Ambient Energy supplies two types of solar thermal technology, evacuated tube solar collectors and flat plate solar panels.
Solar panels are effective throughout the year as they utilize diffuse light and not just direct sunlight - this is especially true for evacuated tube collectors.
- Solar energy is invaluable for businesses with a high hot water requirement these include:
- Hotels
- Leisure Centre's
- Sports Facilities
- Spas
- Guesthouses and B&B's
- Nursing Homes
- Housing estates and apartment blocks
- Really relevant for sports clubs and tourist based businesses such as B&B's where hot water requirements peak during the summertime.
- On average solar produces 60% - 70% of the annual DHW requirement and up to 100% of the hot water requirement during the summertime.
- Easily to integrate with standard oil/gas boiler or with other renewable energy systems.
- Low maintenance.
- Reduces your carbon footprint.
- Solar increases the annual operating efficiencies of a heating system because boilers operate on low efficiency during summer when just producing hot water.
Solar energy can also be used for space heating in conjunction with low temperature applications such as under floor heating systems. If correctly sized, the solar system can produce up to 40% of the annual heating load as well as producing 60% - 70% of the hot water load. |
