Doctor Solar

In 2008, Scotian WindFields formed a partnership with Doctor Solar to help expand in to the solar energy industry. Doctor Solar has more than 20 years of experience installing solar thermal systems in Nova Scotia, and was a perfect fit to the community based Scotian WindFields team.

Scotian WindFields and Doctor Solar specialize in the installation and maintenance of Thermo Dynamics Ltd Solar Thermal Panels. Solar Thermal systems use the Sun’s energy to heat liquid which can be used for domestic hot water or space heating needs (see the “How it Works” section for more details). Thermo Dynamics Ltd is based in Burnside, Nova Scotia, and has been designing Solar Thermal Systems for more than 25 years.

Domestic Hot Water Systems

The majority of the Solar Thermal Systems installed by Scotian WindFields and Doctor Solar are for used for pre-heating Domestic Hot Water (DHW). In most residential homes, the Domestic Hot Water system consists of an electric hot water tank that heats municipal or well supplied water for use in your facets, showers and washing machines. Other hot water systems use hot water spacing heating systems like oil fired boilers to supply DWH as well.

Our systems use Solar Panels between your water supply (Municipal or well) and your existing hot water system to pre heat the water, which results in reduced usage of your existing system. (Download the brochure for these systems HERE). Heating of Domestic Hot Water is the second largest user of energy in average Canadian homes after space heating. Using a properly sized solar thermal system can help reduce the your energy costs for Domestic Hot Water by up to 75%!.