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The best would be too use water-cooled PV panels with a heat pump to cool down the coolant and transform the heat. Cool panels produce quite a bit more electric
by the_third_wave 3y ago
The best would be too use water-cooled PV panels with a heat pump to cool down the coolant and transform the heat. Cool panels produce quite a bit more electricity while the heat can be used elsewhere. Water-cooled panels are available commercially (with promises of far too high efficiencies, salesdroids gonna salesdroid) so this is not a pipe dream, especially not there where a water/water heat pump is available anyway - just install some valves to re-route the coolant through the panels.
- pstuart 3y agoI've had this notion too. The kicker is, as always, cost.