Solar & Wind Power

BLACK ABSORBS MORE HEAT GETS HOT FASTER

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A presentation on the Energie Solar Thermal System – the only solar thermal system that works at night

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i decided to try an idea i had to heat my pool and aquaponic tanks.didnt finish it yet but its cheap and works good.

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Sunmaxx Solar 30 Evacuated Tube system with Butler heat dump and wand. Tankless Stiebel Eltron. 80 gallon solar storage tank DHW

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Solar thermal energy is a technology used for harnessing solar power for practical applications, from solar heating to electrical power generation.

Solar thermal energy is the heat that can be gathered from solar power without the use of photoelectric cells. Solar power plants generate electricity by converting solar energy to heat. It is a form of energy that can be transferred into water and stored in insulated containers and kept heated constantly by the sun, while retaining energy overnight.

Imagine getting an inexhaustible supply of hot water and household heating for free without damaging the environment. This is one of the most costeffective renewable energy systems and can significantly reduce your utility bill.

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Deminstration of the JetSolar SS20 evacuated tube swimming pool solar heater on a day in the 40’s. The unit is capable of producing heat in low ambient temperatures. This is a huge advatage compared to rubber mat style collectors in the spring and fall when it is not warm yet. Stop swiiming in a cold pool and visit www.jetsolarpanels.com, Swimming pool solar. Solar pool heat.

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I live in CT and currently heat my pool with an electric heat pump. I’ve recently priced out a solar heating system, but am curious as to how effective it is.

I did on my pool in KY and it allowed us to use the pool much longer than our neighbors who usually closed their pools at the end of September because heating costs were so high. I found it to be a money saving addition as well and it paid for itself in less time than I expected.

The term “Parabolic Trough Solar Field Technology” may be quite a mouth full. But what does it actually mean?

This article will explain what parabolic trough solar field technology is and how this form of alternative energy works to provide solar energy on a broad scale.

Parabolic troughs are a solar energy collecting devices which are used to concentrate sunlight on a specific point.

To understand a little more about this you have to know that solar energy is split up into several different fields or methods.

1. Photovoltaic Solar Energy: this is where solar panels are used to convert sunlight directly into electricity.
2. Solar Water Heating: This is a method of heating up water through the use of solar energy, usually done through flat-plate collectors on the roof of a house. It is a very efficient and energy saving way of heating water even in colder climates.
3. Concentrated Solar Power: Concentrated solar power is created by focusing (or redirecting) direct sunlight onto a certain area, in order to heat liquids or gasses, which are then used to generate electricity. Currently this last method is one of the cheapest ways to convert solar energy into electricity.

Concentrated Solar Power

Parabolic troughs belong to the last category I mentioned, concentrated solar power. It is one of the ways of redirecting sunlight and focusing it on a central point.

The focal point (where all the sunlight converges) will become extremely hot, hot enough to melt steel if large enough parabolic reflector is used.

To utilize the heat generated by the parabolic reflector, a tube is placed at the focal point and a liquid is pumped through the tube. Due to the amount of heat generated, the liquid inside the tube is heated rapidly, and turned into steam.

Steam then travels through a piping system to a steam turbine, where it is used to generate electricity. And that is what concentrated solar power is in all its simplicity.

Several different methods have been developed in order to achieve the same result, all of which fall under concentrated solar power technology. Another good example are solar towers.

Parabolic Trough Solar Energy Plants

A parabolic trough power plant consists of a solar field, a number of parabolic mirrors in the form of troughs alongside each other. There are many parallel rows of these solar collectors across the solar field (see picture).

A heat collection element, in the form of tubing placed at the focal point of the troughs, fluid is then pumped through the tubing and is heated as it passes along the sections of parabolic troughs.

The heated fluid is then converted to steam and lead to steam turbines which in turn convert it into electricity.

That’s the basic setup of a parabolic trough solar energy plant.

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Installation of the JetSolar SS20 evacuated tube solar pool heater. The installation included (3) SS20 solar collectors. The units are mounted to the roof of a pool house. They were plumbed to the exisiting pool equipment. The units were provided by JetSolar.

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This is my 2nd attempt of making a solar collector heater. It’s 48″ by 51″, and has 168 cans, dual 12v fans and it works pretty good.

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