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Post by yellowcat on Sept 22, 2010 19:27:52 GMT 1
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Post by alanseago on Sept 22, 2010 20:18:18 GMT 1
That could be most helpful Yellowcat, I am planning to instal solar panels and a UPS at my house in the Philippines.
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Post by yellowcat on Sept 23, 2010 14:51:19 GMT 1
I have passive solar water heating (thermosyphon) at my place in Turkey.
It will provide hot water for about eight or nine months of the year.
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Post by marchesarosa on Sept 23, 2010 15:17:02 GMT 1
Domestic situations are ideal for renewable micro-energy generation and water heating. They are ideal for places where there is no grid, too, and places that are already relatively warm!
But they seem to be misplaced for generating power in rather cold and densely populated advanced industrial societies like the UK which need a bit more umph! We could do more to reduce wasting heat via better insulation.
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Post by yellowcat on Sept 23, 2010 18:46:52 GMT 1
I only have experience of using a thermosyphon for system for solar water heating, these work well in a hot country like Turkey. A friend in the UK has a more sophisticated pumped system that cost a lot more but is more efficient, he has said that based on the two years that he has had it installed it will pay for itself in another two years. He dos have a slight advantage in that he is a plumber so did not have to pay anyone else to do the installation work.
I did look at domestic combined heat and power systems a couple of years ago and concluded that at that stage it was too soon to decide as they were fairly expensive and there was at that time no track record to make a decision on. They may become viable in the future.
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