Thermodynamics (Solar Hot Water) in Balerno

Balerno

Balerno is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland positioned 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of the city centre, beside Currie and then Juniper Green. Administratively, Balerno falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council. Its name stems from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Àirneach, meaning "townland/town of the hawthorns". The earliest composed documents of Balhernoch or Balernach are located in the late 13th century. The 18th Century brought considerable development to the location, with numerous brand-new flax, snuff and also paper mills springing up around the Water of Leith as well as its tributary, the Bavelaw Burn (proof of flax production can be seen in Harlaw Woods). The largest of these mills, Balerno Bank Paper Mill located near the centre of the old town enclosed the very early 1980s. After the First World War house building began in earnest in the location and ever since property pressures have nearly overwhelmed industrial as well as industrial ones. There was a short loop train running over what is now the Water of Leith Walkway.