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MHS Boilers adds to the green credentials of new fire station
Published:  October 2009
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Evacuated-tube solar collectors were supplied by MHS Boilers for this new fire station.

Solar-thermal energy supported by a ground-source heat pumps and a condensing boiler serve the new Rayleigh Weir fire station in Essex. MHS Boilers supplied 24 m2 of Auron DF evacuated-tube solar collector, a 1380 l solar buffer vessel and an Ultramax 85 kW wall-mounted condensing boiler and pressurisation management

The £4.5 million building incorporates a single-storey 4-bay garage, training tower and a 2-storey administration and accommodation block. It also accommodates Basildon & Castle Point Community Command and provides a home for youth schemes to help with the behaviour of youngsters who have had difficulties at school or been involved in crime.

The solar-thermal installation was completed by MHS Boilers’ preferred installer TCS Group, whose technical director Simon Simmons says, ‘The evacuated tubes were very easy to install and, thanks, to their clever design, can be oriented to provide the optimum angle to the Sun. The free energy generated by the Sun will add to the already strong green credentials of this innovative building.’


For more information on this story, click here: Oct09, 90



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