Solar Information

To find out more about solar thermal energy, please visit these useful links:

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Natural Resources Canada

Solar Water Heating Systems: A Buyer´s Guide

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Énergie Solaire Québec Énergie Solaire Québec is a non profit organisation that has given itself the mandate to promote the use of solar energy and other renewable energy resources in Québec. Its activities are addressed to the public and to a variety of members of the energy and building sectors. The association groups users and suppliers of goods and services that are linked to solar energy. CSE is proud to be a partner and member of Énergie Solaire Québec in its promotion of solar energies in Quebec.

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Solar Process Heat

The heat from a solar collector can also be used to cool a building. It may seem impossible to use heat to cool a building, but it makes more sense if you just think of the solar heat as an energy source. Your familiar home air conditioner uses an energy source, electricity, to create cool air. Solar absorption coolers use a similar approach, combined with some very complex chemistry tricks, to create cool air from solar energy. Solar energy can also be used with evaporative coolers (also called "swamp coolers") to extend their usefulness to more humid climates, using another chemistry trick called desiccant cooling.