Daikin UK launch Solar Thermal System

Monday, 18 January 2010

Daikin UK announces the launch of the Daikin Solar Thermal System for the UK market place. The Daikin Solar Thermal System will greatly complement the already successful Daikin Altherma air source heat pump product range, allowing end users to maximise the savings potential of a combined solar thermal and heat pump system – a complete solution directly from one manufacturer.

The use of solar collectors is a very effective way of utilising the free energy from the sun. In fact, when averaged over an entire year, the sun delivers half of the energy we need to bring our domestic water up to the desired temperature – and like most “free” resources, demand for equipment that allows us to capture this valuable resource is on the up.

With the introduction of the Daikin Solar Thermal Systems, Daikin Airconditioning UK Ltd. will be able to offer a renewable energy packaged solution to UK customers:

- Solar energy can be used for DHW heating, whenever solar radiation is available

- Free air can be used by heat pump operation, for space heating and additional DHW heating.

In combination with Daikin solar collectors, the complete range of Daikin Altherma Air Source Heat Pump products will now provide a fully integrated renewable heating and hot water solution. By using both solar thermal and air source heat pump technology, the system will be able to consistently deliver the most economical energy management of domestic heating and hot water all through the year.

Daikin’s high-efficiency solar collectors transfer short-wave solar radiation into heat as a result of their highly selective coating. This heat energy is then used to produce hot water using a specifically designed Daikin cylinder. As with many existing solar panels, the Daikin collectors can be easily mounted onto roof tiles to ensure maximum efficiency.

The new Daikin Solar Thermal system will be available in either single or multi-panel configurations (mounted on roof tiles in either a vertical or horizontal formation of up to four panels in a series) giving each system the ability to satisfy the demands of most types of dwellings in the UK.