Case Studies

	Eglin Air Force Base In October 2009, Eglin Air Force Base located in Valparaiso, FL installed 12 solar thermal panels atop their roof with a 500 gallon storage tank in their mechanical room. This Drainback system is one of the most efficient on the market today. Complying with new regulations in which governmental buildings need to reduce their energy consumption by 30%, Eglin Air Force Base is surely ahead of the game. View This Case Study

	IKEA Orlando In October of 2007 Ikea began building their Orlando store to include 309,000 sq ft of home furnishings, including restaurant and catering. Ikea Orlando was designed to be green from the ground up and to earn LEED Certification. To reduce their energy bills on the restaurant, they installed a solar thermal system (heating hot water) on their building. This earned them valuable LEED points and reduced their natural gas consumption. View This Case Study

	RJ Rockers Brewery Located in South Carolina since 1997, RJ Rockers has been known for their hand-crafted high quality brews. Microbreweries operate with a great deal of hot water in the brewing process so it was only natural to look at solar thermal to reduce their cost and carbon footprint. On an average day the brewery goes through 1,750 gallons of hot water. That’s enough hot water to satisfy 25 single family homes. View This Case Study

	St Joseph’s College St Joseph’s College in West Hartford, CT created a strategic plan in which they will “implement programs and policies that encourage environmental sustainability.” As such they recently installed a solar thermal system and photovoltaic modules. These systems will benefit students in the environmental studies program at the college while reducing their energy demand. View This Case Study

	Ye Olde Sandwich Shoppe Recently in historic downtown Seneca, South Carolina, Tablerock Technologies installed four 4 x 8 panels on Ye Old Sandwich Shop. The restaurant was using a significant amount of hot water for food prep and dish washing. On busy nights, employees wasted valuable time waiting for the hot water to be replenished. To save on energy usage and increase hot water storage, solar thermal was the logical and most energy efficient choice. View This Case Study

	Housing Authority of Chester County The Housing Authority of Chester County, in Pennsylvania, incorporated a solar water heater on one of their community development projects. On the four story, forty-eight room complex down Church Street in West Chester, PA, the building is topped with 10 thermal panels that provide at least half of the energy to heat hot water by using the sun’s emission free rays. View This Case Study

	Appalachian State University Appalachian State University began a program in 2004 to tax students $5 every semester to fund renewable energy projects on campus. They had a revote in 2007 and 92% of students wanted to keep this self imposed student fee. This system was installed on Frank’s Residence Hall as part of the green initiative. The system consists of two banks of 21 collectors, on this residence hall. View This Case Study

	Mellow Mushroom Owners Gerry Mchone and Carl McCloy, co-owners of Mellow Mushroom, decided to install a solar thermal system because it adds sustainability to their operation and at the same time saves money. This system consists of six 4x10 collectors and an 120 gallon storage tank, which produces about 240,000 BTUs per day. The system was sized to produce 20% of their hot water consumption in a day... View This Case Study

	Porter Gaud School - Charleston, SC Porter-Gaud students and faculty are now enjoying hot water in the school cafeteria provided by one of the earth's most plentiful renewable resources, the sun! This renewable energy system, along with the others we offer, not only reduce the amount of planet-warming greenhouse gases and other pollutants emitted into the atmosphere, but also generate tax-free savings year after year View This Case Study

	St. Denis Senior Apartments Deciding to install a solar hot water system was a natural choice for Catholic Charities and The Housing Partnership, Inc. as they converted a former elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky into modern and fashionable apartments. Deciding to install a solar hot water system was a natural choice for Catholic Charities and The Housing Partnership, Inc. as they converted a former elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky into modern and fashionable apartments. View This Case Study