Solar Water Heaters—Going Green In A New Way
While the United States is still trying to catch up with tankless water heater technology, other parts of the world are moving on to an even more efficient way of heating water…through solar water heaters. While solar water heaters can only be used when the sun is shining (while a backup electrical water heater is used when the sun isn’t out), they can still cut energy use in half in many parts of the world; which is something that the United States could desperately use in California and places along the East Coast.
Below is a video about how people in China have utilized this solar technology to cut their costs in heating water. The first person in the video is the mayor of a city called Rizhao, explaining how most of the buildings in his city use solar water heaters. The second person is someone who uses a solar water heater to heat the water in his house.