1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta, GA, USA

This Heliocol solar pool heating system was chosen by the Department of Energy to showcase during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. The Heliocol system demonstrated how an environmentally friendly technology saves money and provides extremely accurate temperatures. The pool temperatures were constantly maintained at strict Olympic regulation temperatures throughout competition. During the daytime, the Heliocol system heated the pool, while at night the system cooled the water if necessary. The Heliocol system continues to save thousands of dollars each month for the pool's new owners, Georgia Tech University.