solar water heat News
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Opening of Application Period for FPL Solar Rebates Rescheduled for June 29 at 8:30 a.m.
Florida Power & Light Company customers who are interested in installing solar water heating and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in their homes and businesses as part of a new pilot program can apply for rebates at www.FPL.com/solarrebates starting at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29. The application window was originally scheduled to open at 8:30 a.m.June 21. However, visitors to FPL's ...
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Heliodyne Launches Commercial Solar Water Heating Training Program
RICHMOND, Calif. - California based solar hot water manufacturer Heliodyne has expanded its online training curriculum by now offering a course in commercial scale solar thermal design and installation. The advanced course is intended to educate professionals on system and installation topics related to larger commercial scale solar water heating projects. “The training program was ...
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FPL to reopen application period for 2011 solar rebate program at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 30
Florida Power & Light Company is reopening the application period for its 2011 solar rebate program next week to distribute approximately $5 million in remaining funds. Customers who are interested in installing solar systems in their homes and businesses can apply at www.FPL.com/solarrebates starting at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Rebates will be available on a first-come, first-served ...
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N. Arizona University receives EPA Funding for Solar water heating system
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the 2013 recipients of EPA’s People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase I grants. Northern Arizona University received a $15,000 grant to design an ultra-low cost, non-polluting solar water heating system for consumer use. Forty teams of graduate and undergraduate students from across the country are each receiving a $15,000 ...
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FPL to open application period for 2012 solar rebate program on Oct. 27
On Oct. 27, 2011, Florida Power & Light Company customers interested in installing solar-powered upgrades to their homes and businesses can apply for 2012 incentive funding. As part of an ongoing pilot program approved by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) to help reduce energy consumption and peak demand, rebates for 2012 will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for ...
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FPL to Offer Solar Energy Rebates Through New Pilot Program
Florida Power & Light Company customers who are interested in installing solar-powered upgrades to their homes and businesses can apply for rebates starting June 21 through a new pilot program approved by the Florida Public Service Commission.Rebates will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for residential and business customers who install solar water heating or solar ...
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FPL Customers Claim First Round of Solar PV Rebates
The application window for Florida Power & Light Company's 2011 solar photovoltaic (PV) rebate program closed today after 310 FPL customers applied for approximately $5.6 million in rebates to reduce the cost of installing their own solar power panels at their home or business. All customers who completed online applications prior to the funding limit being reached were notified via e-mail ...
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REEEP Disburses Euro 3.2 million for 35 New Clean Energy Projects
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) today announced it will fund thirty-five new projects. The funding round, REEEP’s sixth, is the largest in its four year history. “The REEEP portfolio is moving beyond a collection of good projects to being more strategic. We have started the replication and scale-up of successful projects in the past and have also started ...
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Let the Sun Shine In _ On White House Solar Panels
Technicians have finished installing solar panels on the White House roof, capping a project that President Barack Obama hopes will send a signal that renewable energy is feasible and environmentally shrewd. Obama said in 2010 that he would retrofit his family's new home with solar panels starting in 2011, then use the power generated to heat water for the first family and provide some ...
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Save Money by Building a Solar Collector Panel
Solar panels are modules capable of harnessing the energy of solar radiation. This faculty includes both the solar collectors used to produce hot water and the photovoltaic panels used to generate electricity. In both cases, it is a clean technology that allows energy to be obtained without compromising the environment. The photovoltaic panels are made up of different cells, responsible for ...
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Solar Source Installs 19 Solar Energy Systems for St. Petersburg’s Sunlit City Parks Initiative
Solar Source installed 19 solar systems for the city of St Petersburg’s Sunlit City Parks Project. Almost 950 solar panels were mounted on park facilities, including the Science + Technology Education Innovation Center (EIC) and other park recreational centers. The U.S. Department of Energy funded the projects to encourage learning and spark student’s imagination. Solar Source acted ...
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REEEP Disburses €2.2 million Euro for 32 New Clean Energy Projects
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) last week announced 32 new projects for funding. The funding round, REEEP’s fourth, represented the largest funding round in REEEP’s three year history. “More projects have been funded in the areas of financing models and energy efficiency, than in previous rounds,” stated Morgan Bazilian, REEEP Programme Board Chair. “REEEP has ...
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ASTM glass and solar energy committees will collaborate with US DOE on solar standards
All interested participants are invited to attend a virtual organizational meeting for a new ASTM International activity on solar glass on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Representatives from the United States Department of Energy, ASTM International Committee E44 on Solar, Geothermal, and Other Energy Sources, and ASTM International Committee C14 on Glass and Glass Products will be among ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 10–23 February 2011
Below is a roundup of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 10–23 February 2011 New soybean varieties changing farmers' fortunes in Kenya More than 3,000 farmers in western Kenya have had their incomes tripled through a new project delivering superior soybean varieties. The Mumias Soybean Project, part of a bigger continental initiative, has developed drought and disease ...
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On-line training accelerates the marketplace for Renewable Energies
“The world-wide growth in Renewable Energy over the last year has dramatically increased the demand for people that understand these technologies from a business perspective,” says Frederic Pouyot, Vice President of Clean Energy at Willis College of Business and Technology and CEO of GPEKS Constructions Inc. Willis College and GPEKS teamed up four years ago to deliver quality on-line courses ...
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Fox denigrates the `ENTIRE Solar Industry`
A recent Fox Nation post claimed that the "ENTIRE Solar Industry" is on the "Brink of Collapse." But the solar industry is growing faster than any other energy sector, and experts say solar is becoming increasingly cost competitive. Solar Is Growing Rapidly Even Without Climate Legislation Solar Industry Is Fastest-Growing Energy Sector In U.S. Earlier this year USA Today reported: The U.S. ...
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World Bank Supports Poland’s Program to Increase its Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
WASHINGTON - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Development Policy Loan. Through this loan, the World Bank is supporting Poland’s implementation of critical components of the Energy Policy of Poland Until 2030 adopted by the Government in November 2009. The program’s objective is to help decrease energy ...
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AE-AMD Renewable Energy And Tenesol/SunPower Begin Work On Two Solar Projects In South Africa
AE-AMD Renewable Energy, a joint venture between the Spanish AMDA energia and the South African Alt-E Technologies, and Tenesol, a SunPower company (NASDAQ: SPWR), today announced two South African ground-mounted solar power projects totaling 33 megawatts (MW). Both projects, which Tenesol will construct, are located near Douglas, South Africa in the Northern Cape Province. Herbert, a 22-MW ...
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Turkey: ideally placed to make use of renewables
With a growing population of over 72 million and rapid economic development, Turkey has one of the fastest growing needs for power in the developed world. Electricity demand alone is increasing by 6-8 per cent each year and CO2 emissions are rising at a rate of 5.8 per cent per year. As part of its climate change strategy designed to tackle these rising emissions, Turkey recently announced it ...
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Beat the heat with Solar
Are you wondering how to beat the heat in this summer, especially with power outage and blackouts, when everybody turns on their airconditioners? The grid fails with overloading, when all the air conditioners are switched on simultaneously, in a city. The situation is worst, when the grid fails and nobody has got power. This can be detrimental for IT companies, call centers, hospitals, hotels, ...
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