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Thermal Solar Energy Technology Profile

Solar system designers, engineers, installers, and DIY homeowners should read this information prior to starting any solar project. Below we show a guide to the application of four different solar collector construction types (extracted from Energytech website):

Use this chart to help you determine right type of collector for your project.

Collector construction	Valuation
A: plastic absorber for pool heating	++ very qualified
B: flat plate collector (non selective covered)	+ qualified
C: flat plate collector (selective covered)	- not qualified
D: evacuated - tube collector
E: air collector

Application	A	B	C	D	E
Pool heating for open-air swimming pool	++	+	+
Domestic hot water for single family houses		++	++	+
Domestic hot water for multiple family houses		++	++
Domestic hot water and space heating		+	++	++	+
Space heating		+	++	++	++
Commercial application for preheating up to 50ºC
(hotels, campsites, indoor pools)		++	++
Commercial application for temperatures up to 80ºC (laundries, car wash)		+	++	++
Commercial application for process heating up to 150ºC				++

If you want to learn more about solar collectors, please click this link to read the full Energytech article: http://www.energytech.at/(en)/solar/portrait_kapitel-4.html