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

Circulation

Thermosyphon

Heat exchange

Direct

Collector type

Flat plate

Collector area

2.00 m²

Collector power

1.40 kWth

Collector tilt

30°

Supplier

Sun Scan

Capacity

150 litres

Backup

Electrical

Supplier

Kwikot, South Africa