Use solar thermal collector panels to produce hot water for your home

(For the 28th of April)

Antarctic peninsula
Photograph by Philippe Bourseiller

Solar energy is available everywhere. It is free and easily harnessed by fitting solar thermal collector panels to your roof. These panels use sunlight to heat hot water and can be easily fitted to your existing hot water system. They can produce all the domestic hot water you need, without producing noise, pollution or dangerous waste in the process.

Solar thermal collectors are efficient and one of the cheapest forms of renewable energy equipment. They can be installed on virtually any roof and government-funded grants and taxes are often available for such installations. Find a local installer today.

- from the book '365 Ways to save the Earth' by Philippe Bourseiller