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Solar PVT: can solar PV and solar thermal panels be successfully combined?

Posted by Paul Hutchens on 17th February 2011 at 10:01 am

Solar PVT: can solar PV and solar thermal panels be successfully combined?

Most of us are now aware of solar panels that heat water and those that produce electricity. But could we install a panel to do both? Solar PVT (PV and thermal) is a concept designed to create electricity and use the waste heat (solar PV panels are only about 15% efficient and the rest of the ene…

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