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SunMaxx Solar and Intelligent Green Solutions Install Solar Thermal System at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia

Binghamton, NY USA (January 26, 2012) – SunMaxx Solar, a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of solar thermal systems and components, is pleased to announce the installation of a solar thermal system at Moody Air Force Base. The project was conducted in conjunction with Intelligent Green Solutions (IGS) who was contracted by Kevin Kilpatrick and Santiago [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Now Offers Turnkey Solar Electric Grid Tie Systems With Your Solar Hot Water System

Binghamton, NY USA (January 2, 2012) – SunMaxx Solar, a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of solar thermal systems and components, is pleased to announce that the company will now offer turnkey solar electric grid tie systems with your solar hot water system. In conjunction with SunMaxx Solar hot water kits, the company now offers turnkey [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Announces Solar Thermal Storage Tank Manufacturing Facility in Binghamton, New York

Binghamton, NY USA (December 29, 2011) – SunMaxx Solar, a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of solar thermal systems and components, is pleased to announce that they will begin offering non-pressure storage tanks out of their New York facility! SunMaxx manufactures a variety of solar hot water storage tanks designed for both commercial and government installations. [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Completes Solar Thermal Installation at Northern Arizona University (NAU)

Binghamton, NY USA (December 29, 2011) – SunMaxx Solar, a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of solar thermal systems and components, is pleased to announce a solar thermal installation at Northern Arizona University earlier this year. The project encompasses over 5,300 square feet of SunMaxx ThermoPower VHP-30 evacuated tube collectors.  102 individual collectors provide a domestic [...]

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SunMaxx Solar and Johnson Controls Install Solar Thermal Systems at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas

Binghamton, NY USA (December 22, 2011) – SunMaxx Solar, a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of solar thermal systems and components, is pleased to announce the installation of a solar thermal system at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The project was conducted in conjunction with Johnson Controls and Intelligent Green Solutions. A total of 93 TitanPowerPlus [...]

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Funding News For New York State

NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) made the announcement that will benefit many installers in the SunMaxx family or wanting to join the SunMaxx Family. $600,00 has been allocated towards fossil fuels. This is a first come first serve basis call NYSERDA now to get money reserved. http://www.nyserda.org/default.asp Any oil, propane and [...]

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SunMaxx Solar’s 4 ft x 8 ft. Titan Power Plus Flat Plate Collector Made in USA

TitanPowerPlus-SU3 Premium Flat Plate Collector is Buy America Compliant! SunMaxx Solar announces the upcoming TitanPower Plus SU 3.0 Series Flat Plate Collectors. SunMaxx Solar will be offering the 3.0 model for delivery starting on October 1st 2011 * . Product will be made available for sale starting August 11th 2011. The TitanPower Plus SU 3.0 [...]

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TitanPower Plus SU Series 20 Year Extended Flat Plate Collector Warranty

August 1st 2011 – SunMaxx Solar now offers their 20 Year TitanPower Plus SU Series Extended Warranty Program. Combining over 30 years of collective collector manufacturing experience, the TitanPower Plus SU Series collector offers combined German, Austrian and American Engineering! SunMaxx Solar’s Extended Warranty program guarantees the collector’s output, leading the way in the solar [...]

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SRCC OG300 Certified

SRCC OG300 Certified SunMaxx Solar is pleased to announce that their Simple Drainback Kits with Flat Plates and Evacuated Tubes are now SRCC OG300 Certified. SunMaxx Solar is outperforming the competition based on system performance according to SRCC-OG300 system ratings (weather data used: Albany, NY). The HelioMaxx SDB kits by SunMaxx Solar use industry leading [...]

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SunMaxx Solars ThermoPower VHP 30 Evacuated Tubes at the Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center

In September of 2009 SunMaxx Solar was pleased to be selected to provide the evacuated tubes for the Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center on the Cornell University Campus. Under the direction of M/E Engineering, who were responsible for the mechanical design, the welcome center used 8 ThermoPower-VHP30 evacuated tubes from SunMaxx Solar on the roof [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Participates in Intersolar 2011

San Francisco, CA (July 13, 2011) – SunMaxx Solar’s CEO Adam Farrell participated in the Solar Heating & Cooling – Markets and Policies session at InterSolar North America. During the panel discussion a portion of the group dealt with such topics as dealing with the general condition of the solar thermal market in North America, [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Present at the Farmers Market in Ithaca, NY

Ithaca NY, June 8th 2011 – Showcase Tompkins is the BIGGEST & Best annual business trade show in Tompkins County. Attendance for this event has been above 400 for the last two years. Held at the Farmers Market in Ithaca, NY this year, it attracted more visitors on June 8th because it was free to [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Receives New CSA Certifications

Binghamton, NY May 24, 2011 – SunMaxx Solar is very proud to share some good news! Our SunMaxx Evacuated tube collectors ThermoPower 10, 20, 25, 30 and our Flat Plate collectors TitanPower Plus-SU2 and AL2 just received the new rated CSA certifications. At SunMaxx Solar, we aim to build a sustainable future for our global [...]

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SunMaxx Solar’s CEO Adam Farrell to Present at 2011 American Solar Energy Society Conference

Raleigh, N.C. May 17-21, 2011 The ASES National Solar Conference is the industry’s most comprehensive educational event for everyone interested in the nation’s rapidly expanding clean-energy economy. Featured speakers there discussed about advances in technology and mass deployment of renewable energy and efficiency, national security, jobs creation, how to market solar PV and thermal, legislation [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Announces New Photovoltaic Training Seminars – Taught By Renowned Instructors Dr. Gay Canough and Francine Notte of ETM Solar Works

Binghamton, NY May 11, 2011 – SunMaxx Solar, a leader in solar thermal training and education is proud to announce the introduction of a NABCEP certified photovoltaic installer course in collaboration with Dr. Gay Canough and Francine Notte of ETM Solar Works. Dr. Canough and Ms. Notte bring years of experience to SunMaxx Solar. Their [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Announces Solar Collector Wind Testing Results – Collectors Tested to 130 MPH

Binghamton, NY May 11, 2011 – SunMaxx Solar continues to offer the highest quality solar thermal collectors, which are now tested to withstand 130 mph winds. SunMaxx Solar TitanPower Plus SU2 flat plate and ThermoPower VHP 30 evacuated tube collectors have gone through rigorous testing performed by Architectural Testing, Inc. in York, Pennsylvania, USA. The [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Donates Solar Flat Plates to Sidney High School

Sydney, NY May 5, 2011 SunMaxx Solar has once again partnered with Sidney High School to help create awareness in the Solar energy field. Science Teachers Rich Townsend and Jay Waltz from Sidney High School have been awarded a grant for the purchase and implementation of a solar hot water heating system as well as [...]

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SunMaxx Solar’s CEO Adam Farrell Speaks at Maryland’s Law School

Baltimore, MD April 18, 2011 The students at Maryland Law are truly fortunate to have been educated about the state of the solar industry by someone as knowledgeable and accomplished as Adam Farrell, CEO SunMaxx Solar. From technological aspects, to regulatory and incentive frameworks of nations around the world, to a wide range of recurring [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Donates Solar Flat Plates to Two Texas Schools

Fort Hood, TX March 31, 2011 SunMaxx Solar donated seven SunMaxx TitanPower Plus-SU2 flat plate collectors on March 24, 2011 at Fort Hood’s welcome center. SunMaxx Solar CEO Adam Farrell presented the flat plate collectors to Central Texas College and Killeen High School at the private event. Chairman Mark Winans of the Electronics Department accepted [...]

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SunMaxx Solar’s CEO Adam Farrell Speaks in Summit at Cornell University

Ithaca, NY March 31, 2011 SunMaxx Solar’s CEO Adam Farrell participated in the We Live NY Summit held at Cornell University’s Statler Hotel from March 24-26, 2011. Attracting the bright entrepreneurial minds of Cornell University, the summit aimed to foster an environment where successful NY business leaders could impart their wisdom and experiences of establishing [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Flat Plates Successfully Installed at the Legendary Harvard Yard

Cambridge, MA USA (March 17, 2011) – SunMaxx Solar is proud to announce the successful installation of SunMaxx TitanPower Plus-SU2 flat plate collectors at Harvard University’s Harvard Yard. The solar system was built atop the Canaday Hall building as part of a larger system that provides hot water to all of the buildings within Harvard [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Collectors Installed at First Solar Powered Brewery in New Hampshire

New London, NH March 10, 2011 SunMaxx Solar is proud to announce the successful installation of twenty-five SunMaxx TitanPower Plus-SU2 solar flat plate collectors at the Flying Goose Brew and Pub as it becomes the first solar powered brewery in New Hampshire. In an ongoing effort to become a more energy efficient business, Flying Goose [...]

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Hosting US Solar Thermal Tour

An acclaimed solar thermal manufacturer and distributor is launching the “High Efficiency Revolution” tour across major chunks of Texas in April and May 2011. The solar thermal tour will begin on April 26, 2011 and conclude on May 9th 2011.  The tour will make stops in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Ft. Worth, College Station [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Announces New Solar Thermal Logistics Center in Binghamton, NY

SunMaxx Solar announces their new logistics center located in the Binghamton, NY triple cities area near IBM’s original headquarters! The new logistics center will bring added savings and improved deliverer times to all customers located in the Northern states. In 2011, SunMaxx Solar will maintain larger inventory levels of all items based on feedback from [...]

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NYSERDA Anounces New York State Solar Thermal Incentive Program!

NYSERDA Announces New York State Solar Thermal Incentive Program! NYSERDA and the State of New York have just announced the PON 2149 “The First Solar Thermal Incentive Program in New York State”. The program is a 5 year, 25 million dollar solar thermal program with system incentives from 4,000 up to 25,000 dollars. NYSEIA and [...]

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Titan Power-Plus 2.4 by SunMaxx Solar is now Certified

December 9, 2010 SunMaxx Solar just received the new Solar Rating and OG-100 Certification for our Flat Plate Collector the TitanPower Plus SU2 2.4! The SunMaxx TitanPower Plus-SU2 2.4 is the most technologically advanced and efficient flat plate produced by SunMaxx to date. Its ultrasonic welded high-density copper absorber and TiNOX selective coating enable it [...]

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OG-300 SunMaxx Solar Incentive Kit Outperforms the Competition

Thanks to an upgraded performance rating from the SRCC, purchasing a SunMaxx solar thermal hot water heating system just became more affordable for California state residents. The SunMaxx ButlerMaxx prepackaged solar hot water heating kit has long been an industry standard as a turnkey solution for heating hot water in residential applications. ButlerMaxx prepackaged kits [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Wins Contract for Solar Thermal Installation at Fort Hood, TX Military Base

SunMaxx Solar announced today the company will soon be starting a large solar thermal system installation in the United States at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. Located approximately 60 miles from the state capital of Austin, Fort Hood covers a total of 340-square miles and supports multiple units, a corps headquarters and a [...]

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Beacon Housing Authority to Improve Energy Efficiency with SunMaxx Solar

Energy-efficient improvements are on tap for two Beacon Housing Authority (BHA) developments, thanks to federal stimulus funds totaling $735,000 provided from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through a competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ron Traudt, the housing authority’s executive director, said the money will be used for improvements [...]

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SunMaxx Solar CEO Adam Farrell to be Guest Judge at Global Student Entrepreneur Awards

November 12, 2010 As the premier global competition for undergraduate students, the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards inspire students to adopt entrepreneurial endeavors by bringing global visibility to student business owners who are innovative, profitable and socially responsible. As an Entrepreneurs’ Organization program, the GSEA operates as a global series of competitions for student entrepreneurs who [...]

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New Jersey Institute of Technology Goes Green with SunMaxx Solar Domestic Hot Water System

November 5, 2010 Thanks to $1.6 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), installation of energy efficient and renewable energy technologies was recently completed at the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Oak Residence Hall. The project was approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and the U.S. [...]

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SunMaxx Solar CEO Adam Farrell to Present at 2010 Advanced Energy Conference

October 29, 2010 Government, business, and non-profit leaders will come together to discuss energy opportunities and challenges at the 2010 Advanced Energy Conference. The conference will take place at the New York Hilton in New York, NY, November 8-9. Featured speakers will discuss the continuing evolution of the new energy landscape, bringing their unique insights [...]

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SunMaxx Solar Wins Contract for Solar Thermal Installation at

SunMaxx Solar announced today the company will soon be starting a large solar thermal system installation in the United States at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in Los Angeles, California. Scheduled to be completed by the middle of 2011, the installation will be for a domestic hot water and space heating system, and will [...]

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HONDA iDream Student Challenge Winner Designs Electric Car

Honda recently announced the winners of the first iDream Student Challenge at the 2010 Honda Initiation Grant (HIG) Technical Horizon Symposium in Columbus, Ohio. With a focus on technologies that advance the quality of human life, the iDream Student Challenge is a scholarship program designed to inspire new thinking to everyday challenges and foster a [...]

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SunMaxx Solar bids on solar job at White House

Ithaca, NY – Friday October 8, 2010 SunMaxx Solar is pleased to announce that they are bidding on a solar collector project at the White House in Washington D.C. The installation in scheduled for spring 2011. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said of the announcement, “This project reflects President Obama’s strong commitment to U.S. leadership [...]

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Utah ASES Solar Tour SunMaxx Solar Thermal Education

SunMaxx Solar Brings Solar Education to Utah Solar Tour American Forks, UT – September 23, 2010 Over 400 students were in attendance at the Utah Solar Tour 2010. The event, sponsored by the Utah Solar Energy Association (UtSEA) was highlighted by the opening of the new Solar Educational Park. The park was created by TRA-Mage, [...]

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SunMaxx at Solar Power International in Los Angeles October 12-14

Solar Power International (SPI), previously called Solar Power Conference and Expo, was created in 2004 when the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) joined together in partnership to fill an obvious void: North America was missing a business-to-business solar conference and expo. With an industry growth rate of more [...]

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SunMaxx Solar attends Utah solar tour and solar park opening ceremony

Utah Solar Tour 2010 The Utah Solar Energy Association (UtSEA), in partnership with TRA-Mage, Inc., is proud to announce the Utah Solar Tour 2010. This event is an open invitation to students, members of the media and state government officials to the new Solar Educational Park. Currently finalizing construction in American Fork, Utah, this park [...]

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Featured in Sun and Wind Energy Magazine – SunMaxx Solar and GEO-Tec Solar Industries Announce Partnership

SUN & WIND ENERGY has been published since 2003 and provides profound world news, comprehensive market surveys and exclusive company profiles, all within the fields of solar thermal, photovoltaics, wind energy and biomass. Since 2009 SUN & WIND ENERGY has been published monthly with a circulation of 25,000 copies. This month (September, 2010) an article [...]

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New York’s Solar Thermal Roadmap layed out with the help of SunMaxx CEO Adam Farrell

New York State and it’s future in solar has been well planned out for the year’s to come with the help of SunMaxx Solar CEO Adam Farrell. The plan has been devised to help push New York to be one of the leading states in the country as far as solar energy is concerned. The [...]

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SunMaxx Awarded OG-100 Collector Certification

The US solar thermal marketplace is already reaping the benefits of the recently announced partnership between European solar thermal manufacturer GEO-TEC Solar Industries and North American solar innovator SunMaxx Solar. The SunMaxx TitanPower Plus-SU2 flat panel solar collector has received OG-100 certification. More notably, this collector achieved the highest OG-100 energy output rating for collectors [...]

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MAGE SUNFIXINGS GmbH supplies new major US customer

Haimburg – 28 July 2010 MAGE SUNFIXINGS GmbH (www.sunfixings.com) has succeeded in acquiring SunMaxx (www.sunmaxx.com), a US supplier of solar hot water heaters, as a new major customer. During a company visit at MAGE SUNFIXINGS, both business partners, Adam Farrell, CEO of SunMaxx, and Marcus E. Müller, CEO of MAGE SUNFIXINGS, signed an agreement for [...]

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SunMaxx Solar and GEO-Tec Solar Industries Announce Partnership – Bringing together European and North American Solar Theremal Technology

San Francisco, CA USA (July 13, 2010) –North America’s solar thermal innovator, SunMaxx Solar, and one of Europe’s most experienced solar thermal manufacturers, GEO-TEC Solar Industries, announced their international partnership at Intersolar North America in San Francisco. The cooperation bridges SunMaxx Solar’s evacuated tube solar technology with GEO-TEC Solar Industries state of the art flat [...]

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SunMaxx Launches new PV Product line

SunMaxx Solar Launches New Photovoltaic Product Line, Pre-packaged kits Ithaca, NY (June, 24th 2010) — SunMaxx Solar, manufacturer and distributor of the world’s best-selling and best-performing solar thermal products, is launching their GridMaxx Photovoltaic (PV) product line including SMA inverters and pre-packaged kits designed to simplify installation and the sales process for their certified dealers [...]

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SunMaxx Training courses are IREC accredited

SunMaxx Solar’s Solar Thermal training program has been awarded Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) Continued Education Provider accreditation for their solar thermal training program, levels 1-3. You can visit their site for more information http://www.irecusa.org/ or read the full press release Here

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SunMaxx Solar Wins State Award for Best in Class 2010

A SunMaxx Solar Thermal System won Best In State for 2010 government solar projects. The New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) announced this week that the SunMaxx ThermoPower-VHP30 system (with a total of 1,440 evacuated solar tube collectors) installed at Wallkill Correctional Facility in Wallkill, NY, was the best in its class in design, [...]

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SunMaxx Solar CEO Adam Farrell Breaks new Ground in Developing New York State Solar Thermal Incentives

As chair of the New York State Solar Thermal Road Map’s Private Sector Workgroup, SunMaxx Solar CEO Adam Farrell is making ground-breaking strides toward bringing revolutionary incentives to New York’s emerging solar thermal industry. The work group, whose goal is to spur investment in solar thermal installations, is preparing to announce an innovative incentive package [...]

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Solar Training Chicago: SunMaxx Solar Hot Water/ Solar Thermal Installer Training Offered in Chicago

SunMaxx Solar‘s Chicago Solar Thermal Training Course on March 31, 2010. The Chicago Solar Training Course is designed for anyone in the Chicago area interested in the solar thermal market, solar thermal installations, and solar hot water and solar space heating applications. It is well suited for contractors looking to enter the industry as well [...]

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A new training workshop is coming soon!

A new training program is under development and is expected to be offered in January 2010. The Sales Training workshop will help dealers and distributors be more effective in finding clients and closing their sales. This one day workshop will cover topics such as setting-up a successful business, the sales process and procedures, and helpful [...]

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Sunmaxx acquires CSA Certifications on the 10, 20, 25 and 30 models!

Sunmaxx10, 20, 25 and 30 collectors are now eligible for incentives under the ecoENERGY for renewable heat program in Canada.

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Solar Power International 09!

SunMaxx Solar was very well represented at the Solar Power Expo this October in Anaheim California. SunMaxx took advantage of this 30,000 plus crowd with a very professional and attractive booth showcasing the SunMaxx products and services.

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Silicon Solar's Todd Paternoster Speaks To Sidney Elementary Students About Renewable Energy

Todd Paternoster, Solar Thermal Training Manager at Silicon Solar Inc, was invited to the 5th grade students at Sidney Elementary School, where they had just started a new unit on renewable energy and ecological conservation. Mr. Paternoster has been traveling the United States, training solar installers as part of Silicon Solar’s solar thermal training and [...]

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Silicon Solar Selected To Represent North America At InterSolar 2009

InterSolar 2009 will feature a solar tour of a number of the leading solar energy systems across Germany before the actual InterSolar Solar Expo, held from May 27-29 2009. Silicon Solar Inc was selected as one of 5 solar thermal companies to represent the United States and Canada during the solar tour and the solar [...]

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Financing Solar Power Projects With Silicon Solar Financial

Silicon Solar recently launched a new solar finance company, Silicon Solar Financial which will assist SunMaxx Dealers and Installers, as well commercial solar power customers in financing solar projects and installations across the United States and around the world.

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Silicon Solar Donates $17,000+ In Solar Collectors To Local YMCA

Silicon Solar Inc recently made a donation of ten SunMaxx-30 evacuated tube solar collectors to the Broome County YMCA in Binghamton, NY. The new solar hot water heating system is part of more than $1,000,000 that the YMCA has invested in energy efficiency upgrades.

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SRCC Certification for all SunMaxx Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors

On December 15th, Silicon Solar Inc received verification that all models of SunMaxx evacuated tube solar collectors had completed SRCC testing and were granted certification. This exciting news offers peace of mind regarding the performance and efficiency of SunMaxx evacuated tube solar collectors, and makes all SunMaxx solar hot water and heating systems applicable for [...]

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Silicon Solar & Sidney High School Partnership

The recent partnership between Silicon Solar Inc, manufacturer of SunMaxx Solar Hot Water Systems and Sidney High School has attracted the attention of the New York Media. The Daily Star, Oneonta NY’s daily newspaper recently featured an article by Staff Writer Mark Boshnack, which outlined and applauded the partnership and its benefits to the students [...]

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Silicon Solar & SunMaxx Make Headlines at Local Business Fair

Silicon Solar Inc. and the SunMaxx Solar Hot Water Team made headlines at a local Business Expo held in Sidney, NY. The Silicon Solar Crew was featured in a local newspaper following the show, profiling the company’s involvement in educating local residents about the benefits of Solar Energy in the region and their dedication to [...]

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Sidney High School Partners With Silicon Solar Inc

Sidney High School, a small school in Upstate New York, was recently given a state-of-the-art SunMaxx Thermosyphon Solar Hot Water System. The Solar System, which incorporates a solar collector and an integrated solar hot water storage tank, is widely used for its economic and ecological benefits in countries around the world, but will be used [...]

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SRCC Certification for SunMaxx Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors

SunMaxx Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors recently completed their SRCC Testing & Certification Process. SRCC Testing & Certification have proven that SunMaxx Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors are the most efficient collectors available, and produce more BTU per day than the leading national competitors, all for hundreds of dollars less. And, SRCC Certification makes SunMaxx Evacuated Tube [...]

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SunMaxx Solar works with Cornell University to Move Beyond Coal

SunMaxx Solar joined members of the Cornell Community to celebrate progress on the Cornell Climate Action Plan including a new Solar Hot Water System recently installed on the new Combined Heat and Power Plant. The team from SunMaxx Solar joined University President Skorton, state officials, environmental leaders and media at Cornell University on Friday, Jan. [...]

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