March 28th 2012
Hybrid solar panel heats water while generating electricity
Hybrid Solar Panel
The technology, developed by Naked Energy’s chief engineer Richard Boyle, integrates an electricity-generating photovoltaic cell into a hot-water-generating solar thermal panel. The solar thermal panels are placed into vacuum tubes and are unaffected by ambient temperature.
UK renewables company Naked Energy has invented Virtu, a hybrid solar panel that simultaneously heats water and generates electricity and the Science & Engineering Mechanical Workshop, has been working with Naked Energy to put the hybrid panel into production; making dyes and various tools.
