MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1980
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STANLEY BATHHOUSE TO GET FIRST
SOLAR ENERGY WATER HEATING SYSTEM ******
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS LAUNCHING A PILOT SCHEME TO USE SOLAR ENERGY TO HEAT WATER.
THE FIRST SOLAR ENERGY WATER HEATING SYSTEM WILL SHORTLY BE INSTALLED IN AN EXISTING PUBLIC BATHHOUSE AT STANLEY MARKET ROAD IN STANLEY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR PWD'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE SAID THAT THE SYSTEM WOULD SUPPLEMENT THE EXISTING HOT WATER SUPPLY PROVIDED BY AN OIL-FIRED BOILER IN WINTER MONTHS,
+THE WORK WILL INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF 'SOLAR COLLECTORS', HOT WATER STORAGE TANK, PIPING, CONTROL VALVES, MEASURING INSTRUMENTS AND PUMPS, HE SAID.
+ IT IS EXPECTED THAT INSTALLATION WORK WILL BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER.+
ON COMPLETION THE SPOKESMAN SAID, HOT WATER WOULD BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
HE ESTIMATED THAT THE PAY-BACK PERIOD FOR THE SYSTEM, CAPABLE OF MEETING ABOUT 80 PER CENT OF THE HOT WATER DEMAND IN WINTER WOULD BE ABOUT 15 YEARS BASED ON THE RATE OF THE RECENT FUEL PRICE
INCREASE.
THE +SOLAR COLLECTORS+ IN THE FORM OF FLAT PLATE MEASURE ABOUT 60 SQUARE METRES. THEY WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE ROOF AND THE SOUTH EXTERNAL WALL OF THE BATHHOUSE AND TILTED TO AN ANGLE OF 40 DEGREES SO THAT MAXIMUM SOLAR ENERGY CAN BE RECEIVED IN WINTER MONTHS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +PERFORMANCE OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE CONSTANTLY MONITORED AND FINDINGS WILL BE USED AS GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE SOLAR ENERGY PROJECTS IN HONG KONG.+
IT WAS IN 1977 WHEN THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FIRST ASKED PWD TO CARRY OUT A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM FOR SWIMMING POOLS AND BATHHOUSES.
IN VIEW OF THE LACK OF EXPERTISE AND SHORTAGE OF STAFF SPECIALISED IN THIS FIELD, PROFESSOR BRUGES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG WAS ENGAGED AS CONSULTANT.
HIS REPORT ON THE FEASIBILITY STUDY OF STANLEY BATHHOUSE WAS COMPLETED IN 1978.
AFTER GIVING DUE CONSIDERATION TO THE FINDINGS AND PROPOSALS IN THE REPORT, THE URBAN COUNCIL DECIDED TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT AS RECOMMENDED BY PWD.
+THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND INSTALLATION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY PWD'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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