In a commercial facility, water may not be as immediately valuable as lighting. A few plants can get away with low water usage. This is why many companies are implementing tankless water systems that help maintain water usage. But is there not more that can be done? Is there not an entire solar operation that can help funnel and maintain this constant need for water?
Affordable Solar Hot Water System Installation in Hawaii
Hawaii may lack a few things, but sunlight is certainly not one of them. Sunlight is a limitless energy, and when siphoned into a battery storage and designed for focused distribution, sunlight can be harnessed even after weeks of cloudy days. Hot water systems can retain hot water through the distribution and allocation of sunlight. A typical Solar Hot Water System Installation in Hawaii will cost a couple thousand dollars to integrate. On a commercial level in a large facility, the cost could be a bit higher. Always speak with a professional team to get a confirmed quote, and request how long that quote is active for.
How does it work?
A solar hot water system is more manageable and easier to follow than solar PV systems or even solar panels. It consists of two main parts. One is the solar collector, which is the flat-panel that accepts the sunlight and converts it. It consists of many tubes that take water from out of the flat box and into the actual system. The second major part is the solar storage center.
Passive or Active
There’s no immediate preference of one over the other. They both have some great features that will depend on the size of the business and needed output. A passive system typically consists of one solar collector that then places water into the storage center. Gravity will slowly drip warm water as needed throughout the property. It does not actively convert, but only takes in new warm water as it is needed.
An active system follows the water through electrical pipes that take it to various locations on the property. It continuously brings in converted sunlight and fills the tank. Even if it is not needed immediately, the solar heated water will remain in a separate storage area and be harnessed when necessary.
