Solar heater/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...heateror cottage waterheater, you would see more benefits by adjusting the angle accordingly. Generally, in Canada 45° - 60° degrees is considered the best overall angle forsolarthermal heat collection . Purchase: You can purchase individualsolarcomponents separately, but buying a pre-engineeredsolartherm...

...solarthermal collector? A photovoltaic (PV)solarcollector convertssolarradiation into electricity , but asolarthermal collector is much simpler than that. It refers to a device that collects heat directly fromsolarradiation. That can be as simple and rudimentary as water being pumped through a black tube lay...

...solarheating on a budget! DIYsolarairheatervideos are a big hit on YouTube, with a couple of main staple ideas - recycled pop cansolarcollectors, downspoutsolarcollectors, screen or sheet metalsolarcollectors. If you don't have it in you to make one yourself,solarairheaters for sale are also available o...

...Solarthermal heating andsolarwaterheaters This refers to usingsolarpanels to absorb heat in a liquid (mix of glycol and water) and redistribute it throughout the house, through radiators or radiant floor heat. A system can work to heat your home, as well as pre-heating your domestic hot water. It can ea...

...Solarwaterheaterssolarhot waterheaterdiagram image via bonney.com If you’ve ever sat in a car with black leather seats in the summer, you already understandsolarheat collection. The amount of heat that can be generated by the most rudimentarysolarcollection system is astounding. Check out our DIY so...

...solar-heated air into the thermal battery which is the concrete slab floor. PassiveSolarair-heated radiant floor slab on grade forming kit © EcohomeSolar空气加热板是绿色建筑的一个日益增长的趋势，但有一个显著的不足——产生的热量难以存储或控制....

...solarpower generation and storage is quickly falling in price, and it is now possible to have a regular supply of electricity at a home for a manageable cost. The second trend is large increases in efficiency of all of the electronics used in our homes. The normal, high-efficiency, often ENERGY STAR approved applian...

...solar收藏在家居设计-主动和被动。An activesolarhome has an expensive array of panels; either photovoltaic for power generation or thermalsolarfor heat collection. Both are complicated systems that will likely include some moving parts that will eventually, without fail.... fail. Passivesolar...

...heaterthat offers you only a 1 to 1 ratio. The Voltex waterheaterfrom AO Smith is an air-to-water heat pump which extracts heat from the air to generate hot water, so in the winter that 3 to 1 heating ratio of the first heat pump is transferred to the waterheater. And the more 'free' heat you have in winter (sola...

...solarigloo at first sounds counterintuitive, but contrast is at the heart of this design concept created by the L. McComber architectural team for Montreal's Igloofest. Thesolarigloo known as 'Celsius' can be visited free of charge until February 19th at the now famous Igloofest in the Old Port of Montreal. We wer...

...solarhot water system. Use it to build the outdoor shower of your dreams, to add a sink with warm water to your outhouse, or for both. Check out the step-by-step DIYsolarshower instructions on the Endeavour Centre website.