Idaho Backroads: Hells Canyon Winery turns to solar power

Today’s weather is not unusual for southern Idaho. We average more than 200 days of sunshine every year and more Idahoans are taking advantage of that free source of energy to help the environment and save money, like a soon-to-be solar-powered winery. “In terms of wind and solar replacing hydro-electric and coal, I think you’re on a 10-year glide path …

Energy Innovation: Hot Water options

HONOLULU (KHON2) – Water heating can account for 40% of you home’s electricity use.  That’s a big chunk of your electric bill but it makes sense.  Bathing, laundry, washing dishes.  RevoluSun Smart Home president Dave Gorman wants to remind everyone about the saving you could have by adding Solar water heating to your home. There are a couple of options …

Solar water heaters to cut on domestic power costs

Kenyans are now being encouraged to adopt solar water heaters as a long term solution towards lowering their domestic electricity costs. According to Water and Energy Solutions Company, Davis Shirtlff, solar water heaters also called solar domestic hot water systems are the most viable solution to cost effective water heating. As the Davis Shirtliff Group Chief Executive Officer, David Gatende explained, …

Hurricane Michael Highlights Urgent Need For More Solar Opportunities In Florida

A vehicle sits partially submerged in floodwaters as a fallen electricity transmission tower lays on the ground in the background after Hurricane Michael hit in Panama City, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg Hurricane Michael, the most powerful storm to hit the Florida panhandle on record, caused loss of life and rampant destruction, flattening entire towns …

How Solar-Powered, Mobile Water Purifiers Can Help Cities Cope With Bad Water

Photo: WorldWater and Solar TechnologiesA solar-powered MaxPure system turns pond water into clean drinking water. When WorldWater and Solar Technologies deploys its mobile water purifiers—arrays of solar panels, batteries, and high-pressure pumps—the machines usually wind up in natural disaster zones, off-grid villages, or military operations around the world. Now the company is expanding within the United States, where cities are …

Australia’s solar water heating industry needs a shake-up

Australians lack access to good quality and reasonably-priced solar hot water systems, which is contributing to their lack of uptake, according to Murdoch University senior lecturer Dr. Tania Urmee.  “In a nation that has an abundance of sunlight, there are vast opportunities to further develop this industry,” says Urmee.  “Replacing electricity and gas hot water systems with solar water heating …

Electric Water Heater Market to surpass $19bn by 2024: Global Market Insights, Inc.

Sellbyville, Delaware, Oct. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Electric Water Heater Market is anticipated to cross a revenue of over USD 19 billion by 2024; as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc. Increasing investments toward the development of existing infrastructure coupled with ongoing economic transformation will drive the electric water heater market growth. Government initiatives toward …

New material could up efficiency of concentrated solar power

reader comments 116 With the price of photovoltaics having plunged dramatically, solar is likely to become a major contributor to the electrical generating mix in many countries. But the intermittent nature of photovoltaics could put a limit on how much they contribute to future grids or force us to develop massive storage capabilities. But photovoltaics aren’t the only solar technology …

The Latest Solar Company Taking a Buyout

Don’t look now, but the solar industry is slowly exiting from public markets. Trina Solar and JA Solar have gone private, and Canadian Solar‘s CEO is trying to take his company off public markets. Now, Hanwha Q Cells (NASDAQ:HQCL) is trying to exit the public market with an $825 million buyout offer from its parent company, Hanwha Chemical Corporation, earlier this week.  …

Solar Water Heaters Market by Investment Feasibility, Major Manufacturers, regions and Forecast to 2023

Solar Water Heaters Market report is an in-depth analysis and an exhaustive analysis of the existing state of the Solar Water Heaters industry.  The report starts with a basic Solar Water Heaters market overview. In this introductory section, the research report incorporates analysis of Definitions, Classifications and Industry chain structure. Solar Water Heaters Market is Growing due to Increased Demand …