B & Q London – Commercial Solar Water Heater
London now has a New B&Q store that will benefit from having 10% of its energy needs catered for by renewable energy sources on site. These
The B&Q store will generate the hot water for use by customers and staff. The award winning panels are expected to generate up to 70% of the stores hot water for FREE saving energy and carbon.
The panels were installed onto a living grass roof area, the grass roof supports and encourages local wildlife.
The thermal panels heat the water within a newly installed 250 Litre hot water cylinder located within main plant room.
The system also incorporates a smart energy meter that logs and displays the gains generated in KW’s for B&Q to note energy savings.