At a time when most solar rebates are shrinking or going by the wayside because of the demand for more solar, Hawaii Energy is bucking the trend by increasing its solar hot water rebates for homeowners. The utility, the pacific island state’s largest, announced March 11 that it increased its instant...
The massive solar hot water system Easy Energy installed at a Tucson senior living center is an example of exactly the kind of project solar hot water technology works best for.
Easy Energy installed 600 solar hot water collectors on carports in the community along with significant hot water storage...
Every month, Sol Systems distributes a newsletter, the SolMarket Project Finance Journal, to our community of solar developers and investors. The journal features solar finance statistics, trends, industry news, and information about SREC markets that we garner from our relationships and experience...
Been wanting to build a solar concentrator for solar hot water? Hey, why not? Well, a guest author on sister site Green Building Elements has some tips for you. Check them out:
Guest Post: How to Build a Solar Concentrator for Solar Hot Water
By: GBE FACTS
Blog writer James Vasanth has written...
Whether you welcome it with enthusiasm or pretend it’s not happening, the holiday season is upon us. This year, all of us here at RenewableEnergyWorld would like to highlight organizations that uphold the spirit of giving, charity and work for the greater good. Below you will find some of...
Lanai is Hawaii’s sixth largest island and home to about 3,000 people. Island residents have been waiting for months now to hear what will become of the 98% of the island’s land that was recently acquired by Larry Ellison, CEO of software giant Oracle.
In June, Ellison purchased the vast...
It’s the season of campaigns and campaign promises, but for the solar industry, an unfulfilled presidential promise from nearly three years ago is still rankling.
In 2011, President Obama announced that he was bringing back solar panels to the White House. Over twenty years before, in 1979, President...
Solar thermal projects aren’t nearly as glamorous as their solar photovoltaic (or PV)/electric counterparts, but they serve a vital function in the solar world. With greater panel efficiency than PV panels offer, solar thermal projects have a big impact on reducing utility bills, particularly in...
Fifty years ago, Israel was on the cusp of developing a promising solar industry. Solar hot water systems in particular made a splash in the country, but many decades later, those same systems are just about all that exists for solar development in the country.
Bloomberg Businessweek reported that while...
Apocalypse Brew Works, a new microbrewery in Louisville, Kentucky, is taking advantage of a growing trend in the restaurant industry: solar hot water.
The brewery opened last month with eight beers on tap, all made with hundreds of gallons of free hot water, thanks to the roof’s rows of solar...
