Hydronic Air Handlers + Condensing Boilers = Greater System Efficiency The article below is a guest post from Roy Collver, President, OTBC Inc. Roy teaches Condensing Boilers in Hydronic Systems, a 6-week course where students optimize system designs and control strategies to take full advantage of the energy savings and comfort benefits boilers have to… Continue reading “Hydronic Air Handlers + Condensing Boilers = Greater System Efficiency”
Part 3 – Step-by-Step Process for Screening Land for Solar Development This is the third article in a three-part series about outlining the process for purchasing land with the intent to lease it to a solar developer. This is a personal project, but I felt it would be fun and appropriate… Continue reading “Part 3 – Step-by-Step Process for Screening Land for Solar Development”
Forest and Biomass Grants: Meet the Man Who’s Helped Companies Acquire $2.5 Million+ The article below is an interview with Craig Rawlings, President & CEO of the Forest Business Network (FBN). Craig has more than 30 years of experience in the forest products industry. As a “serial entrepreneur,” Craig has started and run several… Continue reading “Forest and Biomass Grants: Meet the Man Who’s Helped Companies Acquire $2.5 Million+”
Great Expectations: The Ten Most Common Mistakes of Solar Businesses and How to Avoid Them This article is a guest post from Bill Rever, Owner and Principal at WB Rever Associates. Bill spent ten years in senior strategic roles at BP Solar where he helped launch new products and companies. He’s advised some of the… Continue reading “Great Expectations: The Ten Most Common Mistakes of Solar Businesses and How to Avoid Them”
Part 2 – Solar Development Risks 101 This article is the second part of a three-part series about how to identify land that is suitable for developing a ground-mount solar project in Massachusetts. The inspiration for this post is my personal interest in acquiring land to lease to… Continue reading “Part 2 – Solar Development Risks 101”
Vote: Top 6 Finalists in HeatSpring’s Solar Startup Competition It’s time to start the voting for HeatSpring’s Solar Startup Alley competition. ***QUICK REMINDER: A vote means that you’re ACTUALLY interested in scheduling a sales call or demo with the company that you choose!*** On December 1st, 2014, we introduced our… Continue reading “Vote: Top 6 Finalists in HeatSpring’s Solar Startup Competition”
Nanoracks Co-founder Teaching New Commercial Space Course We’re proud to announce that Charles Miller, Co-founder of Nanoracks, will be teaching our “Commercial Space Executive Leadership Training” that begins on Monday, February 2nd. This in-depth program has been in development for more than a year. The goal is… Continue reading “Nanoracks Co-founder Teaching New Commercial Space Course”
Christopher LaForge: Battery Capacity – The Basis of Storage The article below was written by Christopher LaForge, NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional and IREC Certified Master Trainer. Christopher LaForge teaches Batteries in Solar PV Systems, a 6-week course that provides in-depth analysis of the issues surrounding the use of batteries for… Continue reading “Christopher LaForge: Battery Capacity – The Basis of Storage”
[Free Tool] Siegenthaler’s ‘Hydronics Design Studio 2.0’ Demo We created the Hydronics Design Studio (HDS) to assist heating professionals in designing high performance hydronic heating systems. It represents the state-of-the-art in computer-assisted design for modern hydronic heating systems. Thousands of professionals use the HDS, but if you’re not yet familiar with… Continue reading “[Free Tool] Siegenthaler’s ‘Hydronics Design Studio 2.0’ Demo”
John Siegenthaler Reviews Heat Pumps In the article below, John Siegenthaler, Principal of Appropriate Designs, explains how air-to-water heat pumps offer new opportunities for hydronic pros. At the end of the article, John runs the numbers to answer the question: “How does the performance of… Continue reading “John Siegenthaler Reviews Heat Pumps”
Join Us: HeatSpring Alumni Meetup at AHR in Chicago Online classes are cool, but they’re even better when you can meet in real life. AHR is a great opportunity to do just that. Date: January 27th from 4-6pm Location: AHR – McCormick Place in Chicago Cost: Free (RSVP Here)… Continue reading “Join Us: HeatSpring Alumni Meetup at AHR in Chicago”
Building Innovation 2015 Offers 32 Continuing Education Units Architects, engineers, installers, contractors, and building science professionals…Read this article to learn more about free online courses and how you can earn 32 AIA credits this January! I met Richard Paradis, Director of Whole Building Design Guide, a branch of… Continue reading “Building Innovation 2015 Offers 32 Continuing Education Units”
[Interview] Grid Storage Economics and Policy 101 There has been a huge amount of buzz about storage lately with more press hitting every week. SCE signed 250MW worth of contracts, Sandia is investing in battery reliability studies, the Navy is investing in micro-grids, Texas is evaluating storage, and New Jersey has issued… Continue reading “[Interview] Grid Storage Economics and Policy 101”
Give the Gift of Education! Learn more about our NEW gift certificates below! We started getting calls this holiday season from smart gift givers… “Do you sell gift certificates?” We didn’t, but thanks to the smart, inquisitive gift givers calling us, we do now. That’s… Continue reading “Give the Gift of Education!”
[New Course] Renewable Energy Policy Master Class One of my favorite memories of any conference I’ve ever attended was watching Jigar Shah on a panel at NESEA’s Building Energy Conference. A question came from the audience about why he pushes solar over building efficiency, when building efficiency… Continue reading “[New Course] Renewable Energy Policy Master Class”
Steep Challenge: A Case Study of a Sloped Residential Green Roof In this guest post, David Aquilina, a business communications professional who represents Xero Flor America*, outlines a green roof project at Lake Toxaway, North Carolina. He provides details behind the design and installation. At the end of the article, you can… Continue reading “Steep Challenge: A Case Study of a Sloped Residential Green Roof”
A New Energy Calculator for Roofing Professionals For the roofing professional seeking to compare the energy-savings potential of different roofing systems, many well-designed calculators are available to help. Currently, you can find a wide variety of (mostly free) web-based calculators to evaluate almost every element of roof-related… Continue reading “A New Energy Calculator for Roofing Professionals”
How Wall Street Capital Is Standardizing Commercial Solar Due Diligence NOTE: If you’re coming from HeatSpring’s newsletter and you want to watch the video presentation, please scroll down near the bottom of the article. One of the largest trends happening in solar right now is Wall Street capital flooding into… Continue reading “How Wall Street Capital Is Standardizing Commercial Solar Due Diligence”
Step-by-Step Guide on How to Sell Your Commercial Solar Projects to Investors In this video, Noel Lafayette from SHR Energy discusses in step-by-step detail what a commercial solar developer needs do to sell a project to a solar fund. If you’re curious, I interviewed Noel in the beginning of 2014. The article… Continue reading “Step-by-Step Guide on How to Sell Your Commercial Solar Projects to Investors”
How Commercial Real Estate Owners Deal with Solar PPA Pricing Risk In the 10-minute video above, Darien Crimmin, VP of Energy and Sustainability for WinnDevelopment, describes how he looks at the pricing risk of signing solar PPAs from the perspective of a large property owner. WinnDevelopment has a $2.5 billion real-estate… Continue reading “How Commercial Real Estate Owners Deal with Solar PPA Pricing Risk”