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In order to indentify the actual solar accessibility of the area in question, a small-scale
weather station call ‘Power Predictor
TM
’ was installed on 13
th
April 2012 in a selected
existing end terrace house located in Prestwick, South Ayrshire (Figs.4&5).
Figure 4: Power Predictor
TM
mini weather station kit
Figure 5: External appearance of the Power Predictor
TM
station installed on 13
th
April 2012
in an existing end terrace house, Prestwick, South Ayrshire
The proposed net zero energy house has been examined for the use of the PV/T roof
system which is combined with an MVHR unit. The whole house energy assessment
was carried out based on SAP 2009. An existing house adjacent to the proposed
housing development has been occupied by the family (two adults and two children) who
provided the data related to the energy usage patterns of their house. The house had
already been equipped with an energy monitoring device called ‘EWGECO’ and the
sufficient data was collected. The average electricity consumption observed over the
