How to benefit from solar energy

HOW TO BENEFIT FROM SOLAR ENERGY A FAMILY WITH FOUR PEOPLE LIVING IN TIRANA If a thermosiphon solar thermal system is installed with an optimal solar area of 3.5 m2, it is expected to have the following benefits: Annual energy savings will be around 24,000 ALL/year Annual saved CO2 emissions will be 0.69 tons CO2/year Percentage of annual coverage of solar energy Around 70% Pay-Back Period of the Investment will be 5-6 years INSTALLATION IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY Advantages / Benefits of Solar Water Heating monitoring data in the The up to now Hotel Theranda for the IT IS A RENEWABLE ENERGY period April-September, showed that the Solar Fraction of solar energy was around 80%. IT IS A CLEAN ENERGY INSTALLATION IN HOTELS AND BAR/RESTAURANTS The up to now monitoring data in the "Orphan House" in Tirana showed IT HAS LOW MAINTENANCE COST that monthly costs for providing hot water are 10 TIMES lower than it has been before the IT FULFILLS THE NEED FOR DOMESTIC HOT WATER, SPACE HEATING THROUGH FLOOR HEATING, POOL HEATING, PREHEAT OF VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES INSTALLATION IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS installation of SWH system. Installation of SWH system is meaningful only when a family has a considerable consumption of hot INSTALLATION IN RESIDENȚIAL SECTOR water Depending on the consumption of hot water and electricity for hot water, installing a thermosyphon SWH system in an Albanian family has a Pay-Back Period of 5 - 6 years; IT CAN BE ACCUMULATED INSTALLATION OF A SWH SYSTEM RESULTS PROFITABLE FOR