199579 Resource 196468 82526 82526 1205531722455 1209484500889 Controlled Solar Water Heating - Your Best Solar Energy Investment

Compared to highly publicized solar electricity, Solar Water Heating Systems produce five to six times more usable energy per dollar invested

<p>Installing a solar water heating system represents the best active renewable energy investment a homeowner can make. Generating electricity using photovoltaic panels (PV) is being highly publicized lately, but compared to solar thermal collectors and systems, the PV modules are comparatively inefficient and expensive. In Denver for example, SWH collectors can convert approximately 70% of the energy in sunlight striking the collector into hot water, producing five to six times more usable energy per dollar invested then electric generation options.</p><p>&nbsp;A professionally installed system with only 50 to 60 square feet of collector area can produce 15 to 20 KWH per day at an installed cost of $6,000. to $8,000. To generate that amount of energy with PV, a system size of about 3.5 KW would be required, costing approximately $35,000. and taking up to five times the roof area. While each home is different and the optimal system type depends on a wide range of variables, packaged systems developed and proven in the European SWH market have simplified and streamlined solar thermal applications and are now available here in the U.S.</p><p>The Velux Solar Water Heating System is a complete packaged system that is now available for installation by Velux certified installers, and provides the homeowner with a worry-free system warranty from one manufacturer. &nbsp;</p><p /> 9 application/xml false Certified solar installers Energy efficiency European solar water heaters Solar cost comparisons Solar energy investment Solar PV Solar system warranty Solar thermal Solar Water Heating Velux solar water heater Home Power Magazine, April/May 2008 http://www.homepower.com Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 RPackard 64.65.162.93 false true false false true 196468 blog blogsite/SkySpec/web