Atotal of 16N° 530mm diameter SunPipes were
installed at West Burton Power Station in
Lincolnshire to bring in energy free, pure natural
light into the Control Room to replace the need for electric
lighting during daytime use.
Considering West Burton Power Station produces
2,000MW of electrical power for their neighbourhood,
it is quite an ironic compliment that they should look to
Monodraught SunPipes to save energy for themselves!
Obviously, it is not just energy that they are seeking to save
but they also wish to improve the internal environment
by piping in natural light rather than relying purely on
electrical lighting.
They are so pleased with the remarkable performance of
SunPipes at West Burton Power Station that they have
now ordered a further 12N° 530mm diameter systems to
be installed!
SunPipes consist of a pure silver coated, mirror-finish
aluminium tube that pipes sunlight down into the room
below. Since SunPipes can incorporate adjustable
elbows, they can twist and turn to avoid any structural
members within the roof space, to bring daylight to exactly
where it is needed. Although 530mm diameter SunPipes
were used on this Project, there are 10 systems available
altogether from 230mm diameter right up to 1500mm
diameter. SunPipes eliminate the need for electric
lighting from dawn til dusk and also bring considerable
health benefits to any office, School or home, by piping in
natural daylight. The Patented Diamond domes shown in
the photograph will catch sunlight from any angle and the
96% reflectance of the mirror-finish tube captures daylight
and intensifies and transmits that daylight down through
the SunPipe.
The installation at West Burton Power Station was
particularly tricky, since the Control Room is in operation
24 hours per day and is naturally, meticulously clean and
dust free. All the SunPipes had to be installed above all
the desking and control switch gear during the normal
work day and had to be installed without any interruption
to the normal day’s work. This is quite a credit to the skills
of Monodraught’s installation teams, but at least they were
able to plug in their power tools for a free charge!
Further information on Monodraught SunPipes from:-
Monodraught Limited
Halifax House
Cressex Business Park
High Wycombe
Bucks HP12 3SE
Tel: 01494 897700
Fax: 01494 532465
e-mail: info@monodraught.com
web: www.sunpipe.co.uk
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