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Photovoltaic thermal system achieves 86% efficiency

A photovoltaic/thermal system includes a solar thermal collector mounted under a PV panel. This cools the panel - increasing its efficiency - and provides solar water heating.

Date : 2021-08-07

Source : Engineering.com

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Hybrid solar converter captures heat and sunlight to collect energy

A team of engineers has developed a hybrid solar energy converter that uses energy from the sun to generate electricity and steam with high efficiency at a low cost. This device allows the industry to make use of a broader spectrum of solar energy.

Date : 2021-07-27

Source : Intelligent Living

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Solar PV and thermal – a marriage made in heaven?

By placing a solar thermal collector behind a solar photovoltaic (PV) array, the PV cells can be cooled. At the same time, the solar collector can harvest most of the energy that passes through the array that would otherwise be lost, recovering it for productive use.

Date : 2021-07-15

Source : Renewable Energy Focus

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New solar thermal components testing facility at Hyderabad to boost growth of India’s solar sector

A new Concentrated Solar Thermal based test rig facility in Hyderabad has been established which can help India’s growing solar sector to test the capabilities and performance of solar thermal components such as solar receiver tubes, concentrating mirrors and heat transfer fluids.

Date : 2021-07-08

Source : News On Air

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ARCI’s solar thermal test facility to help industry

The newly-established CST-based test rig facility will help solar industry test capability and performance of components like solar receiver tubes, heat transfer fluids and concentrating mirrors etc. in field conditions.

Date : 2021-07-07

Source : The Hindu

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Rooftop CPV-thermal tech to produce electricity and freshwater

It’s claimed the decentralised desalination system can deliver a levelised cost for desalinated water of US$0.7-4.3/m3, depending on PV costs and electricity prices. It was built with several concentrated photovoltaic/thermal collectors, a hot water tank, a V-MEMD module, a seawater feed tank, and a distillate tank.

Date : 2021-05-14

Source : PV Magazine

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Super hot salt might cut solar power costs

Researchers are developing ways to improve how facilities called concentrated solar power plants produce electricity.

Date : 2021-05-10

Source : Futurity

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Solar thermal panels for heating & cooling

Eliminating the need for electricity or natural gas, solar heating and cooling technologies instead collect and use free, clean thermal energy from the sun.

Date : 2021-05-04

Source : Cleantechnica

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PV-thermal technology earns tick of approval from IEA

Solar module developers have long recognised the detrimental effects heat has on cell performance but West Australian company Sunovate has pointed to solar PV-thermal technology as an opportunity to value add by improving efficiency.

Date : 2021-03-09

Source : PV Magazine

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World first in Australia for PV thermal hybrid technology

Photovoltaic thermal hybrid panels combine traditional PV panels (producing electricity) with traditional solar thermal panels (producing hot water) into a single package.

Date : 2021-02-07

Source : Renew Economy

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Solar collectors that split sunlight are more efficient, study finds

Solar collectors that split sunlight are significantly more efficient at generating combined thermal and electrical energy.

Date : 2021-02-05

Source : Imperial College London

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CoolPV hybrid solar system

A single solar system that will collect both thermal and electrical energy utilizing the same valuable and generally scarce south-facing roof.

Date : 2021-01-17

Source : Alternergy

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TEXEL explores US market for 2-cent thermal energy storage in metal hydrides

TEXEL has a developed a form of thermal energy storage charged by electric heat to provide grid power and energy storage and plans to manufacture the technology in the US.

Date : 2020-12-21

Source : Solar Paces

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