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Appendix D: Resource Links
www.solarH2Ot.com - A full servce solar thermal manufacturer and dstrbutor. They carry pumps,
controls, heat exchangers, valves, collectors, as well as manufacturing systems to ease installation.
They provde engneerng servces for larger nstallatons as well.
www.ases.org - A natonal organzaton dedcated to advancng solar energy.
http://www.azsolarcenter.com/technology/solarh20.html - A basc overvew of solar hot water systems.
http://www.dsreusa.org/solar - A website that provides all of the current state and federal tax credits as
well as current utlty ncentves for renewable energy.
http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=12850 - A
government webste that provdes a basc overvew of solar hot water systems
http://www.estf.org/ - European solar thermal ndustry federaton. Dedcated to promotng solar thermal
use n Europe.
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/solar/ - Florda solar energy corporaton. Dedcated to testng of solar thermal
systems
http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/ - North Carolna Solar Center. Dedcated to research and promoton of solar
energy.
www.noaa.gov - The Natonal Oceanc and Atmospherc Admnstraton. A government agency that
tracks weather across the country.
http://www.nrel.gov/ - The Natonal Renewable Energy Laboratory. Ths s a government funded branch
of the DOE focusng on testng and supportng all forms of renewable energy.
www.retscreen.net - A Canadan government sponsored webste that gves estmated envronmental
and savngs mpact of renewable energy projects.
www.sea.org - The solar energy ndustry assocaton webste
Appendix E: Product Specifications
SolarHot Collector Thermal Performance Rating
Thousands of Btu per Panel per Day
CATEGORY (T-Ta)
CLEAR
2000 Btu/ft²•d
MILDLY CLOUDY 1500
Btu/ft²•d
CLOUDY
1000 Btu/ft²•d
T nlet flud - T ambent ar
A (-9°F) 40,000 30,000 21,000
B (9°F) 37,000 27,000 17,000
C (36°F) 31,000 21,000 12,000
D (90°F) 21,000 12,000 3,000
E (144°F) 11,000 4,000
A-Pool Heatng (Warm Clmate) B-Pool Heatng (Cool Clmate) C-Water Heatng (Warm Clmate) D-Water Heatng (Cool Clmate) E-Ar Condtonng
SRCC OG-100 Ratng for Solarhot S-SC-126P32 Glazed Flat Plate Collector. 14 January 2008.