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Micaul Solar Thermal (Hot Water)
Systems
   
Installing a Solar Thermal System not only provides you with up
to 70% of your annual hot water needs,
can contribute towards your space heating
and reduces your CO²
emissions by up to 1.1 tonnes,
it
also enables you to start to take back some control of your energy costs. There
is cost to all of us through
the
continued use of energy supplied by fossil fuels both financial and
environmental and this cost is set to
continue to rise.
Solar energy is free and is available today and with the cost benefits of
installing a solar thermal system
being
comparable with interest payments you might get from savings, there has never
been a better time to
invest in Solar.
We
have solutions that integrate into existing cylinders and systems including
combi boilers and our thermal
store solutions enable you to interconnect to other renewable and sustainable energy
systems such as wood
/
wood pellet stoves, air and ground source heat pumps as well as integrated
underfloor heating.
Operation
and Types of Collectors
In simple terms, solar thermal systems use the suns
energy to heat water via collectors (panels) which is
then stored in a cylinder. This reduces the use of
the existing boiler and fuel used to drive them thereby
reducing cost and carbon emissions.
Evacuated
tube collectors utilise sets of vacuum tubes with a liquid filled copper
conductor inside. As the
liquid inside
the conductor heats up, it rises to the top to a manifold where the heat is
exchanged into the
water from the cylinder being passed through the manifold.
 
Flat Plate
collectors are typically slightly cheaper than evacuated tube and look more like
a skylight when on
the roof. They can also be completely integrated into the roof to reduce their
profile or even
form the
actual
roof of a building.
The water is passed through and heated throughout their whole profile just like
a radiator.
Each collector type has its own characteristics ranging from efficiency to
aesthetics but whichever collector is
chosen, we will design the solar thermal system to integrate into your existing
system to maximise the heat
collection and storage.
The following gives an indication of
the likely solar energy production % over the year.
Solar for
Swimming Pools and Jacuzzis
Solar Thermal Systems are ideal for heating the water for swimming pools and
Jacuzzis. With rising energy
costs, traditional methods of heating can cost £100s or even £1000s for both
domestic and public swimming
pools. In addition to the savings, you can extend the period of use of your
outside pool by up to 6-8 weeks per
year. Outdoor pools will often be 4-7°C warmer over the summer period than they
were without.
To find out more, contact us
on 01633 53 54 55
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