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An Irish company has launched what could be the most efficient solar hot water panel ever produced. Surface Power in County Mayo says it plans to create 20 new jobs over the next 12 months with the launch and international distribution of its new product.
" We received over 400 enquiries from the USA alone last month after the specifications were released during the Christmas period."
--John Quinn, Founder, Surface Power
Independent certification by TUV Rhineland has shown that when compared to other solar hot water panels the Surface developed panel was in one case as much as 131% more efficient in morning and evening time and 76% more efficient at midday.
Surface Power estimates that the product, which has undergone six years of development and testing, has the potential to reduce domestic and commercial hot water bills by up to 70% if insulation standards meet new building regulations.
“The market for the solar collector was worth in excess of one billion dollars in 2008 and has grown by 300% since 1998. We received over 400 enquiries from the USA alone last month after the specifications were released during the Christmas period. We also expect the international home renovation market to be very strong during the next three years, as our collector is the only pre-packaged vacuum collector on the world market. This leads to quicker, simpler and cheaper installations,” said John Quinn, Surface's founder.
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We installed a 30 tube evacuated tube system (on the ground to avoid pumps and other costs/probs) including transport it cost less than â¬1300
I fitted it myself (12hrs) and so couldn't get the grant. I believe we got the cost back within the first year. A system like above would make me wonder what kind of idiot would still talk down the idea of retrofitting a panel.
It's 11am on a cold but sunny morning and the pipes to the system are too hot to hold at the point they exit the hot-tank.
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