Witham St Hughes Primary School
Implementation & use |
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| Management: | TLCP, Witham St Hughes Primary School |
| Installation: | Rayotec |
Technical specification |
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| Technology | Solar Thermal Vaccum tubes |
| Storage | 1000 litre storage |
| Mounting system | A- frame on a metal sloping roof |
The story
Witham St Hughes Primary School is a primary school for boys and girls based in Swindley, Lancashire. The age range of the pupils is 4-11 years.
The school wanted to reduce their running costs and CO2 emissions using a renewable energy source. The system chosen was also going to be used as a teaching aid for the children.
The school decided to install solar thermal as it was cost-effective with worthwhile financial and carbon savings.
The Rayotec system was chosen due to its robustness, durability
and performance. The roof had a shallow south facing roof so an "A" frame was needed to orient the panels south at the optimum angle
of 30-40 degrees. As the school was going to be unoccupied for
prolonged periods of time during the school holidays a "heat dump
bypass" was installed. The heat dump diverts the heat away from the
cylinder to the radiator when the cylinder reaches its maximum
temperature protecting the system from overheating.
A large display unit was put in the canteen so that the children could see
the temperature in the panel, cylinder and the kWh saved by the system.