Commercial Solar Hot Water Systems
Apricus Commercial Solar Hot Water Systems provide renewable, low carbon emission hot water heating. This system will significantly reduce the environmental impact, energy use, and cost of domestic hot water in your building. Each commercial Apricus Solar Hot Water System is individually designed by our expert team to meet your project’s specific requirements.
These systems can be installed on any building or facility that uses hot water, particularly those with high demand, e.g. apartments, hotels, hospitals, multiple residential accommodations, aged care facilities, food and pharmaceutical producers.
The solar hot water systems provides guaranteed hot water, whatever the weather, using back-up energy sources (gas or electricity) when required.
The system can make a significant contribution to Homestar and Greenstar points (EHC-5 & ENE-1) under NZGBC assessment
- CategorySolar Heating, Solar Hot Water Systems
- RangeSolar Hot Water
- BrandApricus Eco Hot Water
- Warranty10 years
- Type of useCommercial
- Package typeSpecial packaging required
- Care and cleaningEasy maintenance
- InstallationProfessional installation recommended
- AssemblyProfessional assembly recommended
- Suitable for delivering hot water for all commercial buildings: apartments, hotels, medical facilities, food processors, industrial applications, etc.
- Collectors can be installed on all roof types — see frame and mounting options
- Suitable for all wind and climate zones
Limitations on Use
- Not generally suitable for heating swimming pools, space heating, or for infrequently occupied dwellings such as a bach/crib
- Must not be installed facing away from the sun (southeast to southwest) or in a location with significant amounts of shading between the hours of 10am and 3pm
- Requires supplementary energy (electricity, gas, solid fuel) for water heating during winter and periods of poor solar energy
- For Climate Zone 3B additional protection to cover severe frosts and potential power outages is recommended – check with Apricus design team
- Complete hot water system for all building types and scales
- Comprehensive, project specific design from Apricus NZ
- Reliable modelling using Polysun software and live online monitoring guarantees modelled performance is delivered
- Utilises high efficiency, ETC30 evacuated tube, solar thermal collectors with 70% peak efficiency
- Very high output to roof area required: 2kW peak using 4.4m² roof area (2.2m x 2.05m) compared to an average 13m2 for comparable output photovoltaic array
- Suitable for all wind zones — cyclone rated, marine grade mounting frame and fasteners
- Mounting systems for all roof types, angles, and materials
- Simple, standardised frost free and over temperature operation
- No regular maintenance required
- Comprehensive 10-year warranty (15 years some parts)
The solar collectors used for Apricus Commercial Systems are the world-class ETC 30 comprised of:
- Evacuated glass tubes
- Copper heat pipes and manifold
- PVDF coated aluminium manifold case
- Anodised aluminium frame with 316 stainless steel fixing
aluminumThe solar collectors used for Apricus Commercial Systems are the world-class ETC 30 comprised of:
- Evacuated glass tubes
- Copper heat pipes and manifold
- PVDF coated aluminium manifold case
- Anodised aluminum frame with 316 stainless steel fixing
In-Service History
The Apricus Commercial Systems have been installed in dozens of projects in New Zealand and in other countries.
New Zealand:
- Calder Stewart, Milton
- Genesis Energy, Hamilton
- Otago University Dental School, Auckland campus
- Summer Garden Apartments, Auckland
Australia:
- De Bortoli Winery
- NSW Police HQ
- Newcastle University
USA:
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- University of California, Los Angeles
- US Army and Air Force bases
- Boeing
Kenya:
- Aljamea Tus Saifiyah Islamic Academy
- 10 year warranty for ETC30 Collector
- 15 year warranty for ETC30 frame and internal manifold
- No regular maintenance required, however annual, visual inspections are encouraged
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Apricus specialises in sustainable hot water and central heating systems for residential and commercial buildings. We work with architects, specifiers, facility managers and homeowners to bring solutions that reduce their environmental impact and meet their hot water and central heating needs.
Apricus brings the latest renewable hot water technologies into the New Zealand market, leading with innovative solar hot water collectors, CO2 hot water heat pumps and pellet biomass boilers. We aim to offer the most reliable eco alternatives to burning fossil fuels like gas, oil and coal.
Our products include:
- Apricus All In One - heat pump for domestic hot water heating.
- Reclaim Energy Heat Pump - for domestic hot water heating.
- EasyPell Heat Pump - for domestic heating, cooling & hot water heating.
- Easypell Pellet Boiler - domesitc heating & hot water.
- ÖkoFEN Pellet Boiler - commercial heating & hot water.
- Apricus - evacuated tube solar hot water systems for homes and commercial buildings.
Our pellet biomass boilers are produced by one of Europe's leading manufacturers, ÖkoFEN, a specialist in pellet boilers and a supplier of space-saving, cost-effective, simple solutions for storing pellets. Offering storage tanks suitable for all space and pellet requirements. The pellet boilers can provide enough hot water for even the most extensive home heating needs, using radiators, underfloor pipework, or a combination. The wood pellets burned are made in New Zealand from waste sawdust and wood shavings, providing 100% renewable heating, whatever the temperature outside.
Our range of hot water heat pumps use some of the most environmentally friendly refrigerants while offering outstanding performance. The very low global warming potential makes these systems the perfect electric alternative to gas hot water systems. Households can now reduce their energy costs and improve the sustainability of their home with ease.
The Apricus solar systems have robust frames, easy-to-use controllers and high-efficiency pumps. The high-performance, reliable designs can withstand New Zealand’s extreme environmental conditions. This is combined with a careful focus on quality and continual improvement by the team at Apricus International.
All complete system packages are individually designed for maximum savings, and on-shore technical support and global experience ensure quality and precision for every installation.
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