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Solar Thermal at ARC (Completed)

Project History

  • Mailbag solar article: Suggestion for UI solar panels

    6/28/2020

    "Why doesn't the company installing the solar panels at U of I put them over the parking lot? I would provide shade for the cars underneath and would eliminate having to kill whatever would be underneath them in the fields."

  • Solar Thermal Notes

    5/24/2019

    The attached file includes original notes about the solar thermal installation at ARC.
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Renewable Energy Projects
Student Sustainability Committee Funded Projects

Description

The 24-panel, gravity fed solar-thermal system on the roof of the ARC preheats domestic cold water prior to its introduction into the steam-powered heat exchanger for domestic hot water, which significantly reduces steam usage for domestic hot water during normal operating periods. There are three main areas of hot water usage (domestic, pool, and air heating), but domestic (i.e. showers and sinks) represents the most pressing need and efficient use of solar technology.

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