Question by sleeplessfreek: Which is more energy efficent, tankless water heater or solar heating? i am having trouble deciding which is better. tankless water heaters are turned on only when i need hot water, but solar heating preheats the water with solar energy. I know there is no heat loss for the tankless and it [...]
www.greenpowerscience.com greenpowerscience.com A simple stainless steel parabolic trough mirror that produces a near perfect Linear Beam. This mirror was combined with a 30 oz vacuum tube and raised 70f water to 212f in 14 minutes. soalrgps.blogspot.com www.youtube.com Video Rating: 4 / 5
Roger Bisby demonstrates Worcester’s Greenskies Solar water heating. The system comprises solar panels, a hot water cylinder and a high efficiency condensing boiler. Video Rating: 4 / 5
www.ferromit.com This video is about a small home made solar water heater, where I used only junk stuff that was lying around my backyard, the core of the solar heater is the car radiator that was removed from the car that I converted to electric so there is no radiator needed but instead of throwing [...]
Question by Dog: Anyone have a solar water heating system and NOT happy? Anyone invest in one of these and it didn’t work out as hoped? I’m thinking about getting one but weighing the pros and cons. Anyone NOT happy? Anyone NOT recoup their investment? Best answer: Answer by roderick_youngI think it depends a lot [...]
Question by Sidon: Whats a good solar water heating system for an office building? and how much would it initially cost and how much would it save long term? Best answer: Answer by Nedperhaps this info about solar water heating systems could be useful to you http://www.renewables-info.com/renewable_energy_info/solar_hot_water_systems_info.html Add your own answer in the comments!
NewJuraBuilding.info – First real positive results from the temp test, 20 minutes in the sun and temp of 104 degrees! Forgive the outburst at the end I was just excited about the results. The copper was still unpainted and dirty from the flux and it only had half of the corrugated metal behind it. Video [...]
Cyprus solar water heating cluster: A missed opportunity? [An article from: Energy Policy] This digital document is a journal article from Energy Policy, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Enhancement of solar thermal energy storage performance using sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate of a conventional solar water-heating system [An article from: Energy & Buildings] This digital document is a journal article from Energy & Buildings, published by Elsevier in 2005. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately [...]
Question by smokingplatypus: Are heat pipes used in solar hot water heating? I am curious if the use of heat pipes are used to thermally heat a solar hot water tank, if so what material, wick type and working fluid are used? When, I say heat pipes, I’m refering to specifically the near superconducting passive [...]