Solar Thermal

Solar thermal heating systems work by capturing the energy given by the Sun to heat up the water in your hot water storage tank or cylinder in order to counterweight the amount of work necessary from the current oil or gas boiler.

Solar thermal systems from Goddards and Sons are roof attached plate collectors in which a heat-transfer liquid is heated by the sun. The liquid is used to increase the heat of the water that is kept in either a single hot water cylinder or a twin coil hot water cylinder inside the house. The combination of water and glycol in the fluid gives it valuable properties such as a considerable lower freezing temperature and higher boiling temperature than normal water. This means that the system can be carried on all year round and will always help to do the hot water necessities of the building.

During winter the systems perform less well due to the limited solar resource available. Nevertheless, the winter contribution for solar thermal can still be substantial, ensuring savings on your winter fuel bills. It takes the same amount of energy to increase the temperature of water all year round, so solar thermal can make use of the abundant solar energy in the summer and fully heat the tank, or provide assistance to your existing boiler in the winter.

Our systems are proven to work successfully in all parts of the UK; wherever there is daylight. Our solar thermal systems require any sort of lighting conditions to function. They will perform better on bright sunny days without a cloud in the sky, but will also perform to near optimum standards in diffuse or overcast conditions.

Solar Thermal Collectors

We offer two types of collectors used for solar water heating applications. Flat plate collectors and evacuated tube collectors:

Flat plate collectors are cheaper, more rigid and are the predominant type used in domestic systems worldwide. Their efficiency in converting energy in the sun to useful heat in the water is less than that of evacuated tube.

Evacuated-tube collectors are more efficient than flat plate collectors because their tubular design minimises the area exposed to the elements, meaning that less heat is lost off their surface. The tube incorporates a vacuum between the liquid-filled core and the glass covering. This further prevents loss of heat to the air. They are consequently slightly more expensive than the flat plate design

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Please check back over the next few weeks as we show case a new Solar Thermal build on a residentail property in Haywards Heath