SEIA, the solar industry’s main trade organization, has released a long-awaited Solar Heating and Cooling Roadmap to installing more solar thermal systems in the U.S. There’s a lot of great information here and a bold vision for a solar thermal … Continue reading
While there are many breweries today with a solar thermal component, global brewmeister Heineken has gone one step farther. It’s on its way to creating the first 100% carbon neutral brewery, which includes solar thermal, as well as innovative waste-heat-to-energy … Continue reading
One of the first books on solar energy that I ever read was A Golden Thread: 2500 Years of Solar Architecture and Technology by John Perlin. Below, Perlin is interviewed about the (ancient) history of solar hot water and discusses … Continue reading
Solar thermal systems have recently been shown to be cost-competitive with natural gas for multi-unit housing. As a result, architects and developers are increasingly contacting Free Hot Water to find out if solar water heating systems can be integrated with … Continue reading
It’s exciting to see what’s next in architecture and how young architects are integrating solar hot water and solar heating into their building designs. Below are several video examples from the 2013 Solar Decathlon, an international competition that invites colleges … Continue reading
At long last, the White House has reportedly started to install “American-made solar panels” on the White House roof, along with other energy efficiency measures. It’s about time. Free Hot Water has personally waited a long time for this … Continue reading
California’s CSI Thermal program has expanded eligibility for its lucrative rebates that give California businesses up to $500,000 towards the cost or their solar thermal installations. The first big change is that commercial pool heating is now eligible for the … Continue reading
Have you ever had a commercial or industrial solar thermal project in California get held up due to lack of financing? Consider the recently revived PACE financing, or “Property Assessed Clean Energy. PACE is the next best thing to having … Continue reading
While incentives alone have worked to grow the market for solar PV systems in California, the state’s generous CSI Thermal rebates—plus the Federal 30% Investment Tax Credit—have yet to create a solar hot water boom in California. At least not … Continue reading
Gal Moyal, Free Hot Water’s chief engineer, was recently featured in an article in Solar Power World, but as often happens, only a few of his written answers were used for the final article. But we thought his responses were … Continue reading
