Solar Hot Water Heating Panels & Systems installed to Help Save You Money and Energy | Renewable Energy Technology

SAVE YOURSELF MONEY EVERY YEAR BY SAVING ENERGY
Renewable Energy and Solar Panel Technology to Heat Your Water

How does solar heating work?

The sun's heat is collected, stored and used when needed.

Flat or tubular solar collectors absorb the heat from the sun. Here a liquid is heated by the sun's rays and fed to the water tank. There the heat is transfered by a heat exchanger to the domestic hot water supply or the central heating circuit. The fluid which is now cooler is returned to the collector for reheating - and the cycle continues. If there is not enough sun, in the winter for example, the boiler will top up the heat.

Average percentage of domestic hot water requirement, which can be met by solar power in an average home. (see diagram below)

How much can I save with a solar heating system?

Obviously the intensity of the sun's rays varies from season to season. We can judge the efficiency of a solar system by condensing what proportion of our hot water needs can be met by a solar system supplying domestic hot water. In the case of the average home or flat it averages 60%. From May to October solar energy will be almost sufficient to cover your total domestic hot water requirements. In the transitional months solar heating can usefully support the central heating system, resulting in a significant reduction in oil or gas consumption over any one year.

barchart showing solar heating efficiency

Up to 60% energy for domestic hot water!

This is the average percentage of annual household requirements which can be met by solar energy. In summer, solar energy can provide nearly all the enrgy required in the average home.

	Which collector is the right one for me? The Vitosol range has solar collectors for every requirement, location and budget.
		Vitosol 100 flat collector: Low cost, with Sol-Titan titanium coating for high efficiency.
		Vitosol 200 vacuum tube collector: Extremely effective insulation, with Sol-Titan titanium coating for high efficiency, for mounting at any angle.
		Vitosol 300vacuum tube collector: Top grade high performance collector which works on the heat pipe principle.