Solar Thermal Energy

A presentation by Leonard & Max

Solar Thermal
EnergyOverview
Conte
nt
-Function
-Usage
-Possibilities
-Risks/Limits/Downsides
-Conclusion on the technology
Function
Usage
In Households
Water heating

Comercially
(industry,agriculture,forestry)
Process heat
Cooling energy
Support drying processes
Possibilities
Distillation and desalination of
water
Solar distillation (evaporation)

electrical power
Solar thermal power plant

Air conditioning
(special liquid)
Risks/Limits/Downsides

Risks: Limitation: Downside:

No real risk Majority of heat Lower efficiency
because no gets produced in in Hybrid
dangerous or the summer Modules
hazardous when it is not Expensive initial
materials are needed purchase
involved
Conclusion on the technology
-Practical addition to existing systems
-Can help lower energy consumption
-expensive
-low performance / has to be combined with other
systems
-produces when not needed
-> Not capable of standing alone. But a good option
to combine and improve systems with.
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