EnerWorks Inc. is a North American
solar thermal
Solar thermal energy (STE) is a form of energy and a technology for harnessing solar energy to generate thermal energy for use in Industrial sector, industry, and in the residential and commercial sectors. Solar thermal collectors are classified ...
technology provider headquartered in
Woodstock, Ontario
Woodstock is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The city has a population of 46,705 according to the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 Canadian census. Woodstock is the seat of Oxford County, Ontario, Oxford County, at the head of the Thames River, On ...
, which develops and manufactures
renewable energy
Renewable energy (also called green energy) is energy made from renewable resource, renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human lifetime, human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind pow ...
appliances for the residential, commercial and industrial markets.
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EnerWorks solar water heating
Solar water heating (SWH) is water heating, heating water by sunlight, using a solar thermal collector. A variety of configurations are available at varying cost to provide solutions in different climates and latitudes. SWHs are widely used for ...
appliances were the first to qualify for the USDOE
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nuclear power, the military's nuclear weap ...
s "Energy Star
Energy Star (trademarked ENERGY STAR) is an Efficient energy use, energy-efficiency program established in 1992. It is administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The EPA ...
" residential water heater program.
In 2009, in conjunction with Vanir Energy, EnerWorks constructed what both companies considered the largest solar thermal heating and cooling installation in the world at that time, comprising 640 collectors on a 1-million square-foot location in Fletcher, North Carolina.
See also
* Renewable energy in the United States
References
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Solar energy companies
Energy companies of the United States
Solar energy