Guest Blog Post: The Sun Shines Just as Bright on Solar Water Heating
By Aaron Block Through renewable energy incentives and renewable portfolio standards (RPS), our state governments should be encouraging desirable results – less pollution, energy independence, and job...
View ArticleMilwaukee Brewing Company Raises a Glass to Solar Hot Water
What’s better than Milwaukee craft brewed beer? How about craft brewed beer engineered with clean solar hot water. Milwaukee Brewing Company announced today the installation of a solar hot water system...
View ArticleVideo: Williams Selyem Winery Explains How Valuable Solar Thermal Is
Many California vineyards today are using solar PV (electric) panels to offset the electricity used in their vineyard and tourist operations. Mainly, wineries use solar PV panels to reduce the cost of...
View ArticleIf The Seattle Aquarium and Fenway Park Have Solar Hot Water, So Can Any Venue
One of the best ways to break a few myths about solar hot water is to show how well known icons are installing solar thermal systems. For example: The Seattle Aquarium and the big green Boston Monster...
View ArticleCoalition Starts Campaign to Add Solar Thermal to Massachusetts APS
Perhaps not surprisingly, solar hot water has been left out of renewable energy mandates in Massachusetts. But a new coalition of thermal energy advocates has started a new campaign to change that....
View ArticleGot Off Grid Solar Thermal? Free Hot Water Does Now
Many of us who live in big cities and modern infrastructure take our hot water for granted. We turn on the tap, and hot, warm, or cold water comes flowing out without a problem. But the same can’t be...
View ArticleThe President Finally Installs Solar Hot Water…But It’s Not Obama
Finally, the President has installed a solar hot water system, but it’s not President Obama and it’s not on the White House. The president is actually George W. Bush, and the installation was recently...
View ArticleHeineken Creates First Carbon Neutral Solar Thermal Brewery in Austria
While there are many breweries today with a solar thermal component, global brewmeister Heineken has gone one step farther. It’s on its way to creating the first 100% carbon neutral brewery, which...
View ArticleA New “Made-in-Minnesota” Solar Thermal Rebate Available in 2014
During the summer of 2013, the state of Minnesota passed a new incentive for commercial and residential solar water heating. However, the program budget is small and it requires components to be made...
View ArticleSolar Hot Water Installs in the News
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...
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