March 25, 2009 Ontario: Solar Home Systems on Lease
The financial obstacle of buying a solar water heating (SWH) system is an issue for almost every company or household. Reliance Home Comfort (RHC), based in Toronto, offers a special renting system for water heaters to overcome this issue. The Canadian supplier for water heaters responded last year...
February 23, 2009 MEDA Limited
Thank you very much for allowing me to introduce myself and my organization. MEDA, is a quality contract and direct placement organization that specializes in Energy Municipal Services, Civil, Government, Engineering, Information Technology, Finance and Project Management. There are several...
February 15, 2009 Enlarging Testing Facilities for SRCC in the USA
The extension of the federal tax credits by eight years and the election of Barack Obama have suddenly made the U.S. market for solar thermal energy far more attractive. The importance of imports of collectors and systems is growing. The number of flat plate and evacuated tube collectors has...
December 22, 2008 Canada Committed to Solar Thermal Energy
The first solar seasonal storage facility on the North American continent: Since September 2007, 52 single-family homes at the Drake Landing Solar Community in Okotoks near Calgary have been heated using 800 collectors of the Canadian manufacturer Enerworks and a ground reservoir with...
November 30, 2008 4th Canadian Solar Buildings Conference, Toronto
The 4th Canadian Solar Buildings Conference takes place parallel to the 34th Annual Conference of the Solar Energy Society of Canada and 4th Canadian Solar Buildings Research Network Conference. Presentations either in French or in English on many aspects of solar energy technology and solar...
November 14, 2008 Canada: Solar Thermal Energy Competitive with Natural Gas
Canada’s biggest solar thermal installation with 223 kW (319 m²) pumps heat to Wood Green Community Services in Toronto. Photo: Mondial Energy