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Certification & Ratings Organizations	Educational & Informational Sites
Pump Manufacturers	Tank Manufacturers
Temperature Control Manufacturers

Certification & Ratings Organizations

Solar Ratings & Certification Organization (SRCC) - www.solar-rating.org
The Solar Ratings & Certification Organization (SRCC) is an independent ratings organization for solar systems and is widely recognized as the official standard in the field. The SRCC rates thermal performance of individual solar collectors as well as complete functional systems. Many state and utility rebate programs require SRCC ratings for products to qualify and system performance can be compared to others in the field using the product directory.

Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) - www.fsec.ucf.edu
The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) is the primary testing lab that performs SRCC ratings. In addition to testing solar thermal systems, FSEC also has their own ratings system that is widely adopted in both Florida and the Caribbean. FSEC is also engaged in a wide range of energy efficient and renewable technologies ranging from photovoltaics to reflective roofs.

Industry Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) - www.iapmo.org
The Uniform Plumbing Code, which is maintained by IAPMO governs the way plumbing systems may be constructed in the Western United States. Solar systems are often covered under IAPMO regulations, and an independent Uniform Solar Energy Code has been developed explicitly for the design and installation of solar thermal systems. SunEarth solar thermal collectors are listed as compliant with IAPMO codes.

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) - www.ashrae.org
ASHRAE is the leading trade organization for HVAC (Heating Ventilation & Air-Conditioning) professionals in the world. For anything from residences to skyscrapers, ASHRAE has developed standards for it and you'll find equipment suppliers serving that broad range at their annual trade fair. ASHRAE is also responsible for standard 93-1986, which is the standard used by the SRCC and FSEC in testing solar thermal collectors.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - www.asme.org
A leading industry organization for mechanical and thermal systems engineers, ASME is a good clearinghouse of information and produces the ASME Journal of Solar Energy, which includes research on solar thermal systems and heat transfer.

Educational & Informational Sites

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - www.nrel.gov
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the central government lab responsible for renewable energy development. In addition to physical testing and development of renewable systems, NREL publishes some of the most comprehensive weather data sets used for estimating system performance. Typical Meteorological Year weather data known as TMY2 is often used in the solar thermal field to size solar thermal systems.

University of Wisconsin Solar Energy Laboratory (SEL) - sel.me.wisc.edu
The Solar Energy Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin is one of the oldest labs in the nation dedicated to the study of solar thermal systems. Many industry standard modeling tools such as F-chart and TRNSYS were developed at the Solar Energy Laboratory & their website contains information about these tools.

Pump Manufacturers

Grundfos - www.us.grundfos.com

Taco - www.taco-hvac.com

March Manufacturing - www.marchpump.com

Hartell - www.hartell.com

Tank Manufacturers

Ruud / Rheem Manufacturing- www.ruud.com

Six Rivers Solar - http://www.sixriverssolar.com - manufactures custom drainback tanks

Vaughn Corporation - www.vaughncorp.com

Heat Transfer Products - www.htproducts.com

Amtrol - www.amtrol.com

Lochinvar - www.lochinvar.com

Hanson Tanks - www.hansontank.com

State Industries - www.stateind.com

Temperature Control Manufacturers

Steca - www.stecasolar.com

Compool - www.compool.com