Posted on November 8, 2013 by Solar Fred
Last month at Solar Power International 2013, Doug Stingle, Development Director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, sat down with representatives of two Chicago area businesses that have benefited from solar hot water. His first guest, Michael Burton, is … Continue reading →
Posted on November 19, 2012 by Solar Fred
At Free Hot Water, we’re always thinking of ways to engineer things to be simple and to work, especially solar water heating. Sadly, engineering the perfect Thanksgiving dinner is not something we can do with CAD software or calculators, though … Continue reading →
Posted on November 13, 2012 by Solar Fred
Learn about new California solar hot water incentives, and becoming a Certified Free Hot Water Installer at this info session for consumers and installers. Residential solar hot water rebates in California have recently gone up by 45%, making this the … Continue reading →
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 May 10, 2012 by Solar Fred
Free Hot Water often highlights California’s generous subsidies for solar hot water installations, but it’s not the only state committed to solar water heating. Arizona’s utilities all offer different—but valuable—solar hot water incentives for both residential and commercial installations. Of … Continue reading →
Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, pre-engineered solar thermal systems, Residential Solar Hot Water, Restaurant Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, solar hot water for hospitals, solar hot water resources, Solar Hot Water Value, Solar Rebates, Solar Thermal Space Heating, SRCC OG-300 solar systems
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Tagged 30% solar investment tax credit, Arizona solar hot water, Arizona Solar Thermal, solar, solar hot water for apartment buildings, Solar Hot Water News, Solar Rebates, solar water heating incentives
Posted on April 25, 2012 by Solar Fred
Free Hot Water is increasingly becoming known for our quality lines of solar collectors, tanks, and pump stations, and OG-300 systems. That’s the bread and butter of installing solar thermal, and we know that. Yet, there are little parts, tools, … Continue reading →
Posted in pre-engineered solar thermal systems, Restaurant Solar Hot Water, Site Assessment, Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, solar hot water for hospitals, solar hot water resources, SRCC OG-300 solar systems, Weicon, Weicon Products
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Tagged solar hot water calculators, solar hot water resources, solar insolation, solar thermal tools, solar water heating components, Weicon
Posted on April 18, 2012 by Solar Fred
When California funded the CSI Solar Thermal program in 2010, part of the funding included a carve-out for marketing the program and educating the public about solar hot water’s benefits to consumers and businesses. That public awareness program is finally … Continue reading →
Posted in CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low-income, Residential Solar Hot Water, Restaurant Solar Hot Water, Solar Business Resources, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, solar hot water for hospitals, Solar Hot Water News, Solar Rebates, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News
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Tagged California Solar Intiative, CSI Thermal Program, CSI Thermal program for low income, solar hot water incentives, Solar Hot Water Videos, solar water heating incentives
Posted on March 6, 2012 by Solar Fred
The lack of competition for solar water heating services in California is startling. Despite the rich solar thermal rebates that are available in California—and other states—there are few installers who can legally use them and collect the rebates. In fact, … Continue reading →
Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, Hotel Solar Hot Water, Residential Solar Hot Water, Restaurant Solar Hot Water, Solar Business Resources, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, solar hot water for hospitals, Solar Hot Water Marketing, solar hot water resources, Solar Rebates, Solar Tax Incentives
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Tagged CSI Thermal Program, solar hot water for apartments, solar hot water solar hot water for apartments solar hot water incentives solar hot water rebates solar technology solar thermal, solar water heating for homes
Posted on February 29, 2012 by Solar Fred
We’re proud to announce that we’ve received Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) approval for our made-in-America 8000 series solar hot water collector. As Florida solar thermal installers and plumbers know, all collectors sold or manufactured in Florida must be certified … Continue reading →
Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, Florida-FSEC-Certification, pre-engineered solar thermal systems, Residential Solar Hot Water, Restaurant Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, solar hot water for hospitals, Solar Rebates, Solar Thermal Economics
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Tagged Florida solar hot water, FSEC Certification, Made-In-USA Solar Hot Water Collectors, solar hot water for apartments, solar hot water for restaurants