Solar Blog

Don’t worry, SPP isn’t selling sunlight, nor are they charging people who lay out at the beach all summer for the solar rays that improved their tans.

At Solar Panels Plus we offer money-saving, eco-friendly, and efficient evacuated tube solar collectors that harness the sun’s rays as an alternative to traditional electricity based heating and cooling methods.

Utilizing solar heat energy to fuel our heating and even cooling needs is a big step towards eliminating our reliance on fossil fuels. Not only are fossil fuels an extremely limited resource that will eventually run out, our continuous use of them on a global level has lead to unfortunate impacts on our global environment.

Our goal at SPP is to educate individuals and companies around the world that solar hot water solutions are a great first step in releasing our firm grip on oil based energy. The best part about theoretically selling sunlight is that it’s a free resource for all who wish to obtain it, and provides an environmentally friendly way to proliferate our luxury of hot water use across many applications. Of course there is a cost per kilowatt (or per BTU) to capture it, store it, and put it to use; so we deliver it to you one-kilowatt-at-a-time!

Sunday, April 20 will mark the beginning of one of the largest Earth Day gatherings in U.S. history - including day-long events on the National Mall in Washington, DC and other cities throughout the U.S.

The event is being led by Earth Day Network, a non-profit organization that was founded by the organizers of the original Earth Day in 1970.

SPP will be in attendance and will have a exhibit booth setup.

For more information about this event, please visit the Earth Day Network Website

Also, on Monday 4/21/08, Washington DC will host “Green DC Week” at Freedom Plaza. SPP will be on site for this event throughout the week long festivities.
For more information, please visit the Green DC Week website.

In the March 2008 issue of Popular Mechanics, Apricus Solar Co. was once again recognized as the leading manufacturer of solar thermal water heating collectors. This comes as no surprise to us here at SPP, nor to the majority of people in the solar industry. View the article below.

Popular Mechanics Article

SPP Product Support Manager, Mark Soja, as well as Apricus Inc. CEO Steve Elkin will be attending the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) beginning today. The WIREC 2008 trade show will include a business conference and an exhibition.The business conference will have industry-leading speakers discussing the benefits of all renewable technologies, including wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass, and biofuelsThe business conference will feature over 250 expert speakers. Business Conference Agenda.

The exposition features more than 300 renewable energy technology suppliers, as well as systems integrators, financiers, professional services firms, and more.

WIREC 2008 Official Website

With Federal Solar tax credits set to expire at the end of 2008, members of Congress are once again trying to extend renewable energy tax credits for both commercial and residential customers. The new bill seeks to increase the residential tax credit from $2,000 to $4,000 for an additional six years and to extend the existing Federal commercial tax credit for an additional eight years.

The bill would tap revenues from the oil and gas industry in order to make up for the lost tax revenue from the solar credits. It is seemingly a no-brainer, but remains under threat of veto from President Bush.

Article: Congress Tries Again To Extend Solar Tax Credits

The world’s largest HVAC exposition - the 2008 AHR Expo - is being held in New York City on Tuesday 1-22-08 through Thursday 1-24-08. Solar Panels Plus will be in booth # 8178 with new updates on our solar air conditioning program. For more information about the show please visit the AHR Expo website.

Solar Panels Plus has engineered a system combining time-tested chiller
technology with solar thermal evacuated tubes to provide FREE air
conditioning. Read the rest of this entry »

On November 28, 2007, two members of Solar Panels Plus management, Bijan Kazemi and Cameron Mashayekh, along with Paul Risberg, President of AltEnergy Inc in Charlottesville, VA had a private meeting with Mr. Aneesh Chopra, the Virginia Secretary of Technology at his office in Richmond. Read the rest of this entry »

Currently, the Commonwealth of Virginia offers little to home and business owners in terms of tax credits or rebates for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems – including solar water/space heating, solar air conditioning and PV systems. Read the rest of this entry »

Congratulations to the University of Maryland for its second place finish overall and for being the top ranked school in the US. Read the rest of this entry »