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The sun supplies you with energy which is free and environmentally friendly...so why not utilize it and...
Reduce your carbon footprint
One way to achieve less co2 for your home or business’s is Solar Hot Water combined with an efficient hot water tank to store the energy produced till required.
How Solar Hot WaterWorks
The solar collector that will typically be mounted on your roof absorbs solar radiation and converts it into heat energy. This heat energy is then transferred to fluid passing through the collector.
When the fluid in the solar collector reaches a useful temperature the solar controller activates the pump to transfer the heat energy to where it is to be used or stored.
Typically through a coil in the hot water tank, directly to a swimming pool or via a heat exchanger if water chlorinated or to many potential industrial applications that require heat energy. Having transferred the energy the now cooler fluid is pumped back to the solar collector.
How less co2 design your solar system
At less co2 we aim to design your system to achieve the best energy saving ratio for your investment while ensuring the system operates within safe parameters.
Our first step to designing any microgeneration system is to ensure a thorough understanding of your requirements.
Therefore we will always meet you in person at the proposed location to ensure we have a full understanding of your requirements and expectations for your solar hot water system.
We will ensure the site is suitable and plan the proposed installation. Therefore ensuring the installation is completed as smoothly as possible, on time and to the quoted price. We also explain what will be involved so you know exactly what to expect.
Shortly after this site visit we will send you a report outlining:-
- If solar hot water is viable
- Details on our proposed system
- Outline what installation will involve
- Target energy production / Carbon footprint fiqures
- Fixed cost quote to supply and install
There is no charge for the report or visit whether you go-ahead or not.
Sizing your Solar Hot Water System
For stored hot water (a residential hot water tank for example) we will normally size a system to meet your hot water needs from April through to September as this gives the greatest energy saving ratio for your investment as approximately 75% of the annual solar radiation in the UK is in this period. Outside of this period you will still gain useful energy and there maybe days when this meets your hot water requirements but normally during this period your hot water tank will need topping up from another heat source. Similarly during a wet overcast day in summer the system may not fully meet your hot water requirement and need additional topping up from another heat source.
This will result in 50% to 70% of your annual hot water being supplied by your Solar Hot Water System.
