PROFILE
Tasol Solar Solar Energy in Your Home By Solar Academy of Sub-Saharan Africa (PTY) Ltd Planning and building your new home or warehouse is the perfect opportunity for you to invest in a long term energy efficient solution which will not only save you money but allow you to generate free energy and contribute to a greener environment. By determining what your specific energy needs are, is your first step. There are energy consultants, such as TASOL SOLAR, who can assist you in sizing the correct systems to suit your requirements. From basic domestic hot water systems to industrial grid-feed Photovoltaic systems, requires consulting your developer and energy consultant to discuss all the different elements which could play an important role. TASOL illustrates below some basic systems as well as niche applications to implement in today’s domestic and industrial buildings. TASOL believes that energy savings in SA will be optimized in this way in the near the future.
Domestic Thermosiphon System - Small Scale
These systems work on the principle that when water is heated it gets less dense and rises to the top of the container. Colder, denser, water then moves in to the bottom of the container to replace the hot water. This process will continue as long as there is a sufficient temperature rise of the water to maintain this artificial pressure difference. There is no electrical circulation pump involved. These systems are very efficient andnormally cheaper than other systems. It is suggested to use a domestic heat pump as a back-up energy source rather than conventional elements, thus forming a hybrid solar system, which could save up to 90% of your hot water electricity bill.
The green building handbook
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