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Christian Vachon published an article on solar collectors in Commercial Building Products magazine.
Perforated, glazed solar air collectors allow architects to incorporate solar technology without sacrificing aesthetics. Engineers love solar energy, but the same can’t always be said for architects. Most architects believe solar energy is essential to the world’s progress toward sustainability. Learn … Continue reading
The HVAC Factor: Solar Hot Air
This technology reduces the energy other facility systems must expend for space heating. By Christian Vachon, P.Eng., M.Sc. Originally published in the February 2012 issue of Today’s Facility Manager Most facility managers (fms) find it hard to believe when a … Continue reading
Quebec City Public Transportation Garage’s HVAC Retrofit Features Solar and Heat Recovery
Five-phase project plans to save 492,000-square-foot Quebec City facility upwards of 35 percent of energy vs. typical gas-fired heating. When a Quebec City public transportation maintenance garage required HVAC replacement, engineers designed a state-of-the-art retrofit employing solar hot air, heat … Continue reading
A New Hamphire high School signs the world’s first solar hot air PPA to reduce HVAC costs and CO2
With no capital investment, Sanborn Reg. H.S. saves $17,000, cuts CO2 emissions by 48 tons and displaces 13,500 gal. of fuel oil yearly. Kingston, N.H.–Sanborn Regional School District has signed the world’s first power purchase agreement (PPA) for ultra-efficient solar … Continue reading
Sun & Wind Energy Magazine publishes an article on Enerconcept Technologies
Christian Vachon talks about the solar air collectors national and international market. See complete article
AHR Expo 2012 – Enerconcept wins the product innovation award in heating catego
Enerconcept Technologies Inc., Magog, Quebec, Canada, a global leader in solar hot air technology, was presented the AHR Expo Innovation Award for its Lubi™ wall-mounted solar hot air collector at the 2012 International Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo® … Continue reading
Canada/Denmark : Cooperation between Enerconcept and Solarventi
See complete article “Through the patent license agreement, Enerconcept was able to develop an industrial roof-mounted version based on our residential solar air heater Solar Venti,” explains Hans-Jørgen Christensen. Solarventi produces its air collectors without the usual insulation at the … Continue reading
N.H. School Signs World’s First Solar Hot Air PPA to Reduce HVAC Costs & CO2
N.H. School Signs World’s First Solar Hot Air PPA to Reduce HVAC Heating Costs & C02 With no capital investment, Sanborn Reg. H.S. saves $17,000, cuts CO2 emissions by 48 tons and displaces 13,500 gal. of fuel oil yearly. Kingston, N.H.–Sanborn … Continue reading
Solar & Gas-Fired Heater Maker’s Partnership in Germany
Enerconcept Technologies Inc., Magog, Quebec, Canada, and GoGas Goch GmbH & Co., KG, Dortmund, Germany, have formed a partnership that creates the world’s most efficient combination of equipment for heating industrial space, make-up air and drying processes in Germany and … Continue reading
The Lubi panel unveils its colors at the Intersolar Show in Munich
See complete article Air collectors: plastics on the rise Trade fair visitors could find an air collector made of plastic at the booth of the German company Stihner Kunststofftechnik GmbH. The company markets it together with the Freiburg engineering office Dr. Axel Müller HTCO, who … Continue reading
