At the commercial end, many projects in the planning stage are already looking at solar hot water systems as a means to help meet the 60 per cent energy saving target and achieve GreenStar Ratings.

The Solar Lord UTUBE solar hot water system, voted the 2007 Housing Industry Association Product of the Year, can help commercial users meet this target.

The Solar Lord UTUBE has an absorber efficiency of 98.4 per cent, and the system’s collectors can be installed at an angle in order minimise efficiency loss. This can help to reduce overall system costs by eliminating the need for stainless steel pitching frames and the labour to build them.

At a domestic level, the 60 per cent energy reduction requirements will span the domestic market for solar hot water.

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Some of the commercial and domestic benefits of the Solar Lord UTUBE hot water system include:

  • High solar contribution
  • Low pitch installation
  • Heat resistant – absorber protection coating can withstand temperatures of up to 270º Celsius
  • Hail impact protection
  • $30 tube replacement (no downtime, plumber or crane required)
  • Natural frost barrier rated to -25º Celsius
  • 40 per cent less roof space required to achieve the same solar input.

Solar Lord welcomes and embraces the substantive changes to regulations and looks forward to a significant improvement to the Australian renewable industry.