Now available from Rinnai is the Naked Energy award-winning range of VirtuHOT evacuated tube and pv tech, each with specific benefits to suit any site or application and provide years of high energy performance, low maintenance and reduced fuel consumption.
More information is instantly available by emailing engineer@rinnaiuk.com
Naked Energy is a British design and engineering business, leading the global innovation in solar thermal and solar PVT. Naked Energy’s mission is to change energy for good, by supporting the decarbonising of heat. Naked Energy’s high energy density solutions are capable of decarbonising heat cost-effectively and with limited space; its solar PVT technology delivers up to 3.5 times the carbon savings per m2 in comparison to conventional solar PV.
Chris Goggin, Rinnai Operations Director says, ‘This is a genuine and unique innovation in marrying the technology of solar thermal products with continuous flow hot water heating to minimise fuel and operating costs. The solar gains created by Naked Energy are supported by Rinnai innovations. This Rinnai technology, unlike other types of systems, can read the incoming water temperature and modulate to maximise the solar gains.”
All Rinnai & Naked Energy solar thermal products are precisely aligned with the hot water heating systems & units which are Hydrogen blends-ready 20% and renewable liquid fuel (BioLPG) ready combustion technologies. The VirtuHOT solar thermal design will gain more solar energy from less space whilst the Rinnai continuous flow water heaters will modulate to use less energy whilst creating more plant room space.
Solar, water heater and hybrid technology is designed with efficiency and effectiveness in mind. The core design of VirtuHOT has benefited from multiple workshops with experienced installers, whose valuable insights have been integrated into design and innovation for transportation, installation, and maintenance. From Virtu’s low-profile design to the modular assembly, the innovation keeps life simple for installers and maintenance teams. The same holistic thinking applies to the Rinnai water heaters, as these lightweight high output water heaters have been designed with ease of installation in mind.
VirtuHOT saves up to 3.5x more carbon per m2 compared to conventional solar technology. This, combined with the Rinnai continuous flow hot water heating system, will save carbon created through any of the traditional storage-based systems, whilst also creating a market leading low carbon solution that combines simplicity of installation with cost effectiveness.
Rinnai water heaters will modulate from 58kw to 4.4kW, therefore the smart systems only use fuel to boost the temperature by the precise solar deficit - harnessing renewable gains and not compromising on performance. Greater returns from VirtuHOT delivers up to 50% greater financial returns per m2 in comparison to conventional solar technology. Rinnai intelligent hot water systems can save more than 30% in operational running costs when compared to storage systems. This all helps reduce fuel costs and the exposure to ever-increasing energy and climate change legislation.
A design-led architecture and turnkey solution makes VirtuHOT easy to install and keeps maintenance to a minimum and is backed by a warranty of up to 10 years. Rinnai water heaters come with a warranty of up to 10 years, are lightweight (one-man lift), can be cited internally or externally, and have a compact design (670x470x276mm).
Rinnai and VirtuHOT solar products offer.
- Unrivalled performance in any environment
- Reduce scope one emissions using 100% renewable solar heat
- Higher energy-density compared to market-leading solar thermal panels
- Versatile and easy to install
- Simple modular assembly
- Integrated mounting with self-ballasting
- No need for roof penetration
- Compatible with any roof type
- Low profile: 26.5 cm installed height
- Designed for Commercial Scale Ideal for all applications - Multi-dwelling, residential, Manufacturing, Foodservice
- Hospitality & Leisure
Adds Chris Goggin, “Rinnai is publicly committed to “creating a healthier way of living” and solar thermal power is an important support to decarbonisation. Rinnai UK can supply and design solar thermal and Hybrid systems to support both new and retrofit projects, lowering carbon and connection technologies, and energies, for a low carbon future at any site”
Rinnai has developed commercial products that accept clean energies, in the form of Hydrogen and BioLPG, along with a growing range of electrical equipment. Rinnai employs over 465 design engineers and reinvests 6% of its total annual revenue in R&D.
Rinnai’s H3 range consists of hydrogen / BioLPG, heat pump and hybrid technologies. All are supported by system design along with carbon, capital and operational costings feasibility studies, to ensure that the correct solution is selected for any building type.
