Solar Thermal Advantage

Each year Eneref Institute authors the Solar Thermal Market Report published in Solar Industry magazine. We do this because solar thermal technology receives a scant amount of positive press. Eneref’ Solar Thermal Market Report remains the most encompassing coverage of thermal in print.

As part of our research, every year Eneref Research Center examines the greatest obstacle to thermal sales, both in residential and commercial facilities. It will come as no surprise to most that “poor understanding and lack of information” far outweigh any other reasons that solar thermal sales continue to lag. Eneref’s goal is to boost the public’s awareness and attitude toward solar thermal.

Our market reports are funded by Eneref Institute because our mandate is to educate. The reports are given freely to the media for reproduction.

In 2010 Eneref Institute initiated the Solar Thermal Business Consortium for the purpose of promoting solar thermal’s best success stories in the most positive way to the media. Solar Thermal companies do this by sponsoring Eneref Institute to research, write about and broadcast the installations that represent best practices.

The name of the Solar Thermal Business Consortium is  Solar Thermal Advantage.  This name was chosen to drive home the point that the thermal technology works, and works well.