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Monthly Archives: November 2013

Solar Hot Water Installs in the News

Posted on by Solar Fred

Unfortunately, solar thermal installations don’t receive much attention in the media, so Free Hot Water offers this run down of some notable solar thermal success stories that we’ve recently seen in the US market. Clif Bars’ HQ and Test Kitchens … Continue reading

Posted in Solar Hot Water, Solar hot water case studies, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, Solar Hot Water Monitoring, Solar Thermal & Solar Hot Water News, solar thermal for process heat |

Download this USDA Presentation on Solar Thermal Food Processing History and Technology

Posted on by Solar Fred

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently made a presentation about the usage of solar thermal as a food drying and processing technology. In terms of industrial food processing, solar thermal and solar hot water are commonly at vineyards and … Continue reading

Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, Commercial PACE Programs, commercial solar thermal skid pump stations, CSI Thermal Program, solar hot water resources, Solar Process Heat, solar thermal for breweries, solar thermal for process heat, Solar Thermal Space Heating |

North Carolina On My Mind for a New Generous Solar Thermal Tax Credit

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If you’re looking for generous solar thermal rebates, North Carolina has a new 35% state tax credit that can be used for North Carolina’s many food processing plants, private universities, pork and dairy farms, hotels, apartment buildings, and more. The … Continue reading

Posted in 30% Investment Tax Credit, North Carolina Solar Thermal/Hot Water, Residential Solar Water Heating Installers, Solar Thermal Space Heating |

Video: A Building Developer and a Restaurant Owner Discuss Benefits of Solar Thermal

Posted on 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 in Restaurant Solar Hot Water, Solar hot water case studies, Solar Hot Water for Apartment Buildings, Solar Power International 2013, solar thermal for breweries, Solar Trade Shows |