Solar Thermal Hybrid Technology_The Time has Come To Reduce Rising Electricity Costs

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Table of Content

1. Executive Summary.................................................................................................... 2

1.1 History of air conditioning.................................................................................... 3

1.2 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)....................................................................... 3

2. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.................................................................. 4

2.1 Benefits.................................................................................................................. 4

3. FIRE AND ICE SOLAR............................................................................................. 5

3.1 Primary benefits.................................................................................................... 6

3.2 Additional benefits................................................................................................ 6

4. Solar Water Heating.................................................................................................... 7

4.1 Types of solar water heating systems.................................................................... 8

4.2 History solar water heating................................................................................... 10

5. Heat Recovery............................................................................................................. 11

5.1 Heat recovery fact or fiction?................................................................................ 12

6. Florida Solar Energy Center Approval........................................................................ 14

7. Summary..................................................................................................................... 16

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1. Executive Summary

White Paper educates readers about reducing rising electricity costs with FIRE AND ICESOLAR, a patented and certified solar hot water and heat recovery system connected toHVAC- heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment.

Solar thermal is a highly cost-effective way to deploy renewable energy, reduce long termoperating costs, and make progress toward sustainability goals. Heat waste recovery is abillion dollar industry, saves money on any type of air conditioner or heat pump and anexcellent return on investment.

All of us consume energy services in our daily lives. We rely on electricity to power basicallyeverything in our homes and businesses; lights, appliances, electronics, hot water, airconditioners and more. Electricity is an obvious crucial commodity.

Businesses and home owners are under more pressure than ever to improve energy efficiencyand lower total cost. As we use more and more electricity, electric bills rise. Trend is clear,cost go up over time and rarely, if ever, does it come down and stay down.

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According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) <www.eia.gov>:

• Price of meeting the world's energy demands is estimated at $26.3 trillion through2030- an average of more than $1 trillion a year.

• Consumer demand for electricity is projected to grow at an average rate of 1.5 percentper year through 2030.

• Overall, electricity consumption is expected to increase 45 percent by 2030.• Water heating, space heating and space cooling accounted for 72 percent of the energy

used in an average U.S. household.

Cooling and heating energy costs vary from state to state, as does the rate charged by differentutility companies within states. Both cooling and heating account for an estimated threequarters of energy used in a typical U.S. home, making it the biggest expense for mosthomeowners after their mortgage payment.

1.1 History of Air Conditioning The air conditioner is one of the most important inventions of modern times. Cooling homes,businesses and systems are critical to our world. Click link to learn some of key milestones inthe history of air conditioning. http://energy.gov/articles/history-air-conditioner 1.2 U.S. Department of Energy (D.O.E)

• Air conditioners cost U.S. homeowners more than $1 billion each year.• Two-thirds of all homes in U.S. have air conditioners and use about 5 percent of all the

electricity produced in U.S.• Air conditioners employ the same operating principles and basic components as your home

refrigerator. A pump, called the compressor moves a heat transfer fluid or refrigerant between the evaporator and condenser.

• Switching to high-efficiency Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating (SEER) air conditioners and taking other actions to keep your home cool could reduce energy use for air conditioning by 20percent-50 per cent.

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2. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Simple changes to solar energy conservation and energy efficiency are first and foremost toyield savings. Wikipedia's definition of energy conservation refers to reducing energyconsumption through using less of an energy service. Energy conservation differs fromefficient energy use, which refers to using less energy for a constant service. Driving less is anexample of energy conservation. Driving the same amount with a higher mileage vehicle is anexample of energy efficiency.

Only in the past few years has there been a marked increase in renewable energy and thenumber of available solutions due in part to following trends:

• Renewable portfolio standards (RPS) have been passed in 33 states requiring utilities to derive specified percentages of their power from renewable sources.

• Increased media and public awareness in renewable energy and energy efficient products.• Federal, state and local government incentives to encourage renewable energy products and

energy efficiency measures in the form of investment tax credits and solar rebates.• Utility company incentives in the form of rebates for homes and business owners to

encourage renewable energy or energy efficiency.• Overall effort to reduce green house gas emissions and carbon footprint.

As U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports, “renewable energy will likelysurpass natural gas to become the second largest source of electricity. Solar generationcapacity leads renewable energy growth increasing by more than 1000 percent from 2011. ”According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), “for the first time, widespreadadoption of renewables is effectively lowering the capacity factor for fossil fuels”. (“Solar andwind just passed another big turning point”, link: http://a.msn.com/00/en-us/AAf9JuJ?ocid=se)

2.1 Benefits:

• Energy savings- you can save energy and natural resources, which benefits everyone• Financial savings- you use less energy (efficiency) and substitute one form of non-

renewable and expensive energy to another renewable or cheaper form of energy• Reduced consumption of our natural resources• Operational security- renewable energy can be designed for better reliability• Diversification of supply- means there is less risk for total loss of power due to sole source

of electricity going down for some reason• Reduced infrastructure costs- renewable energy systems do not degrade the environment to

the same extent as non-renewable systems• Social benefits- increased employment opportunities through manufacture, installation and

operation of renewable energy systems• Increased U.S. national economic security

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3. FIRE AND ICE SOLAR

Trifecta Distributor LLC is the U.S. patent holder, manufacturer and exclusive distributor ofFIRE AND ICE SOLAR.

The company maintains six Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) certifications and approval bySolar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC).

FIRE AND ICE SOLAR was created by solar industry veterans who incorporated a solarthermal and heat recovery system in a central processing unit all connected to mechanicalequipment. The system combats the rising cost of electricity by optimizing available energyused by water heaters, air conditioners and heat pumps.

The main objective of the system is to superheat refrigerant and use all excess waste heat toheat the water.

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Solar thermal systems and heat recovery units have been in the marketplace for decades.Another important thermodynamic fundamental law to consider is heat transfer (BTU) hasbeen used in refrigeration equipment since inception.

In essence, the Patented system is a 'bolt on' enhancement similar to gas-guzzler automobilewith an after-market computer chip installed in the automobile, resulting in greaterperformance while simultaneously reducing fuel consumption.

This cost-effective and practical renewable energy system pays for itself over time andprovides substantial, consistent and permanent energy savings and energy cost reductions.

3.1 Primary Benefits:

• Produces free hot water via solar and mechanical waste heat• Reduces energy consumption (20%-35% of electricity consumption reduction)• Increases the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating (SEER) performance of mechanical

equipment (HVAC)• Qualifies for the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) 30% of total system cost

including installation• Qualifies for state utility rebates and varies state by state

3.2 Additional Benefits:

• Versatility to be installed with existing AC system or new equipment• Easy installation utilizing conventional methods• Substantial profit margin for solar and HVAC contractors• Low rate financing 2.99% with approved credit• Average cost of customer waiting two years on home energy upgrades totals 40% more

labor and material cost than original project cost• Do it now – immediately lower your utility bills• Offsets your already low monthly payment with potentially ZERO utility bill

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4. Solar Water Heating

Solar water heating (SWH) is the conversion of sunlight into renewable energy for waterheating using a solar thermal collector. Water heated by the sun is used in various ways andcomprises different technologies that are increasingly used worldwide. While perhaps bestknown in a residential setting to provide domestic hot water, solar hot water also has industrialapplications, e.g. to generate electricity.

In order to heat water using solar energy, a collector, often fastened to a roof or wall facing thesun heats a working fluid that is either pumped (active system) or driven by natural convection(passive system) through it. The collector could be made of a simple glass-topped insulatedbox with a flat solar absorber made of sheet metal attached to copper heat exchanger pipes anddark-colored, or a set of metal tubes surrounded by an evacuated (near vacuum) glass cylinder.

In a closed-couple solar hot water system, the storage tank is horizontally mountedimmediately above the solar collectors on the roof. No pumping is required as the hot waternaturally rises into the tank through thermo-siphon flow.

In a pump-circulated system, the storage tank is ground or floor mounted and is below thelevel of the solar collectors. A circulating pump moves water or heat transfer fluid between thetank and the collectors.

Designs suitable for hot climates can be much simpler and cheaper, and can be considered anappropriate technology for these places. However, in winter sometimes there may not besufficient solar heat gain to deliver sufficient hot water. In this case, a gas or electric booster isused to heat the water.

In many climates, a solar hot water system can provide up to 85% of domestic hot waterenergy. Solar water heating systems are designed to deliver hot water for most of the year.

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Regarding industrial cases, a parabolic mirror can concentrate sunlight on the tube. Heat isstored in a hot water storage tank. The volume of this tank needs to be larger with solar heatingsystems in order to allow for bad weather, and because the optimum final temperature for thesolar collector is lower than a typical immersion or combustible heater.

The heat transfer fluid (HTF) for the absorber may be the hot water from the tank, but morecommonly, at least in active systems, is a separate loop of fluid containing anti-freeze and acorrosion inhibitor which delivers heat to the tank through a heat exchanger, commonly a coilof copper heat exchanger tubing within the tank.

Copper is an important component in solar thermal heating and cooling systems because of thehigh heat conductivity, resistance to atmospheric and water corrosion, sealing and joining bysoldering, and mechanical strength. Copper is used both in receivers and primary circuits,pipes and heat exchangers for water tanks. Another lower maintenance concept is the 'drain-back', no ant-freeze is required, instead, all the piping is sloped to cause water to drain back tothe tank. The tank is not pressurized and is open to atmospheric pressure. As soon as the pumpshuts off, the flow devices and the pipes are empty before freezing could occur.

4.1 Types of Solar Water Heating Systems; passive and active systems, direct and indirect systems.

Direct or open loop systems circulate potable water through the collectors. They are relatively cheap, but can have the following drawbacks.

• They offer little or no overheat protection unless they have a heat export pump• They offer little or no freeze protection unless the collectors are freeze tolerant• Collectors accumulate scale in hard water areas unless an ion-exchange softener is used

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Indirect or closed loop systems use a heat exchanger that separates the potable water from thefluid, known as the heat transfer fluid (HTF) that circulates through the collector. The twomost common HTFs are water and an anti-freeze/water mix that typically use non-toxicpropylene glycol.

After being heated in the panels, the HTF travels to the heat exchanger, where the heat istransferred to the potable water. Though slightly more expensive, indirect systems offer freezeprotection and typically offer overheat protection as well.

Passive systems rely on heat driven convection of heat pipes to circulate water or heating thefluid in the system. Passive solar water heating systems cost less and have extremely low or nomaintenance, but the efficiency of a passive system is significantly lower than that of an activesystem. Overheating and freezing are major concerns.

Active systems use one or more pumps to circulate water and/or heating fluid in the system.Though slightly more expensive, active systems offer several advantages.

• The storage tank can be situated lower than the collector, allowing increased freedom in thesystem design and allowing pre -existing storage tanks to be used

• Storage tank can be hidden from view• Storage tank can be placed in a conditioned or semi-conditioned space reducing heat loss• Drain back tank can be used• Superior efficiency• Increased control over the system

Modern active solar water systems have electronic controllers that offer wide range offunctionality, such as the modifications of settings that control the system, interaction with aback-up electric or gas driven water heater, calculation and logging of the energy saved by asolar water heating system, safety functions, remote access, and informative displays such astemperatures readings.

The most popular pump controller is a differential controller that senses temperaturedifferences between water leaving the solar collector and the water in the storage tank near theheat exchanger.

In a typical active system, the controller turns the pump on when the water in the collector isabout 8-10 degrees C warmer than the water in the tank, and it turns the pump off when thetemperature difference approaches 3-4 degrees C. This ensures the water always gains heatfrom the collector when the pump operates and prevents the pump from cycling on and off tooften. In direct systems, this differential can be reduced to around 4 degrees C because there isno heat exchange impediment.

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4.2 History Solar Water Heating

There are records of solar collectors in the United States dating back to before 1900,comprising a black painted tank mounted on a roof. In 1896, Clarence Kemp of Baltimore,USA enclosed a tank in a wooden box, thus creating the first batch water heater as they areknown today.

Although flat plate collectors for solar water heating were used in Florida and SouthernCalifornia in the 1920s, there was a surge of interest in solar heating in North America after1960, especially after the 1973 oil crisis.

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5. Heat Recovery

Waste heat recovery is a billion dollar industry that, unfortunately for smaller energy users,mainly addresses only industrial and large commercial thermal energy recovery applications.

Heat recovery is the world's most untapped energy source that doesn't consume fossil fuels anddoesn't cause oil spills or air pollution. It doesn't depend on wind or sunlight and doesn'trequire us to grow or consume plant matter for ethanol. It has no radioactivity or other dangers,needs little if any further research and development, is available everywhere withouttransportation or storage requirements and can be deployed immediately at a very low costwith an excellent return on investment.

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This energy source is literally everywhere. It's the heat we throw away into the atmospherewhen we operate an air conditioner or a refrigeration/freezer compressor.

Without attempting a discussion on thermodynamics or refrigeration theory, the short story isthat when we provide cooling BTUs inside, an equal amount of heating BTUs must be rejectedto the outside.

Even though it seems crazy, we throw away heat energy outdoors and then turn around andpay the gas or electric utility company for energy to heat our water and cool our homes andbusinesses.

For decades, large industrial and manufacturing enterprises have used waste heat recovery todramatically cut their energy costs, but because waste heat recovery solutions havetraditionally been complex engineering projects, small-scale solutions have not been widelyoffered.

As a result, for the hundreds or thousands of smaller energy users who could potentiallyachieve meaningful energy savings from small-scale waste heat recovery, consumer awarenessis low and few solutions have been available until now.

5.1 Heat Recovery Fact or Fiction?

Facts:• Free hot water-depending on your usage patterns and location, you may get 50%-99% of

your water heating for free • Free hot water available to all users of air conditioners and heat pumps• UL, NSF, AHRI certified• Uses existing water heater drain for inlet and outlet• No permit needed in most areas• Heat recovery unit (HRU) will save money on any type of air conditioner or heat pump• Excellent return on investment for residential and business customers located in areas

where air conditioner is running majority of year• Users in climates like Florida and Hawaii can get free hot water all year round

Fiction:• Some say newer high SEER air conditioners don't have enough heat to recover. To that we

say all air conditioners, no matter how old, still have to reject the same amount of heat outside from inside and SEER does not change that, it only refers to amount of electricity used to do it.

• Heat recovery units void the AC manufacturing warranty. We recommend you download AC manufacturers warranty and see if it voids the warranty for 3rd party parts or modifications. It won't void warranty.

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Youtube video “How to get free hot water doing something you do all summer” showshow a heat recovery unit (HRU) from Doucette Industries connected to a Trane 410arefrigerant 4 ton, xl20i condensing unit, capable of achieving up to 20 SEER depending onclimate and actual kilowatt cost, you can save between $10-$15 a month per person on waterheating.

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6TB_9zHf84

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6. Florida Solar Energy Center Approval

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7. Summary

White Paper documents the rising cost of energy and a practical, renewable energyconservation system reducing electricity consumption by water heaters, air conditioners, andheat pumps.

Trifecta Distributors LLC specializes in solar energy and construction technologies. Thefounding members serve on various boards, licensed in multiple industries, persons ofexcellent reputation, ability and social conscious.

Managing partner's business experiences include solar energy, roofing, new construction,renovation projects, manufacturing, distribution and installations of energy saving solutions.

The company has ongoing research and development with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), CaliforniaEnergy Commission (CEC), and others.

Expert engineers and technical staff are ready to provide the planning, design andimplementation of energy solution technologies to future-proof homes and businesses againstrising energy costs.

We invite you to preview our Energy Solution Technologies:

www.fireandicesolar.com U.S. Patent No, 8,844,517www.topnotchridge.com U.S. Patent No. 8,104,231 and No. 8,615,954www.iglooattic.com U.S. Patent No. 8,850,572www.nansulate.com Authorized Dealer

Opportunities for solar hot water and heat recovery are available to almost anyone. Theprimary focus for the most cost-effective use of energy solution technologies is matching theenergy services that you require with the capacities and characteristics of availabletechnologies and systems.

Let us show you how FIRE and ICE SOLAR provides customers an opportunity to get FREEhot water right now and enhance the performance of the AC and Heating system reducingelectrical consumption by 20 percent to 35 percent per month. Plus the system qualifies for theFederal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) of 30 percent including installation cost.

Trifecta Distributors wants to work with qualified solar and general contractors, distributors,dealers and sales agents throughout the world.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if interested in one or all of our energy solutiontechnologies.

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