Energy School- RE- Solar- Solar Thermal
Solar thermal systems use sunlight energy to heat water. Solar thermal technologies on the market are now efficient and highly reliable, and are used by over one million families in Europe to provide hot water and space heating. The market leaders for solar thermal installations are Germany, Greece and Austria.
Solar thermal can be used to power coolers for air conditioning and dehumidification. Because cooling demand is associated with high levels of solar radiation, solar cooling is a highly productive and very cost-effective solution.
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Source:
Boyle, 2004, ” Renewable energy – power for a sustainable future”. Renewables Global status report, 2009
http://www.erec.org/renewableenergysources/solar-thermal.html
