Solar Industry magazine 2011 thermal market report
Although challenges persist, the ever-promising solar thermal sector in the U.S. may finally begin to thrive this year. Several new state-level solar thermal
incentive programs – and especially California Solar Initiative (CSI) - will influence the solar hot water industry in 2011, nearly as much as natural gas rates. Meanwhile, although manufacturers will find what is still a virgin marketplace
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LD+A lighting magazine on optics in retrofit market
Interviews and research by Eneref Institute show that better performing reflectors are worth striving for, even though doing so understandably poses engineering and aesthetic
challenges for the designer, price-point hurdles for the marketer and ROI qualms for the facility owner.
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Solar Industry magazine 2010 thermal market report
Positive expectations,enormous potential For U.S. Solar thermal. Equipment manufacturers, installers and end users alike will benefit from robust incentives and new avenues of market diversification. The global financial crash that began
in fall 2008 has slowed the
growth of the solar thermal industry in the U.S., but not its optimism.
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Solar Industry magazine 2009 thermal market report
Eneref Institute research indicates Solar Thermal Market positioned for a new era of success. Of the 100 million water heaters in U.S. households, how many can the solar thermal industry potentially claim?In 2008, the U.S. solar thermal industry was gearing up for explosive growth, projecting over 24,000 additional manufacturing and installation jobs.
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