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SolarDucts: Heating Air and Generating Power

Posted on June 23, 2008

A solar energy is often used to heat water or generate electricity, but it can also be used to heat air. The SolarDuct is a new device that uses sunlight to heat air before it enter a ventilator. They are modular units that can be installed on buildings with flat roofs.SolarDucts can also be used to remove heat from the back of traditional solar panels. Conserval Engineering is introducing the SolarDuct PV/T, which is a combination of solar photovoltaic and solar thermal in one assembly. The technology is based on the SolarDuct on their successful SolarWall product, which is being used by the...

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canadian , ontario , photovoltaic , solar , solar energy , solar panels , solar thermal