SunMaxx Solar Installs Solar Thermal System at the Army Reserve Center in Winder, Georgia

The project was conducted in conjunction with Pond & Company, who supplied the architectural and engineering services as well as McLeroy Plumbing who installed the systems at the Army Reserve Center in Winder, GA. The new solar thermal heating systems will do their part to meet the Army’s goal of moving away from fossil fuels, while providing the most up to date training facility. The first solar thermal installation included 40 TitanPowerPlus SU2 series flat plate collectors and an 806 gallon non-pressurized solar storage tank for domestic hot water. A second system was installed for the OMS building, which included a HelioMaxx 50FP Pro Kit. Each system provided 50% solar fraction and 60% solar fraction, respectively. The Army Reserve Center is located in Winder, Georgia, which is in Barrow County, approximately 40 miles north east of Atlanta. The facility is approximately 52,000 square feet and home to almost 400 reservists.

SunMaxx Solar Installs Solar Thermal System at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort

SunMaxx Solar announces the upcoming installation of a solar thermal system at a new multi-story physical fitness center with gymnasium at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The fitness center is expected to be completed in May 2013. Hightower Construction Company of Charleston, SC won the government contract for the 47,800 square foot structure. The solar installation will include 60 TitanPower Plus SU2 roof mounted solar hot water collectors that will supplement the domestic hot water and a rain water harvesting system for grey water use. The system is projected to provide an approximate 30% solar fraction for the fitness center. The MCAS Beaufort Fitness Center is located in the heart of the South Carolina Low Country. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is home to more than 4,000 Marines and Sailors. The city of Beaufort is known for its military establishments, being located in close proximity to Paris Island and a US Naval Hospital.

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

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 recently upgraded to a solar thermal system which uses a non-pressurized 806 gallon tank to preheat water for the restaurant and brew cycles. Installed by the SunMaxx authorized installer Clean Resolutions, the system consists of 500 square feet of SunMaxx TitanPower Plus-SU2 flat plates, which reside on the brewery’s dining room roof. Currently, they're offsetting about half of the fuel used to heat their hot water --- thanks to the new SunMaxx solar hot water collectors mounted on the roof over the dining room. They will contribute about 100 million BTUs of heat annually! SunMaxx Solar congratulates Flying Goose Brew and Pub on being a forerunner in creating a more energy efficient business in New Hampshire by their use of solar powered systems.

SunMaxx Solar Thermal System Installed in Ransomville, NY

During the Winter of 2012, a residential solar thermal system was installed for Eran Colbus of Ransomville, New York. He purchased a SunMaxx system including 10 TitanPower Plus SU2 series flat plate solar collectors and a 400 gallon solar storage tank. His solar collectors are roof mounted and tied into his fuel oil burner. His system provides 90% of his domestic hot water needs from late Spring through early Autumn and 75% from late Autumn through early Spring. He took advantage of the $4000 from NYSERDA's Solar Thermal Incentive Program, which was approx. 20% of his total system cost.

SunMaxx Solar System Installed in Geneva, NY

During the Fall of 2011, a residential solar thermal system was installed for and by Calvin Adams of Geneva, New York. He purchased a SunMaxx HelioMaxx-FP PRO 50G Pre-Packaged Kit. His system uses one TitanPower Plus SU2 flat plate collector which is ground mounted, a StorMaxx Premium PTEC 50 Gallon Storage Tank with two Heat Exchangers and a UniMaxx Plus Pump Station. This cost effective investment will save him 40 – 50% in propane for his domestic hot water use each year. The solar fraction of this system is 50% at his location. He took advantage of the 30% federal tax credit for homeowners who install qualified solar thermal systems. Now he and his wife are reaping the benefits of solar thermal energy!

SunMaxx Solar Installs Solar Thermal System at the Delta House in Brooklyn, New York

In 2012, SunMaxx Solar in conjunction with Voltaic Solaire completed a solar hot water installation at The Delta House in Brooklyn, New York . The Installation, which was contracted and designed by Green developer Mark Robinson at Voltaic Solaire, used 4 ThermoPower VDF’s, 2 TitanPowerPlus SU2’s, and a 120 G dual coil Ptec tank which was used as a pre-heat for an on demand hot water heater. The DHW in this system is being used primarily for two apartments in the Delta building, one studio apartment and one 2-bedroom triplex. This is the first mixed-use private development in New York City to combine solar and wind energy, meeting 100% of The Delta’s energy needs—generating its own electricity, hot water and heat. The Solar Thermal Panels gracing the exterior of The Delta, that provides beautiful form as well as solar thermal function, were purchased from SunMaxx Solar.

SunMaxx Solar Installs Solar Thermal System at Stockton College

SunMaxx Solar and Intelligent Green Solutions (IGS) worked with Richard Stockton College in Galloway, NJ to plan, design and install a solar thermal system on three of the university’s buildings. The installation, executed by NOVA Energy, is a large solar thermal system that includes 90 TitanPowerPlus SU2 Flat Plate Solar Collectors (30 panels on each building) and a 512 Gallon Solar Hot Water Storage Tank. Each of the 3 buildings was actually a paired set of student residence halls – and the installation called for three identical solar hot water systems to be installed on these dormitories. The scope of the project called for each solar thermal system to meet no less than 27% of the 3,138 gallons of hot water that was used in each dormitory pair every day during the school year. Additionally, the system was required to provide complete overheat-protection during the three summer months when the residence halls were not used. This installation is was completed in December 2011. For further information on NOVA Energy, visit their website at http://www.novaenergy.co/

SunMaxx Solar and Intelligent Green Solutions Install Solar Thermal System at Moody Air Force Base

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 Iturralde of Slone Associates, Inc. to design and install the solar system. The system was installed to help further the base as well as the Air Forces’ leading green energy initiatives. The solar thermal installation included 420 square feet of 20 TitanPowerPlus SU2 series flat plate collectors. The system was a drainback design with a non-pressurized storage tank. Moody Air Force Base is located near the city of Valdosta in Southern Georgia, 30 miles from the Florida border. The base occupies nearly 12,000 acres of federally owned land. The solar thermal system was installed for a mess hall which serves 3 meals a day to the residents on the base. The system was completely installed and commissioned in January 2012. "Moody AFB, AKEA and Slone Associates, Inc are very pleased with the system configuration, installation and performance. My thanks to all involved at IGS and SunMaxx Solar!!!", exclaims Santiago Iturralde of Slone Associates in Valdosta, GA. Federal mandates require that 25% of Air Force facility energy use comes from renewable energy sources by 2025 and Moody will help the push to stay on the list of green power partners. The USAF leads the US Government in green energy installations – with more than 6% of their total energy usage across all facilities coming from renewable and green energy sources.

SunMaxx Solar Installs Solar Thermal System at Ft. Hood

In the Summer of 2011, SunMaxx Solar in conjunction with Johnson Controls and Intelligent Green Solutions (IGS) completed the installation of a Solar Thermal System at Fort Hood, one of the world's largest Military bases located in Killeen, Texas. A total of 93 TitanPowerPlus SU2 series flat plate collectors were installed across five buildings, in addition to solar pumping stations and storage tanks. Each building was also outfitted with a custom ballasted drain‐back mounting system designed specifically for the US Military. This solar thermal system was installed for a domestic hot water heating system, which will pre‐heat water for five of Fort Hood’s dining facilities as well as a large pool collector installation. These buildings, in total, spanned over 94,000 square feet of Fort Hood's campus. The system was completely installed and commissioned during the Summer of 2011. The cost of the project totaled ~$450,000. The solar system was created to offset natural gas consumption with clean, renewable solar energy. The system will effectively function as a pre-heater, with the existing fossil fuel heaters meeting any load not served by solar energy. The amount of potential energy savings was approx. 50% of their loads. The installation, which was a custom design outfitted specifically for the military, was part of an energy conservation program to help reduce Fort Hood’s carbon footprint. This was also a pilot study to see the effectiveness of using solar thermal on the base, which covers a total of 340 square miles in central Texas. Summary of Fractional Energy Savings for each building is below. This figure shows the percentage of energy that can be saved using a solar thermal system as opposed to a conventional heating system. Building 1 = 22% Building 2 = 28.4% Building 3 = 22.9% Building 4 = 31.3% Building 5 = 31.7% Pool = 50% System Efficiency Results: Building 1 = 66% Building 2 = 63.3% Building 3 = 67.9% Building 4 = 70% Building 5 = 40.9% Facility Sizes: Five buildings 30, 20, 15, 10 and 18 panels

SunMaxx Solar Thermal System Brings New Energy To Historic Harvard

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 Yard. Installed,engineered and designed by the SunMaxx Solar authorized installer LittleFoot Energy Corporation, who served as the prime contractor on the project, the collector array will provide approximately 773 MMBTU/year, which is an estimated 30% solar fraction. The more than 3,200 square feet of SunMaxx TitanPower Plus-SU2 flat plate collectors atop the three buildings of Canaday Hall is part of a solar thermal and steam tunnel heat-recovery project that won the New England Association of Energy Engineers best renewable energy thermal project for 2010. This hybrid heating system also collects exhaust heat from a steam tunnel under the dormitory. The heat captured from the flat plate collectors and the steam tunnel runs through a system of glycol-filled pipes, which feeds into a 1,000 gallon buffer tank in Canaday’s basement. This preheats the water in the buffer tank to 130 degrees before the water is pumped to the buildings around Harvard Yard. Harvard University, a private, Ivy League university based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the oldest university in the United States, and a known leader among universities world-wide. Dedicated to producing highly educated, socially conscious graduates destined to serve as leaders of today, the university works to lead by example and recently established an aggressive sustainability objective to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and overall carbon footprint. The stated goal is to reduce GHG emissions 30% by 2016, a challenging objective for any organization. SunMaxx Solar congratulates Harvard University on being a forerunner in not only creating a more energy efficient system through their use of solar powered systems, but also in educating the surrounding community about the benefits of clean, renewable energy.

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