I have finally decided on a new topic. Yes last minute I know but its a good one!
I am in the process of contacting Corix and asking them their thought on adding geothermal technologies up in sunrivers with solar hot water systems. Im hoping it will lead to a great research topic. I would like to compare the effectiveness of the geothermal systems on one building right now to how it would change with adding solar hot water tanks.
Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
We heat our pool with a solar hot-water system at my house. Its definitely efficient, but the problem we found with it is that its fairly inconsistent, having to deal with the weather and all. I imagine tying in geothermal to the system would really help to add some consistency to it.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't the Green Dream home at sun rivers use some sort of solar hot-water system and geothermal? It's been a while since that field trip and I cant really remember.
I think this is a great research topic. As devon was saying, weather can be problematic for solar hot water but if you are going to try these in Sun rivers then I don't think it will be as big of an issue. Kamloops does get over 2000 hours of sunlight each year! A big part of sun rivers is how the community looks. You should also compare the prices of the different types of systems. I know a few have a bulky tank on the roof while as some have them in other locations. These ones could keep sun rivers the looking the way it is, but it could come at a price.
ReplyDeleteI think this new topic is very interesting and relevant to our field. Looking into solar hot water systems tied into the pre-existing geothermal systems in Sun Rivers is a good idea. This community seems very open to any sustainable systems or technology and since a good portion of the community is already using geothermal it shouldn't be much of a stretch to add solar hot water as well. Devon made a good point though about the inconsistency of solar power, how would the solar hot water tank run on those days with no sun? Maybe having some sort of gas or electrical tank as a backup for the time without sun may work? I am interested to see where you take this topic, continue the good work!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the input everyone. Having the geothermal integrated would allow all the excess hot water and energy to be out back into the ground for future use. As well as having the geothermal, you wouldn't need the solar hot water system constantly.
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