by jdunkley | Jan 15, 2011
The addition of a premium solar thermal system with storage, freeze and overheat protection to this small studio has brought the owners one step closer to energy self sufficiency. Innovative lineset routing, flashing and collector placement reduces roof penetrations...
by jdunkley | Dec 27, 2010
Careful system planning can make your solar hot water system integrate seamlessly with your homes mechanical and potable systems, as well as its aesthetic. Isolation valving can be unobtrusive and offer superior system...
by jdunkley | Nov 8, 2010
Biomass is the perfect renewable, solar powered fuel. Wood gasification offers a local, low embodied energy and low emission, renewable heating fuel when compared to conventional fossil fuels like oil and gas. Like any renewable technology though, it isn’t for...
by jdunkley | Oct 11, 2010
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
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,...