New building:Rayleigh Weir Fire Station, Essex, England

Sunny outlook for sustainability and energy effi ciency

The Rayleigh Weir Fire Station completed in October 2009, in the county of Essex, not only makes a positive impression on account of its innovative architectural design – it also boasts an extremely environmentally friendly design. In designing the fi re station, the focus was very much on the sustainability and energy effi ciency of the building. Consequently, the decision fell in favour of the installation of a solar heat system with AURON DF vacuum tube collectors from ELCO, with a collector area of some 24 m² and a 1,380 l solar storage unit combined with a wall-mounted ELCO 85 kW condensing boiler.

AURON DF vacuum tube collectors have been developed both for domestic hot water and back-up heating. They feature a highly fl exible and robust mounting system, which facilitates installation and alignment to the sun. The ELCO condensing boiler with 85 KW serves as an

additional heating system, which is essential in ourdegrees of latitude. All in all, a perfect combination of state-of-the art solar plant and condensing boiler technology.

CustomerRayleigh Weir Fire Station Rayleigh, Essex SS7 3TR

Executing technical partnerTCS Group, 2nd Floor 141–142 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 6BL

BENEFITSEffi ciency• Flexible modulation range 5:1• Standard effi ciency factor of over 109.5 %• Extremely low pollutant emissions

Convenience• Complete system kits, simple installation• Very low space requirement• Low weight, simple incorporation

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Services to match the heating system

Modern heating systems are packed with sophisticated tech-nology and complex electronics. Particularly in commercial and public buildings, it is essential to have a system with a “full service history“. The failure of the heating system can have dire consequences in these buildings, resulting in production losses, rent cuts and action for damages. Schools and hospi-tals also need to be able to rely on trouble-free operation. For this reason, ELCO offers the right services to match each heating system and every requirement. From the professional commissioning, to the routine maintenance through to servic- ing and reliability checks over many years. Assure yourself long-term functional reliability and cost certainty with an ELCO service agreement.

ELCO UKMHS Boilers Ltd3 Juniper West, Fenton WaySouthfi eld Business ParkBasildon, EssexSS15 6SJ, UK

Tel. +44 (0) 12 68 54 67 00Fax +44 (0) 12 68 88 82 50www.elco.net

The new system

The thermal solar plant was installed by TCS Group from Lon -don. The company’s Technical Sales Director, Simon Simmons, outlines the advantages of this plant: “The AURON DF vacuum tube collectors from ELCO are particularly easy and fl exible to install and to align at an optimum angle to the sun. The freely obtained solar energy plays a major role in the en -vironmentally friendly design of this innovative building. Thanks to the vacuum insulation of the collector tubes, the energy yield is signifi cantly higher than that of conventional fl at-plate collectors.”

• Ideally suited for the solar hot water generation and heating back-up.

• Highly fl exible installation system.• Can be installed on pitched roofs, fl at roofs,

ground and facades.• Optimum hydraulic connection.• Highly durable and long service life.• Ideally suited for retrofi tting.• Winner of the iF Product Design Award.

State-of-the-art solar plant and condensing boiler technology perfectly combined

The building costing £ 4.5 million was constructed by Mullaley & Company Ltd. Hunters was responsible for the planning and project management. The building complex consists of a single-storey garage with four parking spaces, a fi re station drill tower and a two-storey administration building with accommodation.

The operations centre for the boroughs of Basildon and Castle Point is also based in the station and is responsible for fi re safety and administration. The fi re station also runs a programme for supporting young people, who have attracted attention to themselves on account of troubles at school or criminality.

Rayleigh Weir Fire Station – more than just a fi re station

New building:Rayleigh Weir Fire Station, Essex, England

Technical data AURON

Number of vacuum tubes Effective absorber area Gross collector areaHeat carrier volume (incl. tubes) Dimensions (WxH)

Weight

15 DF

151.5 m2

2.6 m2

4.3 l1,380 x 1,910 mm51 kg

20 DF

202.0 m2

3.5 m2

5.7 l1,840 x 1,910 mm68 kg

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