Solar installations
Using solar energy reduces the energy used for preparing hot water by up to 60% on an annual average, and for heating by up to 30%. To collect solar energy, the carrier fluid inside the solar collectors is heated by the sun’s rays. The heat obtained is carried to the hot-water tank and transferred through a heat exchanger to the water in it. A collector area of 5 m² is enough to supply a four-person household efficiently with solar-heated water.
- 1The sun heats the carrier fluid inside the collectors
- 2The heat is carried to the hot-water tank
- 3A heat exchanger transfers it to the water in the tank
- 4Solar-heated water
- 60%less energy for hot water (annual average, up to)
- 30%less energy for heating (up to)
- 5 m²of collectors for a four-person household
