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Solar hot water — is water heated by the use of solar energy. Solar heating systems are generally composed of solar thermal collectors, a fluid system to move the heat from the collector to its point of usage. The system may use electricity for pumping the fluid,… … Wikipedia
Solar hot water in Australia — Solar hot water is heated using natural energy from the sun. Solar energy heats up large panels called thermal collectors. The energy is transferred through a fluid (often water) to a reservoir tank for storage and subsequent use. It is then used … Wikipedia
Solar hot water in New Zealand — is increasingly used on both new and existing buildings.Solar thermal technologies had a sizable initial uptake in the pioneering days of the 1970s. By 2001 more that 40GW/hr was produced from solar hot water technologies, equating to 0.1% of the … Wikipedia
Solar heating — is the usage of solar energy to provide process, space or water heating. See also Solar thermal energy. The heating of water is covered in solar hot water. Solar heating design is divided into two groups: * Active solar heating uses pumps which… … Wikipedia
Central solar heating — is the provision of central heating and hot water from solar energy by a system in which the water is heated centrally by arrays of solar thermal collectors (central solar heating plants CSHPs) and distributed through district heating pipe… … Wikipedia
Hot water storage tank — 2 parallelled red hot water storage tank connected to a wood furnace … Wikipedia
solar heating — Use of solar radiation to heat water or air in buildings. There are two types: passive and active. Passive heating relies on architectural design; the building s siting, orientation, layout, materials, and construction are utilized to maximize… … Universalium
solar heating — noun : space heating by capture and conversion of radiant energy from the sun compare solar furnace * * * solar heating noun A method of providing hot water, esp for domestic heating systems, by collecting heat radiated by the sun in water passed … Useful english dictionary
Water heating — is a thermodynamic process using an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water are for cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating. In industry, both hot water and water heated to steam have… … Wikipedia
Solar energy — is the light and radiant heat from the Sun that powers Earth s climate and weather and sustains life. Since ancient times it has been harnessed for human use through a range of technologies. Solar radiation along with secondary solar resources… … Wikipedia
