by jdunkley | Oct 11, 2010 | Green Building~res, Incentives~res, Projects~res, Solar Hot Water~res, Wood Gasification~res
In Canada, our available solar profile can be 3-4x greater in the high gain months (summer) than in the low gain months (winter). For a relatively constant load such as domestic hot water, depending on load/capacity, a solar thermal domestic hot water system sized to...
by jdunkley | Sep 10, 2010 | Green Building~res, Incentives~res, News~res, Solar Hot Water~res
Occupying only 3 square meters, this single collector system is perfect for up to 2 or 3 people as a solar preheat system. With the closed loop glycol, remote monitoring, heat exchanger automatic anti-fouling, tank and collector overheat protection and long life pump,...
by jdunkley | Sep 1, 2010 | CanSIA Certified, Green Building~res, Incentives~res, Projects~res, Solar Hot Water~res
What sets this solar thermal installation apart from many others is the variable speed pump control and the reverse return collector. In periods of lower solar radiation (late/early day, winter and overcast/cloudy) and when there is a higher storage tank temperature,...
by jdunkley | Jul 23, 2010 | CanSIA Certified, Green Building~res, Incentives~res, Solar Hot Water~res
This installation uses a CSA approved packaged solar hot water preheat system. The collectors are of the flat plate variety with a mix of food grade propylene glycol and water as the heat transfer fluid. With this type of collector, roof penetrations, linesets,...