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Solar Thermal Energy:

Solar thermal technology is commonplace through out continental Europe. If you have ever been on holiday to the Mediterranean area, you will have seen black panels and storage tanks a common sight on almost every building. However, solar thermal heating has been slow to take off in Britain due to our notorious fickle weather and a tendency for the sun to hide whenever it is supposed to be shining.
As technology has improved, more efficient designs have been developed which make installation a more practicable proposition in our temperate climate, making solar thermal panels a more common sight across Britain.

Combined with a thermal store (a high-tech hot water cylinder) solar thermal energy is a fantastic renewable source of energy, which is limitless and totally free once installation and maintenance charges are extracted. As a result, more and more householders are requesting solar thermal systems as part of their projects.

  Before you start, consider the following:
Solar thermal panels work on simple and well-proven systems. Water is pumped through panels usually mounted on a south-facing roof. These panels contain either small pipes or sheets of copper painted black and covered in a sheet of glass, or have a series of vacuum tubes containing the liquid to be heated. All work well, but evacuated tube systems are the most efficient. That said, black painted pipe/copper panels are cheaper to install.
The heated water is retained in a thermal store, in effect, a glorified hot water cylinder, which must be sized according to your hot water requirements.
To give an idea of the size of panel required, an array of 4m2 of panels serving a 200 litre system will provide 50% of the hot water requirements for a domestic dwelling, although this assumes some measures to store and retain the heated water.
The panels are relatively heavy, so make sure that your roof is strong enough to support the additional weight of the solar thermal system.
Obviously, solar panels will be less efficient during winter, but combining your system with a multi-fuel stove fitted with a heat exchanger will offer an effective offset against the darker days of winter.
   
 
Our installers are converse and used to installing the following solar thermal products:
http://www.worcester-bosch.co.uk
http://www.heatraesadia.com
http://www.baxi.co.uk

 

Our installers are on-hand for practical advice were required, so contact us today and put the steps in place that will make your project a joyful and successful one.