Solar Thermal – How it Works:

Water flows from the municipal water main (1) through a closed coil in Skyline's water tank (2) before running into your existing water heater. The water in Skyline's tank flows through the solar loop (4) and the solar array (5) where it is heated. This heated water heats Skyline's tank and preheats the municipal water before it enters your water heater. As a result your water heater will not have to turn on before providing you with the hot water you need (6)

Solar Water Heating is really a quite simple technology, light energy from the sun is harvested by a solar collector and converted to heat energy. This heat is then transfered to a running loop of water and then piped into the business or home for use. Using solar energy to heat water offsets the need to use electricity or fossil fuels such as natural gas or propane. In turn this reduces your utility bill, saving you money.

Skyline Innovations uses a closed-loop system, meaning that the loop of water running to the solar collectors on your roof never actually mixes with the water that you use for operations. Instead a separate loop flows up into the rooftop array, where it is heated in the solar collector before flowing back to the skyline tank. As this tank heats up it, in turn, heats water from the municipal main before it flows into your existing water heater. This way, you always receive hot water when you need it, even if the Skyline system were to suffer a complete failure.

There is, however, little risk of any actual system failure, the solar collectors we use are highly resilient, rated to withstand high winds and golf ball sized hail strikes. Furthermore, there are very few moving parts in this system, and the Skyline monitoring infrastructure provides us with real-time performance data. We will be able to identify, diagnose and fix problems before they even arise. Skyline’s value sharing proposition means that we only get paid when you are saving money, assuring that your interests and ours are always aligned.