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Solar Power - Renewable Energy

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Renewable energy has a key role to play in reducing CO2 emissions and, in particular, the installation of solar technology is an effective way of reducing a buildings carbon footprint.
Solar technology is great for the environment.

It has no emissions and is assured for the next 4 billion years. Its also worth noting that incorporating solar power into a property is likely to increase its value. Houses fitted with solar are only marginally affected by fuel price increases as solar power can produce up to 70% of your hot water needs for a whole year.

Many people believe that solar panels only work in the summer sunshine, however this type of energy is available throughout the whole year. From May to September our solar panels can produce 100% of the enrgy required for heating your domestic water. Thye work not only in full sunlight but also in diffused sunlight, even on cloudy days, so in effect they can produce 70% of your heated water for FREE in the course of each year.
How does it work ?

Solar Thermal - Is a clean and highly efficient means of using renewable energy from the sun to provide hot ater for the home. The basic principle is easy to undestand. If you unroll a garden hose full of water on the ground and leave it exposed to the radiant heat of the sun then in a short time the water in the hose will become warm. Solar thermal collectors work in very much the same way, only more efficiently. Usually solar collectors will be connected to one of the oils of a two coil cyclinder using a sealed circuit containg a special water / glycol mixture. This fluid not only wothstands high temperatures of over 200 degrees C in the summer but also does not freeze in temperatures down to minus 25 C

Solar Photovoltaic - or Solar PV as its often known utilises free energy from the sun to produce electricity. The installation of solar PV will not only supplement a dwellings electricity supply but will also satisfy current Building Regulations by providing at least 10% renewable energy. Solar PV collectors rely on daylight ( rather than radiation ) to egenerate power. Simple to install as they are fixed onto the roof in the same way as solar thermal collectors but instead of pipework cables are used. The cables connect to an inverter which converts the DC power produced by them into AC electricity that is used by household electrics. The power produced is either used by the producing household or is sold back to National Grid.

By combining Solar Thermal and Solar PV up to 25% of an average dwellings energy requirements can be met.

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