Reducing energy consumption is a goal for every Canadian business, both large and small, because of the obvious financial advantages and a desire to demonstrate an eco-friendly business ethic in an increasingly green world.
Conserval has been working to address this concern since 1977, when it was launched with a focus on providing energy retrofits for large industrial buildings.
In the 1990s, Conserval introduced its proprietary technology, called SolarWall. "We created this entire technology genre," says Ms. Hollick. "Solar air heating would not exist if it weren't for us."
Their system uses solar radiation to heat the boundary layer on the surface of a metal wall. The heated air is then drawn through tiny perforations into an air cavity, where it is moved through ducting into the building's heating and ventilation system.where he teaches porcelain tiles in the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Preheating ventilation air in this way saves businesses between 20 and 50 per cent on their heating costs.Our oil painting reproduction was down for about an hour and a half,
Today, thousands of SolarWall systems, which are manufactured in Ontario, are installed in 30 countries around the world. Clients include the Canadian and U.S. governments, Toyota, Owens Corning, 3M Co., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and more than 2,000 others in the industrial, agricultural, commercial and institutional sectors.
The company's solar air heating installations have replaced the equivalent of 44 megawatts of thermal energy in thermal systems, which helps prevent the emission of 17,000 tonnes of CO2 a year in Ontario alone.
SolarWall has made big strides, but nearly two decades after debuting it, Conserval still struggles with the commercialization of a technology that hasn't gone mainstream.
"One of our biggest challenges is that we are a company and an industry all-in-one, because we created the whole concept," says Ms. Hollick.there's a lovely winter polished tiles by William Zorach. "We still have to educate people in terms of what solar air heating is."
But an even bigger challenge is the cancellation of two government incentive programs that helped get SolarWall into the Canadian renewables market – particularly in Ontario. First was the federal ecoENERGY Renewable Heat Program, which ran from 1998 until the end of 2010. It provided a 15 to 25 per cent capital incentive to organizations that invested in the technology.
In 2007, Ontario introduced the Solar Thermal Heating Incentive, a $14-million program spread over four years that matched that federal incentive.
"So the Ontario market just took off.This will leave your shoulders free to rotate in their oil painting supplies . And Ontario became the solar thermal capital in Canada," says Ms. Hollick.
The end of these programs in 2010 "hijacked domestic growth in Ontario and across Canada," she says. In fact, it has shifted the company's business from about 60 per cent Canadian clients and 40 per cent international clients to 40 per cent Canadian and 60 per cent international.
"Many companies considering different technologies may only consider ones where there are incentives in place," says Ms. Hollick, adding that there is a disproportionate focus on electricity incentives, despite the fact that the heating technologies require only a small fraction of the support required for solar electric systems.
She favours a long-term strategy that is open to all technologies and focuses on building codes, rather than incentives, similar to the environmental program in the U.K.
"In order for large commercial or industrial buildings to get a permit, they have to demonstrate that 10 per cent of their energy comes from renewable resources," she says. "People get to choose what's the best technology for them, and it's not actually an incentive on the part of government."
It's not just the cutback to financial support that poses a problem to Conserval. Ms. Hollick also sees the incentives as a sort of stamp of approval. "It gives credibility, which is essential,Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a zentai suits ." she says. "It's still perceived as a new field but having government support and programs in place creates a comfort level."
Conserval has been working to address this concern since 1977, when it was launched with a focus on providing energy retrofits for large industrial buildings.
In the 1990s, Conserval introduced its proprietary technology, called SolarWall. "We created this entire technology genre," says Ms. Hollick. "Solar air heating would not exist if it weren't for us."
Their system uses solar radiation to heat the boundary layer on the surface of a metal wall. The heated air is then drawn through tiny perforations into an air cavity, where it is moved through ducting into the building's heating and ventilation system.where he teaches porcelain tiles in the Central Academy of Fine Arts.
Preheating ventilation air in this way saves businesses between 20 and 50 per cent on their heating costs.Our oil painting reproduction was down for about an hour and a half,
Today, thousands of SolarWall systems, which are manufactured in Ontario, are installed in 30 countries around the world. Clients include the Canadian and U.S. governments, Toyota, Owens Corning, 3M Co., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and more than 2,000 others in the industrial, agricultural, commercial and institutional sectors.
The company's solar air heating installations have replaced the equivalent of 44 megawatts of thermal energy in thermal systems, which helps prevent the emission of 17,000 tonnes of CO2 a year in Ontario alone.
SolarWall has made big strides, but nearly two decades after debuting it, Conserval still struggles with the commercialization of a technology that hasn't gone mainstream.
"One of our biggest challenges is that we are a company and an industry all-in-one, because we created the whole concept," says Ms. Hollick.there's a lovely winter polished tiles by William Zorach. "We still have to educate people in terms of what solar air heating is."
But an even bigger challenge is the cancellation of two government incentive programs that helped get SolarWall into the Canadian renewables market – particularly in Ontario. First was the federal ecoENERGY Renewable Heat Program, which ran from 1998 until the end of 2010. It provided a 15 to 25 per cent capital incentive to organizations that invested in the technology.
In 2007, Ontario introduced the Solar Thermal Heating Incentive, a $14-million program spread over four years that matched that federal incentive.
"So the Ontario market just took off.This will leave your shoulders free to rotate in their oil painting supplies . And Ontario became the solar thermal capital in Canada," says Ms. Hollick.
The end of these programs in 2010 "hijacked domestic growth in Ontario and across Canada," she says. In fact, it has shifted the company's business from about 60 per cent Canadian clients and 40 per cent international clients to 40 per cent Canadian and 60 per cent international.
"Many companies considering different technologies may only consider ones where there are incentives in place," says Ms. Hollick, adding that there is a disproportionate focus on electricity incentives, despite the fact that the heating technologies require only a small fraction of the support required for solar electric systems.
She favours a long-term strategy that is open to all technologies and focuses on building codes, rather than incentives, similar to the environmental program in the U.K.
"In order for large commercial or industrial buildings to get a permit, they have to demonstrate that 10 per cent of their energy comes from renewable resources," she says. "People get to choose what's the best technology for them, and it's not actually an incentive on the part of government."
It's not just the cutback to financial support that poses a problem to Conserval. Ms. Hollick also sees the incentives as a sort of stamp of approval. "It gives credibility, which is essential,Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a zentai suits ." she says. "It's still perceived as a new field but having government support and programs in place creates a comfort level."
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