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The Connecticut Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority is pioneering innovative financing methods that make rooftop solar systems more affordable and accessible for consumers.

Developers are creating a new subdivision of homes in Kennewick, Wash., with underground geothermal systems. The subdivision has 18 lots; the long-term plan is to build 400 homes.

This 20-page publication, “A Consumer’s Guide: Heat Your Water with the Sun,” introduces consumers to solar heating technologies.

Caleffi is kicking off its year-long Caleffi Excellence program to encourage designers and installers of hydronic or plumbing systems to showcase their work featuring its products.

GeoStar introduces two new commercial water-source units to its product line — the Aston Compact and the Arbor Base — and announces upgrades to the GeoStar Arbor.

Residential and small-business customers can apply for a 30% rebate, while schools and public buildings can apply for a 50% rebate.

The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating thinks so.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a bill earlier this year tasking the NYC Office of Long-Term Planning & Sustainability to study geothermal energy resources and the feasibility of city-wide adoption of geothermal heating and cooling.

A Hamburg, Germany, apartment building intends to generate heat from its vertical algae farm on the sides of the building

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