Solar Pavilion, Co. Cork

Unique to Cool Power Products, this Solar Pavilion - an on-ground solar PV tracking array - means your solar PV panels track the sun during the day. By tracking the sun, up to 22% more energy is produced than from an equivalent fixed (non-tracking) array. For more output data see the solar pavilion page.

The Solar Pavilion pictured comprises six 165Wp Cool Power mono-crystalline modules on a single axis support and tracking system. It also uses Cool Power's Energy and Micro-generator Manager (EMMA). EMMA directs any surplus electricity output to a hot water immersion heater when the house is occupied, and to electric storage heaters when it is not.

This is a good example of how solar PV - EMMA systems work perfectly in a holiday home situation, providing hot water when the property is occupied, and maintenance heating when it is not.

Domestic, Sandycove, Co. Dublin

A solar PV (electricity) and solar thermal (hot water) system retro-fitted to an existing domestic house. Comprises six 85Wp BP Solar modules, giving 510 Watts in total and evacuated tubes. This off-grid test site was installed in 2004. It is a small replica of the Green Building system and in addition to day to day use is used for research and data collection.

Listed Building, Limerick

This 1.2 kWp solar PV roof tile solution is installed on a leading Irish Architect's listed building. The roof tiles you see in this photo generate electricity while blending in to the building's original appearance.

The electricity produced by the solar roof tiles is controlled by Cool Power’s EMMA, a smart Energy and Micro-generator Manager.

Domestic, Newbridge, Co. Kildare

A 2 kWp solar PV array installed on a garage roof. A wind turbine is also used to supply electricity to the property. Both the solar PV and wind turbine are integrated with EMMA which optimises the use of the energy they produce. Commissioned February 2008.

Domestic, Co. Kildare

Another ground-mounted solar PV system. This free-standing system generates renewable electricity for a period house in Co. Kildare. As with all Cool Power's domestic installations, the system uses EMMA to optimise the use of the generated energy. Cool Power solar PV systems are easily expanded simply by adding additional modules. This started out as a 1.65 kWp system in 2007 and was expanded to a 2.31 kWp sustem in 2008. The photo shows the original 1.65 kWp system.

Domestic, Dun Laoire, Co. Dublin

A 1.32 kWp system with 8 Solarfun 165 solar panels and EMMA, installed on the slate roof of a new build, as the house was being built. EMMA intelligently manages all the electricity generated by the system, and sends any surplus to the electric immersion. Cool Power has developed a special bracket system for mounting solar electricty panels on slate roofs, as can be seen in the photo.

Domestic, Newbridge, Co. Kildare

A 2.5 kWp system using Sanyo HITs solar PV modules, and EMMA. Commissioned summmer 2008. Photo to follow.

Domestic, Co. Wicklow

Cool Power's standard solar PV flatpacks range in size from 1 kWp to 3 kWp. These sizes meet the electricity needs of most domestic situations. However, some situations demand larger solutions, and these are readily available from Cool Power. For example, one of our domestic installations in Co. Wicklow comprises a 6 kWp PV array with an EMMA 35SP. EMMA directs all surplus energy produced by the solar PV system to a heating system consisting of two heat pumps and a large immersion heater, all serving an underfloor heating system and swimming pool. Photo to follow.