August 16, 2011 Reprinted with permission Copyright, all rights reserved Derek Wong is a Toronto based sustainability consultant. He holds an Engineering degree from University of Melbourne and is a CSA America certified greenhouse gas professional. See contact info and more posts like this at Carbon49.com. 93% of CEOs see sustainability as important to...
August 13, 2011 Re-printed with permission Copyright, all rights reserved I recently got a copy of a utility bill for a Minnesota business that has a 40-kilowatt (kW) solar PV array. I wanted to learn how quickly he’d pay off his array with the...
I recently ran a small, informal poll on a couple of solar (and related) online discussion groups, asking if respondents had installed solar on their own property, and if not, why not. Results showed, without a doubt, the two most frequent reasons people had...
URL: http://shw.northernstatessolar.com/ Solar Hot Water Resources at Your Fingertips Northern States Solar Services LLC (NSSS) has added a comprehensive national solar hot water resource directory at: http://shw.northernstatessolar.com. The directory is designed to make it fast and easy to find the resources needed for any...
Dramatic slowdown in Wisconsin’s renewable energy market activity anticipated What started out as an opening salvo from the Walker Administration to shackle large-scale wind projects has in six months turned into a systematic campaign to dismantle the state policies that...
Ups Renewable Energy Target: Between 35% and 40% by 2020 Raises Payments for Biomass, Geothermal, & Offshore Wind Applies Standard Degression to Wind on Land and Solar PV Despite widespread rumors in North America that Germany was abandoning its system of Advanced Renewable...
By David Dobs Electrical Engineer, PE Having been an electrical engineer with 35 years experience in the profession as a consulting engineer, I have always had the dream of someday owning a solar-powered home. In March 2011, I completed a course of study in...
If you aren’t aware of it, urban centers use a lot of energy to heat and cool the buildings within their area. We’re talking millions of dollars worth of electric, natural gas, or coal energy each month. Traditionally, each building in an urban center,...
We have been carrying out a Performance Research Project on Commercial Solar Hot Water for approximately four months. In that time, we have noticed some very interesting facts. Though not the direct goal of our research, we have noticed some very interesting bits of...
(Send your Updates to: quickupdates@northernstatessolar.com. There is no charge for these listings. Please limit to policy and industry announcements. Events can be scheduled in our Events area. Thank you!) Dec 1, 2010: REBATE FUNDS FOR SOLAR HOT WATER AND SOLAR AIR STILL AVAILABLE From...
With so much of the interest focused on Solar Photovoltaics (PV, electricity generation), Solar Hot Water Technology has sat in the shadows for decades. At one time in this country, much of the hot water used for heating, cleaning, sanitation, and other uses came...
First, what we Don’t do: Northern States Solar Services does not offer products, installation, or maintenance services of solar systems. What we do provide is KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, and UNDERSTANDING of the technologies of Solar Energy Systems. We do this through research, communication, consulting, and...
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