Comments on: Solar Air Conditioning http://coolexcooling.com/2008/01/23/solar-air-conditioning/ HVAC Advice from a Retired Professional Tue, 7 Oct 2008 06:21:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: water fuel http://coolexcooling.com/2008/01/23/solar-air-conditioning/#comment-32951 water fuel Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:10:46 +0000 http://coolexcooling.com/2008/01/23/solar-air-conditioning/#comment-32951 <strong>water fuel...</strong> The period of relentlessly hunting for bona fide estimates having to do with this topic have ceased.... water fuel…

The period of relentlessly hunting for bona fide estimates having to do with this topic have ceased….

]]> By: RC http://coolexcooling.com/2008/01/23/solar-air-conditioning/#comment-16083 RC Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:02:48 +0000 http://coolexcooling.com/2008/01/23/solar-air-conditioning/#comment-16083 Have you done any analysis of the cost or output of evacuated-tube solar collectors for use in this application? I have seen numbers around $75/sf, which seems to be a pretty heavy cost premium to pay, unless the output is extrememly high. What would be interesting would be the cost/gpm of water heated from 180-190 degrees on a clear day in an average US latitude. Have you done any analysis of the cost or output of evacuated-tube solar collectors for use in this application?

I have seen numbers around $75/sf, which seems to be a pretty heavy cost premium to pay, unless the output is extrememly high.

What would be interesting would be the cost/gpm of water heated from 180-190 degrees on a clear day in an average US latitude.

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