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This manual is one of the deliverable of the QualiCert project started in July 2009 which obliges Member States to develop and mutually recognize certification or equivalent qualification schemes for installers of small-scale renewable energy systems (solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, heat pumps, etc.) by December 2012.

This is a manual for users of a solar thermal software, produced by CYPE Ingenieros.

The manual provides further indication about a software that assists in designing the power network of solar thermal systems. The manual explains the software functionalities and includes an example so users can understand step-by-step how it works.

Document only available in Portuguese

Author: CYPE Ingenieros

Date: 2011

Pages: 37

This is a manual on how to install solar thermal systems. It was created by the solar heating company Radiantec Company.

The manual begins with introducing the various applications solar thermal heating can be used for in a domestic, residential setting such as water heating and snow removal. From there, the rest of the manual focuses on the installation of the collectors and how to connect the larger system throughout the application.

Author: Radiantec Company

Date: 2010

This homeowner’s guide was created by the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA), and the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA). It provides information for people living in Canada on how to deploy residential and local solar thermal applications in their communities. It provides insight on how to use local solar thermal organizations to help spread solar thermal, how to obtain public financing for such projects, and an introduction on how to install equipment.

This manual was produced by IDEA (Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía) the Spanish Institute for Energy.

The manual provides detailed background information on solar thermal, the existing technologies, development in Spain and in Europe, how to use it, which products exist, which applications, advantages, legislation in Spain, etc.

The manual is a great example of awareness raising documents that can be released to increase knowledge about new and renewable energies.

This manual was prepared by Água Quente Solar, a Portuguese public programme promoting the use of solar panels for water heating.
The guide provides information and guidance on how to install a solar collector, things to take into account in terms of technology, weather, shadows, best location. Recommendations, best practices, monitoring, among other important details to respect for a proper and qualified installation of solar collectors.

This manual, produced by the INETI Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação, relates to SolTerm 5, a software programme especially tuned for Portuguese climatic and technical conditions, to analyse the performance of solar systems, both PV and solar thermal.

This is an example of an operation, installation and maintenance manual provided by STS Solar Thermal Systems, a US company. It covers installations using one or two solar thermal systems, solar collectors with a single solar storage tank and also two tank systems that include a solar storage tank and a conventional water heater.

This document covers the steps involved in installing a solar water heating system looking at three stages:
• Collector Mounting; describes methods for properly placing and installing solar collectors.
• Component Installation; provides guidelines for the proper and safe placement and connection of the remainder of solar system components.
• System Installation Checkout and Start-Up; presents start-up and checkout procedures for systems being installed.

This document provides guidance on how to satisfy the energy performance provisions of the Building Regulations for work in existing dwellings in the UK.

The guide comprises four fuel-based sections and five specialist technology-specific sections.

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