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Kwh monthly heat output from a solar thermal panel

  • 19-07-2016 8:24am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 557 ✭✭✭


    Folks, any ideas where i could find a per month break down of the heat generated by a solar thermal panel? Ideally in kwh or mwh? Trying to model the output in a combined solar/geothermal setup and have montlhy values for the geo side.

    Not too picky about the panel spec, any "typical" one panel setup would be fine

    EDIT: If also possible a monnthly domestic heat load breakdown would be very useful. I can find nothing online that provides this detail.

    Cheers in advance


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  • Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Afaik they're ~70% efficient so you can rough it from solar irradiance figures.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭quentingargan


    There is simulation software that can do this. I enclose attachments here which provide simulations for both solar thermal and solar Pv. To my mind, PV has fallen in price sufficiently that it is the better option (and there are devices that enable you to use the surplus electricity to give you hot water)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 557 ✭✭✭Waestrel


    Bloody Brilliant, thanks!


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