The Main Changes Made to the Building Codes and Regulations of the “Solar Hot Water Installations” to Increase Energy Efficiency of Projected Solar Power Plants

Abstract

The progress of work on the revising of building codes and regulations of the “Solar Hot Water Installations”, operating in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan is shown. The goal of the work is to create a modified republican regulatory document that meets modern requirements and provides an increase in the energy efficiency of designed solar hot water installations by 30%. The analysis was conducted with domestic and foreign experience in the design, and construction and operation of solar hot water installations for various purposes was studied and summarized. The selection of advanced technical achievements and scientific research of different countries in the field of energy saving and efficient use of solar energy has been carried out. In the process of revising the regulatory document, outdated regulations were excluded; new regulatory requirements were included, taking into account the current level of scientific and technological achievements, design and construction practices, and regional features of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The article introduces and substantiates main changes made to the previously existing building codes and rules, developed on the basis of the analysis of generally accepted results of completed research, development and experimental work, the study and synthesis of domestic and foreign experience in designing, building and operating solar hot water installations for various purposes.