Posted on August 22, 2012 by Solar Fred
The solar thermal industry is notoriously treated as “the other solar” in the United States, despite it being widely used and appreciated in other parts of the world. The ASES National Solar Tour is not only an opportunity to educate … Continue reading →
Posted in ASES Solar Tour, Hotel Solar Hot Water, How Solar Works, Solar Business Resources, Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, solar hot water for hospitals, Solar Hot Water Marketing, Solar Rebates, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News, Solar thermal for laundromats
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Tagged ASES Solar Tour, How Solar Works, solar and the environment, Solar Business Resources, solar thermal marketing
Posted on August 16, 2012 by Solar Fred
SPI is always a great time to discuss solar hot water industry trends, as well as the solar thermal design engineering challenges of your upcoming projects. Chief solar thermal engineer Galy Moyal and COO Paul Burrowes will be on hand … Continue reading →
Posted on August 7, 2012 by Solar Fred
We’ve just learned that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has voted to increase the California Solar Initiative’s Thermal Rebate (CSI Thermal program) for both residential and commercial customers. The residential rebate will go up by a significant 45% in … Continue reading →
Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low-income, Residential Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, Solar Hot Water Marketing, Solar Hot Water News, Solar Rebates, Solar Tax Incentives, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News, Solar Thermal Economics, solar thermal engineering, Solar thermal for laundromats, Solar Thermal Training, SRCC OG-300 solar systems
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Tagged CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low income, solar hot water incentives, Solar Rebates, Solar Thermal incentives
Posted on July 31, 2012 by Solar Fred
California’s CSI Thermal rebate for commercial applications may be generous, but the three program administrators aren’t just writing checks for people to go solar thermal. Like any state incentive, there are specific requirements, and one of the biggest is performance … Continue reading →
Posted in CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low-income, Site Assessment, Solar Business Resources, solar hot water resources, Solar Rebates, solar thermal engineering, Solar thermal for laundromats, SRCC OG-300 solar systems
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Tagged CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low income, solar hot water, solar hot water incentives, SunReports solar thermal metering
Posted on July 26, 2012 by Solar Fred
Solar thermal advocacy organization, Eneref Institute, has begun to compile solar thermal case studies that are finding their way into the trade publications that serve various solar thermal applications. When it comes to media attention, solar thermal is often referred … Continue reading →
Posted in CSI Thermal Program, Hotel Solar Hot Water, pre-engineered solar thermal systems, Residential Solar Hot Water, Restaurant Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, solar hot water for hospitals, Solar Hot Water Marketing, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News, solar thermal engineering, solar thermal for breweries, Solar thermal for laundromats, solar thermal for process heat, Solar Thermal Space Heating, Solar water heating jobs
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Tagged solar hot water case studies, solar hot water marketing, solar thermal for apartment buildings, solar thermal for laundromats
Posted on July 20, 2012 by Solar Fred
Update: A few weeks after writing this post California’s Public Utility Commission (CPUC) did raise the rebate rates for its CSI Thermal program. Despite a huge pot of incentive dollars available for commercial and residential solar hot water, California’s entire … Continue reading →
Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low-income, Residential Solar Hot Water, Restaurant Solar Hot Water, Solar Business Resources, Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, Solar Rebates, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News, solar thermal engineering, SRCC OG-300 solar systems
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Tagged California Solar Iniaitive, CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low income, Solar Thermal incentives
Posted on July 2, 2012 by Solar Fred
As we approach the July 4th holiday for 2012, it’s a great time to reflect on the true meaning of energy independence for America, American businesses, and homes. Sadly, there’s a great deal of our nation that believes that energy … Continue reading →
Posted on June 20, 2012 by Solar Fred
One of the ways that solar thermal can grow exponentially in the U.S. is through its widespread installation and use by the U.S. military. According to the solar thermal advocacy organization, Eneref Institute, the Department of Defense ’s (DoD’s) domestic … Continue reading →
Posted on June 12, 2012 by Solar Fred
Going to Intersolar 2012 in San Francisco? We’ll be there too, and Free Hot Water invites you to visit us at Booth 7922. It all starts at the Moscone Convention Center in downtown San Francisco, July 9-12. Chief solar thermal engineer … Continue reading →
Posted on June 7, 2012 by Solar Fred
If you’ve ever doubted that we talk about solar thermal energy and solar hot water here on the Free Hot Water blog, here’s visual evidence that we’re very serious and persistent about having a serious interactive conversation about the solar … Continue reading →