When people ask Shelly and Lorne Hornby about their unique skylight the answer comes as a surprise. Positioned sleek against the couple's south facing roof isn't a skylight but a solar hot water collector. "Unless you talk to people about it, I don't think it registers you can have one and that you can benefit [...]
At Terratek we are passionate about renewable energy and its long term benefits and savings to you as a customer. We believe in the multitude of advantages that come with using the sun and earth energies to produce hot water, heat and electricity for your home or business. But when we're discussing Solar Hot Water, [...]
Across from the scenic aquamarine shoreline of Green Lake, on the left hand side of the Sea to Sky Highway in Whistler BC, is the new housing development known as the Glacier Duplex's. Even from the road you can see what sets these homes apart - with their solar hotwater systems standing tall along the [...]
A picturesque heritage building on the outskirts of Gastown has been undergoing a quiet transformation over the last several months. Energy efficient updates are being made to everything from the insulation to the low-flow toilets and while you can't see it from the street, a brand new solar hot water system installed by Terratek Energy [...]
Check out the energy savings from a recent day at the Victoria General Hospital, where we installed an 80 collector Solar Hot Water system. According to the day below (July 26, 2012), the system drew 550.23 KWhs, which translates into an energy savings big enough to power 22 homes for a day (with the average [...]
We've been tracking the energy savings being accumulated on a monthly basis by 18 of our featured customers. These include the Victoria General Hospital, the Langley Fine Arts School, Delta Secondary School and Colwood Fire Hall. The tracking is being measured by SunReports monitors that we are installing at each system. Through these individual monitors we [...]
The District of Tofino is one of 36 British Columbia communities adopting a new building regulation requiring all new single family homes to be built solar hot water ready. The new regulation, which came into effect June 21, promotes alternative energy use in the community. "Greening the building code is an important part of the [...]
Solar Association Launches Campaign to Shine Light on Solar Energy in BC Solar Association Launches Campaign to Shine Light on Solar Energy in BC Stand Up For Solar British Columbia encourages public dialogue on opportunities for solar in the province (VANCOUVER, BC) – the SolarWest 2011 conference, the Canadian Solar Industry Association (CanSIA) announced the [...]
The Courtenay and District Memorial Outdoor Pool is set to become the first municipal solar outdoor pool in B.C. And the City of Courtenay doesn't have to pay a penny for it. Thanks to about $30,000 in funding from FortisBC — formerly Terasen Gas — the city is retrofitting the pool with a solar heating [...]
North Vancouver District has received the Solar BC Award for “Solar Community of the Year”. This award recognizes the District’s leadership in promoting the use of solar hot water technology both within the community and in its own operations. District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton and District Energy Manager Dominica Babicki accepted the award [...]
