Solar electricity Features for August 2016

Solar electricity Features Archive

Hybrid solar thermal-heat pump on trial Hybrid solar thermal-heat pump on trial

With space and water heating still accounting for close to half of Europe’s primary energy demand, innovation in heat networks offers considerable scope for environmental and economic benefits. Now a hybrid demonstration project is being commissioned that features the UK’s largest solar thermal array for district heating, coupled with both heat pump and storage technology.

Solar-powered irrigation: A solution to water management in agriculture? Solar-powered irrigation: A solution to water management in agriculture?

Stéphanie Roblin explores the use of solar power in farming and explains why it could be an ideal solution to irrigation in developing countries.