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Cardinal Heating has completed many nice solar thermal projects using Solar Skies Solar Thermal Collectors. Visit above link to view many their many solar theramal installs.

Wigwam Mills, a Wisconsin Sock Manufacturer goes solar with the help of Energy Concepts, Steiner Plumbing & Electirc and Hot Water Products all from Wisconsin.

It’s Sunny at CPH
Alternative energy is becoming more appealing as energy costs and environmental concerns rise. Chet’s is on the forefront of solar technology and embrace it’s use as a viable and cost-effective energy source for homes and businesses. Chet’s brings your solar installation years of plumbing and heating experience, plus the passion of our employees, who use this technology daily in their own homes and in our company buildings.

for Plumbers, HVAC Contractors, Mechanical Contractors, Solar Companies, and Code Officials.

Topics will cover in detail what constitutes a quality, code-compliant, solar water heating system. Learn how to design and install a solar energy system for both domestic hot water and space heating needs! This two-day workshop covers solar resource fundamentals, solar thermal applications, components, codes, and standards for commercial and residential buildings.

Instructors: Kurt Koegel of SolarSkies Mfg, Ralph Jacobson of Innovative Power Systems, and Doug Manthey of Conservation Technologies

Minnesota State Fair Grounds (Saint Paul)
Grandstand Building, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days
*Free admission

Richard and Margie Irland selected H & H to install two SolarSkies collectors on their south facing roof for domestic water heating. This drain back system features an eighty gallon solar storage tank with built in heat exchanger IMC Eagle 1 solar control with display. System components are 100% American made products. H & H upgraded the homes' piping from the water main to the newly installed Hillenbrand water softener. A new softener ensures a longer life for both the solar hot water system and household appliances and faucets. Key to this installation was a convenient internal pipe run composed of abandoned galvanized stove pipes we located in an interior wall space cavity. This... Continued...

Plumbing and HVAC students on the Pipestone Campus learned to how to get started down the green path with solar energy on January 28, 2008. Presenting to the class was Kurt Koegel of SolarSkies from Starbuck, MN and Scott Williams of Bisbee Plumbing & Heating in Marshall, MN. Koegel discussed and introduced the newest technology in solar panels especially as used in heating hot water. The construction and installation of the panels was explained to the students as well as the opportunities in this growing field.

"Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty recently announced initiatives to encourage solar, wind and other renewable energy projects at the local level and to reduce global warming emissions...He proposed four changes, including one to authorize local governments to issue $10 million to $20 million in revenue bonds to provide low-interest loans to individuals for "microenergy" projects. Those might include installing solar panels to produce hot water, geothermal equipment to heat and cool homes or businesses, or small wind machines to power homes, farms and schools."