Recent work includes the installation of 17 Solar Hot Water Systems for the low-energy Testway Housing Development, Hockney Green, Andover.

	Plano 26 Collectors on roof
	Cleaning the Plano 26 at the end of installation.

The development was inspired by architect, Bill Dunster (designer of the Beddington Zero Energy Development or BedZED) and is at the forefront of low-energy building design.

Residents of each of the 17 units will benefit substantially from reduced heating bills. This is because energy for heating water is provided via 34 Consolar Plano 26 solar collectors, with back up from a wood pellet boiler.

Heat energy from both the solar and biomass systems is stored in 17 Consolar Thermal Stores.

Residents are charged on how much additional heat they demand from the boiler, over and above that generated for free from their solar panels.

Case Study

• Location: Wiltshire.
• Type of Property: Testway Housing Development, Hockney Green, Andover.
• Technical Specification:
• Type of Collector: Consolar Plano 26          
• Quantity: 34 
• Gross Collector Area: 86.70m²
• Store: Consolar: Conus 502 Thermal Store (x 17).
• System Control: Consolar: Control 300.
• Estimated Output: 36, 700 kWh p/yr