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While solar photovoltaic systems get a lot of press, solar heating is actually much more efficient, cutting out most of a home's energy usage (which is rarely electric) by big numbers.
Surface Power, is an Irish firm that makes solar water heaters. Newly-released independent certifications of the firm's claims that their solar heaters are up to 131% more efficient than others on the market. This means the payback time (ROI) on these systems can be reduced by as much as half.
These panels are aimed at the home renovation, small office building upgrades, and so forth. New construction is easily accomodated, but these more lucrative renovators are much more likely to gain new business in today's market.
Nice work from the Irish here!
Nice find Aaron...thanks
ReplyDeleteSolar heaters are definitely a low hanging fruit...and ideally suited for most markets (esp emerging markets). So it's easier to be more positive on market penetration.
I lived in South Asia for some time in the 1990s-- and every rooftop had a solar water heater system (though I'm not sure efficiencies were nearly as good)!
Garry G
Editor
The Energy Roadmap
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