Viridian announces that three prototype solar water heaters have been installed on homes under construction in Steeple Bumpstead. The homes are being built by Hastoe Housing Association.

Stuart Elmes, Chief Executive of Viridian (pictured left with a representative of Hastoe Housing Association) commented: "We were delighted by how straightforward the plumbers and roofers found the installation. By the time we were on the third solar panel, it was installed and flashed on the roof ready for tiling after only fifteen minutes."

He continued "Special thanks are due to Hastoe for supporting us in our goal to develop cost-effective solar water heating for the construction industry."

The panels were installed in front of an invited audience from the British Board of Agrement and the Building Research Establishment. Once residents are in the houses, later on in the year, the energy performance of the solar panels will be independently monitored.

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