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Solar Thermal Power

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Solar Thermal Heating

Overview:

Solar Thermal Heating is a class of power where a fluid is heated from the solar radiation. These can vary in simplicity from having pipes filled with water laying in the sun to more sophisticated systems with components designed to absorb and transfer solar energy.

Technologies:

Flat plate collectors or Evacuated tube collectors: Which is best?

The truth is - there isn't an all around best - but there are better options for certain uses. Here and Here are great articles that compare Flat Plate Collectors and Evacuated Tube Collectors.

Solar Thermal Efficiency In Action:

National Renewable Energy Lab

Here in Golden, Colorado NREL has built what is considered the most energy efficient office building. At nearly 220,000 sqft it has a zero net energy balance through the employment of some pretty neat solar thermal applications.

Read about it here!

Comments (2)

It might be better to add some more details for flat plate collectors on the actual page. Maybe summaries the articles you suggest. This will let a person decided if they want to learn more about the articles.

I like the use of links with the different technologies. Good job!

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