Cloud Hosting Performance Data
We currently have 7 solar hot water systems owned by third parties, with monthly billing for the energy used. To see the data, we developed a web hosting service in conjunction with a data system that controls the collector pump and energy meter, monitors all the data with calculations, sums, and averages, and reports the […]
Recent residential installations…
Last week we shipped out two residential solar storage tank systems. The first 130 gallon tank system was installed by our friends at Sustainable Energy Solutions out of Charleston. The other tank, 80 gallons, was installed by our friends at Asheville Solar Company. We’re looking forward to seeing more residential installations soon!
Tips for Installing Your Solar Storage Tank
The solar storage tank is probably the most critical component of any solar hot water system. Thus, it should be protected from rain and prolonged freezing temperatures in case of…
What Is An “Immersion Vent”?
I had the opportunity to sit down recently with Alan Watts of Renewable Design Associates. To be such a young guy, Alan really seems to have a firm grasp of the basic fundamentals of solar hot water systems.
Inspecting the Solar Hot Water System at The Healing Place!
The solar thermal system at The Healing Place of Wake County is now up and running! So I decided to pay it a visit and see how it’s doing. I was pleased to see a fair amount of solar energy had been collected and stored over the past several days even though the weather had […]
Dr. Ben Presents Solar Thermal System Design Seminar to PENC
I recently had the pleasure of presenting a solar thermal system design seminar to the Professional Engineers of North Carolina as part of their annual winter conference. It was good to see such a solid headcount for this 3-hour session which was an abridged version of the class I gave earlier this year for the NC […]
Pitt County Solar Thermal Storage Tank Hits The Road!
Watch this video to see how a 1750 gallon solar thermal storage tank headed for the Pitt County Jail gets loaded for shipping. Today we helped our most recently completed Fluid Handling System roll of the lot as part of a new solar hot water system in Greenville, NC.
New Solar Hot Water System Complete @ Murphey School!
This video is a must watch! We have completed our installation of a drainback solar hot water system comprised of 15 AET solar thermal collectors and a 500 gallon Fluid Handling System for the Murphey School apartments. Take a look and get the whole tour!
Optimal System Thermodynamics
In this blog post, I’d like to share some information about the Fluid Handling System design, especially relating to the immersion vent and the function of the cavity. Let me give you a little background into the origins of the Fluid Handling System design that dates back to 1978. At that time I undertook a […]
Solar Hot Water Systems Design Class is a Success!
Thanks go out to all those who participated in today’s commercial solar hot water systems design class! It was a huge success. We were very pleased with the turn out of a capacity crowd. The conversations back and forth were extremely valuable. Hopefully this is just the beginning of the discussion as we continue to work […]