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Publication - Survey of Active Solar Thermal Collectors, Industry and Markets in Canada (2009)
CETC Number CanmetENERGY_2010-08-31 / 2010-08-31 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is a summary of a survey of the Canadian solar thermal industry conducted in the period December 2009 to March 2010, covering the 2009 calendar year. The survey results show continued growth in the Canadian solar thermal industry, with 2009 total revenue (domestic plus export) of $21.3 million, an increase of 13% over the $18.8 million reported in 2008. This is the seventh consecutive year that this survey ...
Publication - Survey of Active Solar Thermal Collectors, Industry and Markets in Canada (2008)
CETC Number CanmetENERGY_2009-11-30 / 2009-11-30 This report is a summary of a survey of the Canadian solar thermal industry conducted in the period February to April 2009, covering the 2008 calendar year. Thus survey is the most recent in a series that goes back to 2002. The survey results show continued strong growth in the Canadian solar thermal industry, with 2008 total revenue (domestic plus export) of $18.8 million, an increase of 44% over the $13.1 million reported in 2007. Of the ...
Publication - Survey of Active Solar Thermal Collectors, Industry and Markets in Canada (2006 and 2007)
CETC Number 2007_Solar_003 / 2008-03-01 Executive Summary This report is a summary of a survey of the Canadian solar thermal industry conducted in the period December 2007 to January 2008. This survey, which covers the 2006 and 2007 calendar years, is the most recent in a series that goes back to 2002. From the perspective of the total area of solar collectors installed in Canada, the industry sales appear relatively flat over the three year period 2005 – 2007. However, the industry ...
Publication - Survey of Active Solar Thermal Collectors, Industry and Markets in Canada (2005)
CETC Number CM002056 / 2006-12-01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Canadian solar thermal industry continued to show strong growth in 2005, with all three major product categories (air collectors, unglazed pool collectors and glazed collectors) showing growth annual rates ranging from 12% to 130%. The chart shows the growth of solar collector sales (m2) over the past ten years. Optimism within the solar industry continues, with every company surveyed predicting further growth in 2006 and 2007. ...
Publication - Survey of Active Solar Thermal Collectors, Industry and Markets in Canada (2003-2004)
CETC Number CM001743 / 2005-08-01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A detailed survey of the active solar thermal (ST) industry in Canada was undertaken in the period from January through March, 2005. The primary focus of the survey was to determine the size of the Canadian solar thermal industry and market. This data was then used to derive thermal energy output and avoided greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from solar thermal systems. As the first survey of this type in over a decade, the ...
Publication - Solar Water Heating Systems - A Buyer's Guide
CETC Number ISBN:0-662-28486-0 / 2003-01-01 This Guide has been prepared to assist consumers with the purchase of a solar water heater, also known as a Solar Domestic Hot Water (SDHW) system, for their home. Some of the topics covered in the Guide include: benefits of solar water heating, how a solar water heater works, selection of a product and dealer, installation and operation of a system, and product and dealer selection. The Guide is not a “how to” manual on installing a solar water ...
Publication - Residential Solar Pool Heating Systems - A Buyer's Guide
CETC Number ISBN:0-662-30665-1 / 2001-01-01 This Guide has been prepared to assist consumers with the purchase of a solar pool heater for their home pool. The Guide is not a “how to” manual on installing such a heater. Natural Resources Canada believes that the numbers cited in this document – temperatures and costs, for example – to be accurate at time of publication.  However, these numbers are provided for illustrative purposes only. Readers should expect some variation between the ...
Publication - Heating Your Building with Solar Energy
CETC Number Inv. No.: M27-01-1360E / 2000-01-01 Solar Air Heating One of the inescapable realities of doing business in Canada is the cost of heating. Long, cold winters mean that for a good part of the year, Canadian businesses have to spend money to heat air brought into the workplace. That directly affects the bottom line. A simple technology can dramatically reduce fuel consumption and heating costs, particularly for buildings with a high demand for fresh air. The concept: use ...