Apricus Solar Collector

Apricus has specialised the design manufacture and supply of solar thermal collectors for more than 18 years but has also completed projects that incorporated heat pumps for the backup hot water.

Apricus solar collector.

The apricus etc 30 collector is designed to be used in a wide variety of solar thermal heat applications in almost any climate. Quality workmanship the most important part of the installation of any solar collector is an experienced professional installer. If offsetting electricity from non renewable sources installing an apricus ap 30 solar collector can save around 1500kg 3300lbs of co2 each year. That is roughly equivalent to planting more than 380 urban trees or each year driving 10 000 km or 6250 fewer miles in a mid sized modern petrol gasoline car.

If an apricus system is installed poorly we want to know about it. Apricus offers comprehensive training programs to ensure installers understand the apricus product and do a quality job the first time. The evacuated tube and heat pipe technology provides very efficient and reliable solar thermal production in a simple to install design. The flat plate collector features a low profile design 80mm 3 15 profile which combined with ultra lightweight melamine foam insulation makes it one of the lightest flat plate panels per m 2 on the market.

This means in colder climates and during the winter months heat is retained and not lost into the atmosphere. A circulation pump moves liquid through the collector carrying heat back to the solar storage tank. Apricus evacuated tube solar collectors convert energy from the sun. They have a vacuum between two glass layers and work similar to a thermos flask allowing it to retain up to 95 of the solar energy they capture.

Apricus solar collectors have been installed all around the world in a wide variety of commercial applications ranging from providing hot water and heating for a california university dormitory to hot water supply for a winery in australia. It is suitable for the irish climate. The apricus evacuated tube solar collector converts sunlight into heat. Apricus patented equipment is designed to capture more of the sun s energy for more hours than other evacuated tube or flat plate collectors.

The curved tubes allow the solar panel to collect energy from the sun from early morning to late evening. The apricus solar evacuated tube collector is a highly efficient solar hot water panel that is manufactured in austria. Some of apricus solar collector features include. The advantage of heat pump water heaters is a high cop coefficient of performance.

Gradually throughout the day the water in the solar storage tank is heated up either directly or via a heat exchanger as shown.