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Thermal panels

  • 26-03-2013 8:59pm
    #1
    missanxious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭


    I have not sure if I am using the correct term but I recently read an article about a type of panel that takes energy from both sun and wind. I think they were called thermal panels.

    Does anyone have experience of these or have any useful information?


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  • #2
    ccsolar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 423 ✭✭ccsolar


    missanxious wrote: »
    I have not sure if I am using the correct term but I recently read an article about a type of panel that takes energy from both sun and wind. I think they were called thermal panels.

    Does anyone have experience of these or have any useful information?
    Hi
    Your looking for thermodynamic solar panel's
    They are a heat pump/ solar panel hybrid and have a running cost of €200 per year.
    Have fitted several without any problems or complaints.
    Cc


  • #3
    Tommyboy08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭Tommyboy08


    ccsolar wrote: »
    Hi
    Your looking for thermodynamic solar panel's
    They are a heat pump/ solar panel hybrid and have a running cost of €200 per year.
    Have fitted several without any problems or complaints.
    Cc
    What €200 euro for just hot water!
    That's ridiculous


  • #4
    freddyuk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,113 ✭✭✭freddyuk


    Not quite, you have to buy the unit first! We have one real time data feedback post which suggests the costs are about €250 per year. If the weather gets really cold - which it has not been, then the system will cost more to run. Potentially a lot more.
    So you need to consider what system you have running now and what that costs to heat just your water. Only then can you compare the running costs and then factor in the capital cost which is about €3500 - 4000.
    If you take the estimated running cost of 25kWh per week that equates to roughly one hour and ten minutes of having your immersion heater on in a standard cylinder every day. It takes roughly 20 minutes to heat a cylinder with immersion so you could get over 3 full tanks for the same cost per day without spending €3500. This is not fully calculated because incoming water temperatures will make a difference but it is a rough idea of what you need to consider before spending the money as there will be a long pay back period.


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