Tag: solar thermal
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Solar thermal Q&A: What are the trends in 2017, and how does an installer get started?
For an update on what’s going in with solar thermal, we chatted with Bob Leckinger, CEO of FAFCO, the oldest and largest US commercial and residential solar thermal manufacturer with more than 200,000 customers. FAFCO recently launched the nation’s first-ever, commercially viable, combined solar electric/thermal system, CoolPV. This panel technologyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Meet Ice Cub: a nifty new home energy storage device and HVAC system
Ice Energy, a leading provider of distributed thermal energy storage solutions, has launched the Ice Cub – a reimagined way to cool and heat the home, store energy and optimize solar PV. Building upon Ice Energy’s patented thermal energy storage and load management technology, the Ice Cub is designed toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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5D Watts close to launching hybrid concentrated PV heat energy system
5D Watts, a custom composite manufacturing company, sent word that it has initiated formal certification testing of Hybrid Solar Concentration PV and Heat Energy System. After completion of a production prototype, and in-house testing for almost two years, the company says it is ready to complete certification testing with CERT. “Having reachedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Check out this huge solar thermal power plant using Delta Group’s trackers
Delta Group sent word about its participation in SolarReserve’s Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, the world’s largest concentrating solar power plant with integrated molten salt energy storage. Check it out above. A key part of the electricity generation operation is Delta’s solar tracking solution, which synchronizes and manages over 10,000 trackingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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A Beautiful Near-Net-Zero-Energy Home in Utah
Prime: prime Subtitle: Built with structural insulated panels and Passive House level of airtightness, this home is a winner …