Interchange Foundation Pilote House

lnterchange Foundation which is a communrty collaboration NGO based at Helderberg Village in Somerset West. lt's mission is to implement a model for retirement villages to actively engage with all role-players within their communities in a quest for a “viable and unified community", one of the precepts of the NationaI Development Plan. They have developed a low-cost pilot house which is currently constructed in Khayelitsha. This house will be showcased with the plan to have similar houses rolled out in under privileged communities.

In one year, this installation gives a solar yield of 1.30 MWh and is responsible for the avoidance of 459.30 kilograms of CO2 emissions.

Country
South Africa
Nearest place
Stellenbosch
Installation
December, 2020
Primary service
Hot Water
System count
1

General info

Circulation
Thermosyphon
Heat exchange
Direct

Collectors

Collector type
Flat plate
Collector area
2.00 m2
Collector power
1.40 kWth
Collector tilt
30°
Supplier
Sun Scan

Storage

Capacity
150 litres
Backup
Electrical
Supplier
Kwikot, South Africa
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