I've just come across an excellent and interesting article that provides the historical (goes back to 1767) background to solar heating and how this can correlate to the greenhouse effect the earth is experiencing. The full story can be seen by clicking the link at the end of this short post. The first solar water heater was built in 1891 (yes more than 100 years ago) and was called The Climax.
The Climax was put out of business in 1909 (99years ago)with the development of the "Day and Night Solar Water Heater"
The discovery and development of the oil gas and petrochemical industries mainly stifled further development in solar water heating until the Israelis suffering from a shortage of oil really became interested in the technology... more than 90 percent of Israeli households heat their water with the sun. Cyprus is the next biggest user.
Do read this article ...
Background to solar heating technology and the greenhouse effect .
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