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  2. Solar water heating - Wikipedia

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    The amount of heat delivered by a solar water heating system depends primarily on the amount of heat delivered by the sun at a particular place . In the tropics insolation can be relatively high, e.g. 7 kWh/m 2 per day, versus e.g., 3.2 kWh/m 2 per day in temperate areas. Even at the same latitude average insolation can vary a great deal from ...

  3. Solar thermal energy - Wikipedia

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    The most popular solar heating technology for heating buildings is the building integrated transpired solar air collection system which connects to the building's HVAC equipment. According to Solar Energy Industries Association over 500,000 m 2 (5,000,000 square feet) of these panels are in operation in North America as of 2015.

  4. Renewable energy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The colder the water, the more efficiently the system operates. [68] Solar water heaters reduce the need for conventional water heating by about two-thirds and pay for their installation within 4 to 8 years with electricity or natural gas savings. Compared to those with electric water heaters, Florida homeowners with solar water heaters save 50 ...

  5. Solar thermal collector - Wikipedia

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    A solar thermal collector collects heat by absorbing sunlight. The term "solar collector" commonly refers to a device for solar hot water heating, but may refer to large power generating installations such as solar parabolic troughs and solar towers or non- water heating devices such as solar cookers or solar air heaters. [1]

  6. Passive solar building design - Wikipedia

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    Passive solar building design. This image shows the characteristics of a Passive Solar home and its benefits. In passive solar building design, windows, walls, and floors are made to collect, store, reflect, and distribute solar energy, in the form of heat in the winter and reject solar heat in the summer. This is called passive solar design ...

  7. Green building - Wikipedia

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    Green building (also known as green construction, sustainable building, or eco-friendly building) refers to both a structure and the application of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from planning to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. [1]

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