http://wheresearch.info Search the Best Place for Eco, Green Living, Design & Home Improvement Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:01:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://wheresearch.info/2009/07/go-eco-with-solar-panel/ http://wheresearch.info/2009/07/go-eco-with-solar-panel/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:50:35 +0000 destiny http://wheresearch.info/?p=68 Home solar panels are the wave of the future. They are more energy effective than others and home solar panels give you the ability to have a dramatically lower energy and electric bill. In most places there is a lot of sun energy available for household use. While you probably aware of electricity generating solar panels, there’s another available choice which uses heat (traditional solar panels use light) from the sun.

Contrary to photovoltaic solar panels which transform sunlight into electricity, heat solar system uses sun’s infrared radiation (the “heat” we feel) to warm your house or water. It allows you to save money on your heating needs by using free sun energy.

Here is how heat solar panels work. Sun heats up special panel and water or special antifreeze liquid grabs heat from the panel and transfers it to your water tank. Your water tank instead of heating up the cold water heats up warm water and you save money on your bill.

During the winter on a sunny day such panels are quite warm, but when it’s cloudy or at night they of course become cold and winter can freeze in there and damage the system, that’s why if you are going to use heat solar panels in a cold climate you need to have special antifreeze running in there.

If you think that there is not enough sun energy during the winter months to heat anything think again. Next winter look at your south facing roof and you will notice that if roof inclination angle is big enough (45 degrees or so) then it is free from snow, because snow melts down and falls from the roof.

There are another factors to keep in mind. First of all you should have some part of your roof facing south (if you live in the Northern hemisphere). Trees or nearby buildings should not block the sun (roof should not be in shade during the day).

Currently in many countries including USA and Canada government gives considerable rebates if you install energy saving system and heat solar panels are definitely going to save your energy. Finally, nothing beats that sweet feeling of going green and doing the right thing for the planet we all live on.

Home solar panels are the wave of the future. They are more energy effective than others and home solar panels give you the ability to have a dramatically lower energy and electric bill. In most places there is a lot of sun energy available for household use. While you probably aware of electricity generating solar panels, there’s another available choice which uses heat (traditional solar panels use light) from the sun.

Contrary to photovoltaic solar panels which transform sunlight into electricity, heat solar system uses sun’s infrared radiation (the “heat” we feel) to warm your house or water. It allows you to save money on your heating needs by using free sun energy.

Here is how heat solar panels work. Sun heats up special panel and water or special antifreeze liquid grabs heat from the panel and transfers it to your water tank. Your water tank instead of heating up the cold water heats up warm water and you save money on your bill.

During the winter on a sunny day such panels are quite warm, but when it’s cloudy or at night they of course become cold and winter can freeze in there and damage the system, that’s why if you are going to use heat solar panels in a cold climate you need to have special antifreeze running in there.

If you think that there is not enough sun energy during the winter months to heat anything think again. Next winter look at your south facing roof and you will notice that if roof inclination angle is big enough (45 degrees or so) then it is free from snow, because snow melts down and falls from the roof.

There are another factors to keep in mind. First of all you should have some part of your roof facing south (if you live in the Northern hemisphere). Trees or nearby buildings should not block the sun (roof should not be in shade during the day).

Currently in many countries including USA and Canada government gives considerable rebates if you install energy saving system and heat solar panels are definitely going to save your energy. Finally, nothing beats that sweet feeling of going green and doing the right thing for the planet we all live on.

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