Everyone knows about the potential of solar energy. With worldwide fossil fuel supplies shrinking and the increasing evidence of global warming, architects, homeowners, developers and building owners of all types are looking for alternatives to conventional heating and cooling systems. The South African Government, Department of Minerals & Energy, Eskom, The Press, Zero Energy Homes, Green Building, Clean Power and Sustainability are increasing discussion topics around the table and in the press.
The solar product marketplace is loaded with bladder systems and myriads of glazed panel systems that can be added onto any roof or structure. By fusing solar energy and architecture, HelioPower systems is on the leading edge of a paradigm shift in the industry with its suite of products that can be seamlessly integrated into a building's architectural design.
It is the first commercialized multi-modal, solar thermal collection system that can be externally integrated into a building to produce clean power; power that is renewable, sustainable and socially responsible in every way. All without compromise to the aesthetics of the building. The heating or cooling (multimodal) effects of the HelioPower systems decrease the building's overall energy requirements, thus reducing global demands for fossil fuels and electricity and reducing a building's operating costs.
The HelioPower system uses the heat generated by the sun shining onto a building's wall or roof system. Installed during new construction, renovation or a re-roofing process, the system collects the sun's energy as heat, which is then conducted by the roof or siding material into our proprietary thermal collection system. Depending upon location and application design, an open or closed loop system can be created as fluids (air or water) are pumped through the system and cycled through conventional heat transfer and distribution systems. One further benefit is the reduced roof temperature. HelioPower ® Systems collects solar energy as heat and simultaneously reduces the heat load on attic spaces and thereby reduces the cooling costs.
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