Hey all
Got an idea a while back to increase my solar collection capability. I did not want to cover the decks with panels so mounting them on a pole off the stern like a radar antenna comes to mind. This led to the idea of using an active 2-axis sun tracker to maximize collection (or minimize the panel size) and a recent discussion on the site on hot water got me to thinking about mounting a thermal collector under the solar electric collector panel for that purpose.
This would be a DIYer install as I'm (as most of you know) handy and cheap.
Thoughts?
Got an idea a while back to increase my solar collection capability. I did not want to cover the decks with panels so mounting them on a pole off the stern like a radar antenna comes to mind. This led to the idea of using an active 2-axis sun tracker to maximize collection (or minimize the panel size) and a recent discussion on the site on hot water got me to thinking about mounting a thermal collector under the solar electric collector panel for that purpose.
This would be a DIYer install as I'm (as most of you know) handy and cheap.
Thoughts?