Solar Basic - Solar Water Heater, Solar Collector

What is solar insolation

What is solar insolation? The amount of electromagnetic energy (solar radiation) incident on the surface of the earth. Basically that means how much sunlight is shining down on us. Why is knowing the...

How Solar Water Heaters Work

The operation of the solar collector is as follows: 1. Solar Absorption: Solar thermal energy is absorbed within the evacuated tubes and is converted into usable concentrated heat. 2. Solar Therma...

Solar glossary

Here are a list of some terms you may encounter when reading through our web site. We have tried to make explanations as easy to understand as possible, but if you are still un-clear please feel free ...

What is solar

Solar energy is the cleanest and most inexhaustible of all known energy sources. Solar radiation is the heat, light and other radiation that is emitted from the sun. Solar radiation contains huge amou...

Types of solar collector

There are basically three types of thermal solar collectors: flat-plate, evacuated-tube and concentrating. Flat-Plate collectors comprise of an insulated, weatherproof box containing a dark absorber ...