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The Brundtland Building - Solar Thermal 7 Lombard Way • The MXL Centre • Banbury • Oxon • OX16 4TJ Tel: 01295 269 981 • Fax: 01295 271 640 Email: [email protected] • Web: www.lochinvar.ltd.uk Technology Solar Thermal (Hot Water) General Specifications/Information Hot Water Cylinder Specs: 320 Litres Capacity, 99 o C Max Temp & Max 10 Bars Cost of Technology £5,880 Estimated Annual Savings tCO 2 £85 + £242 (RHI) - Calculated on 2011 prices. 0.5 Estimated Payback Period 18 years Typical Performance The hot water from the storage vessel is used to supply the toilets on the 3rd floor of the Brundtland Building The solar controller is the brains of the system and monitors the tem- perature, performance and controls the main pump The immersion heat en- sures that the tempera- ture of the water in the tank is hot enough The single coil storage vessel is used to store the hot water ready for domestic use The hot water from the storage vessel is then used to supply the toi- lets on the 3rd floor of the Bruntland Building Roof Installation Classroom Installation The solar collectors mounted on the roof convert the light into heat. The heat is created by the absorption of the suns rays through a dark coated metal plate called the absorber. Heat is transferred from the collectors into a glycol solution within the pipework Solar Thermal Operation The aim of the solar thermal system is to pre-heat the cold water supplying the hot water storage vessel. The main heat source for the vessel is an electric immersion heater. The immersion heater can raise the temperature of the water from 10°C to 65°C if required. The solar thermal coil pre-heats the water so that depending on the time of year the load on the immersion heater is reduced. By reducing the electrical load on the immersion heater it reduces the amount of fossil fuels used to generate electricity. A pasteurisation pump mixes the water within the vessel making sure there is an even temperature throughout The heated glycol solution is pumped through the solar thermal coil, pre- heating the cold water within the storage The main pump circulates the glycol solution. Glycol is a thick liquid which is used for its heat transfer and anti-freeze properties

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The Brundtland Building - Solar Thermal

7 Lombard Way • The MXL Centre • Banbury • Oxon • OX16 4TJ Tel: 01295 269 981 • Fax: 01295 271 640

Email: [email protected] • Web: www.lochinvar.ltd.uk

Technology Solar Thermal (Hot Water)

General Specifications/Information

Hot Water Cylinder Specs: 320 Litres Capacity, 99oC Max Temp & Max 10 Bars

Cost of Technology £5,880

Estimated Annual Savings tCO2

£85 + £242 (RHI) - Calculated on 2011 prices. 0.5

Estimated Payback Period 18 years

Typical Performance The hot water from the storage vessel is used to supply the toilets on the 3rd floor of the Brundtland Building

The solar controller is the brains of the system and monitors the tem-perature, performance and controls the main

pump

The immersion heat en-sures that the tempera-ture of the water in the

tank is hot enough

The single coil storage vessel is used to store

the hot water ready for domestic use

The hot water from the storage vessel is then used to supply the toi-lets on the 3rd floor of the Bruntland Building

Roof Installation Classroom Installation

The solar collectors mounted on the roof convert the light into heat. The heat is created by the absorption of the suns rays through a dark coated

metal plate called the absorber. Heat is transferred from the collectors into a glycol solution within the

pipework

Solar Thermal Operation The aim of the solar thermal system is to pre-heat the cold water supplying the hot water storage vessel. The main heat source for the vessel is an electric immersion heater. The immersion heater can raise the temperature of the water from 10°C to 65°C if required. The solar thermal coil pre-heats the water so that depending on the time of year the load on the immersion heater is reduced. By reducing the electrical load on the immersion heater it reduces the amount of fossil fuels used to generate electricity.

A pasteurisation pump mixes the water within the vessel making sure there is an even

temperature throughout

The heated glycol solution is pumped through the solar thermal coil, pre-

heating the cold water within the storage

The main pump circulates the glycol solution. Glycol is a thick liquid which is used for its heat

transfer and anti-freeze properties