Solar Thermal Systems

Englert Environmental offers an integrated solar thermal system mounted under the Englert standing seam metal roofing panels which act as a component of the thermal system, radiating and providing heat to a grid work of purlins which hold the solar thermal system in place.

The entire solar thermal system is positioned between the attic roof and the outside roof covering of a steep slope roof. Englert panels heat the purlins, which in-turn hold and heat a water/glycol mixture that is circulated through cross-linked polyethylene tubing cycled through conventional heat transfer and distribution systems. Because the roofing material will radiate heat after it reaches a certain temperature, the system is self-regulating, preventing overheating and component damage when the system is inactive for extended periods of time.

On sunny days, the water normally warms to between 60 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit above the ambient air temperature, which is a lower temperature than those produced by traditional, externally mounted, glazed solar collectors.

The solar thermal system harvests solar energy as heat, whenever available, to offset the fossil fuels and electricity used for heating domestic hot water. Additionally, the solar thermal system and a solar PV laminate electric system can interact synergistically improving as a result of the solar thermal system cooling the photovoltaic system as it moves the heat energy from the roof to the solar storage tank.

Because of its relatively short payback, solar water heating is increasingly seen as a means of offsetting the cost and difficulty of generating grid-based energy. Because the solar thermal technology is fully integrated, it reduces cooling loads on buildings and directly contributes to process and space cooling by dissipating excess heat through radiational cooling.

SunNet Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems (BIPV)
Crystalline Solar Panel Systems
Solar Thermal Energy Systems
Rainwater Harvesting Systems
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