Solar Diverters Can Supply Solar Hot Water From A Rooftop Array, Without Adding Any Extra Plumbing

Clean Power Published on September 22nd, 2018 by Derek Markham 0 September 22nd, 2018 by Derek Markham  Installing a solar diverter can essentially help convert a home’s hot water heater into an energy storage system, allowing solar homeowners increase their self-consumption during peak production hours. The conventional method of generating solar hot water, which uses the thermal energy of sunlight …

How an Israeli Solar Solution Can Benefit the US and the World – The Jewish Press

Solar panels at Kibbutz Ketura’s Arava Power Company. {Originally posted to the Tower Magazine website} America is undergoing a quiet clean-energy revolution. Renewable resources such as solar, wind, hydro- and nuclear power produce more than a third of the country’s energy, and this sector is growing at a rate several times faster than the national economy. Many would be surprised …

Solar Water Heater Market Analysis, Segments, Growth and Value Chain 2024

The “Solar Water Heater Market: Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis and Forecast, 2015 – 2021” report has been added to Zion Market Research offering. The global Solar Water Heater Market report covers all essential data related to the present market situations over the global Solar Water Heater Market. It emphasizes on an idea of the recent market growth along with detail about most dominating players in …

2.3 megawatt solar project in Enfield benefits 373 households

CLOSE Ryan McCune, vice president of sales and marketing, explains how a solar farm works. He is speaking in front of a solar farm on Jacksonville Road. Matt Steecker, ithacajournal.com | @MSteecker The solar farm that produces 2.3 megawatts is located in Enfield and is the largest in Tompkins County.(Photo: Provided photo) Tompkins County is a leader in solar energy …

Holyoke solar plant gets battery storage

HOLYOKE — Next to the remnants of a coal-fired power plant, a cleaner source of energy popped up about two years ago: a 22-acre field of solar panels. On Tuesday, the 5.8-megawatt solar farm unveiled a new battery storage system that will give the project a major boost. On such an overcast day, though, there wasn’t a lot of sun …

Origami Design Boosts Efficiency Of Solar Water Purifier

Clean Power Published on September 24th, 2018 by Steve Hanley 0 September 24th, 2018 by Steve Hanley  Scientists at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia have discovered a way to make a more efficient solar water purifier. Is that important? If you live in the Arabian peninsular where desert is the primary geological feature and fresh …

Solar Water Heater Market and Top Companies Studied in 2017 with an Eye on Future

(MENAFN Editorial) iCrowdNewswire – Sep 24, 2018 The Solar Water Heater market dynamics, forces, companies and trends have been determined after conducting a detailed study of the industry for this newly released research report now available with Market Study Report. Solar Water Heater Market will cross USD 4 billion by 2024, according to a new research report. Rising concern to …

The Biggest Controversy in Commercial Solar Finance

Earlier this year, I published an article analyzing how President Trump’s corporate income tax cut would affect the financial returns of commercial solar PV projects. I used my company’s PV design and sales software to calculate that Trump’s tax cut could range from very positive for cash-financed solar projects (up to 27 percent increase in NPV), to slightly positive for …

Solar Roadways Prove Expensive and Inefficient

Solar photovoltaic technology is getting cheaper, more efficient and more resilient all the time. But it still doesn’t make a good replacement for asphalt.  After years of trial projects, a handful of “solar roadway” projects around the world are revealing just how expensive it is to use roads, rather than rooftops and empty fields, as the world’s future solar surface.   …

Tauranga City Council encourage solar hot water

Tauranga City Council are helping householders to install solar hot water systems by offering free building consents in the latest Long Term Plan. “It’s great to see the council helping our community to address the twin challenges of rising electricity costs and climate change,” says Marcus Baker, Apricus NZ a Tauranga-based solar hot water distributor. The announcement by the council …