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Solar water-heating collectors

Caleffi’s StarMax V solar water-heating collectors are used for pumped glycol and drainback systems.

June 17, 2013

Caleffi’s StarMax V solar water-heating collectors are used for pumped glycol and drainback systems.

Biobased solar heat transfer fluid

Climalife’s Greenway biobased heat transfer fluids offer unique technical properties for thermal solar applications and cooling applications.

May 31, 2013

Climalife’s Greenway biobased heat transfer fluids offer unique technical properties for thermal solar applications and cooling applications.

Using hybrid PV/solar thermal systems

A CleanEnergyAuthority.com article explains the differences between two hybrid solar systems using photovoltaic cells to warm water

May 17, 2013

One takes waste heat and transfers it to a building’s water heating system and the other uses mirrors to concentrate the solar energy to one area of PV cells and a fluid heat transfer system.

Dual solar tubing with stainless-steel tubes

Flexsure’s dual solar tubing system connects supply and return lines between solar panels and a hot water storage tank.

May 17, 2013

Flexsure’s dual solar tubing system connects supply and return lines between solar panels and a hot water storage tank.

ISH China 2013 - Day 2

No shortage of sights to see at ISH China.

Mike Miazga

April 9, 2013

If you came to the 2013 ISH China & CIHE show at the New China International Exhibition Centre in Beijing looking for the latest heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and sanitation products and technologies, you weren’t disappointed.

Solar thermal incentive program expanded in California

March 22, 2013

California regulators have expanded the state’s California Solar Initiative Thermal Program in an effort to provide enhanced incentives for solar heating and cooling technologies

U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance formed to grow SHC market

March 22, 2013

On Feb. 19, the Solar Energy Industries Association launched the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance

Heat pumps are renewable energy heat sources

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

January 15, 2013

I recently read an Internet posting asserting that heat pumps, both air-source and geothermal, should not be considered renewable energy heat sources.

French team wins Solar Decathlon Europe

September 30, 2012

The Rhône Alpes team from France won Europe’s 2012 Solar Decathlon with its Canopea house. The Andalusìa team from Spain won second place with its Patio 2.12 house and