A backyard swimming pool can be a great place to take a refreshing dip on a summer’s day. It can also be a place to freeze your giblets off if the sun has been hiding for even a few hours. That can ...

Via the Internet, complete automation and online management of water temperature controllers on solar heating systems is possible with the use of Sitrad® and Microsol II plus. Sitrad is free software ...

A heated pool is an attractive amenity, but heating the pool with natural gas, propane or electricity, isn’t quite a green habit. Instead, consider a hybrid solar pool heater, such as the Ecosun Solar ...

A solar pool heater uses a pump, a solar collector and piping in conjunction with your existing pool filter. The process is simple: The pump takes water from the pool, then forces it through the ...

U.S. solar thermal panel manufacturer Fafco has developed a photovoltaic-thermal heat pump solution for water and pool heating. “The solution utilizes an open-loop solar drain-back style system that ...

Heating an outdoor pool can be quite costly. But a student at the University of Minnesota-Morris is working to see if alternative energy could help ease the financial stress. Environmental science ...