24.05.2024

I. PV2Heat - a brief overview

The use of solar energy for electricity has become much more popular in recent years and very often solar panel systems have been installed based on the maximum amount of electricity they can generate rather than based on actual electricity consumption, resulting in a large part of the energy generated being fed back into the overall grid - a process that is nowhere near as cost-effective as it once used to be. For this reason, more and more owners are looking for ways to make the most of this excess energy by using their solar power plants as efficiently as possible.

At the same time, the falling cost of solar panels and the equipment necessary for their use has made them attractive to owners of holiday homes where the building may not have a grid connection at all, allowing them to use solar energy for functions that do not necessarily require a connection to the common grid. 

In both of these cases, an effective solution is to use the solar energy generated to heat water - PV2Heat - to prepare drinking water or, in some cases, to also support the central heating system. This can be done in several different ways, depending on your current situation and the equipment available:

• Hot water preparation using a solar heating element;
• Hot water production using a solar boiler;
• Hot water production using a solar transfer unit.

In the following articles, each of these methods will be described in more detail - the design of the equipment used, its working principle and some possible options for its application. At the end of the series, conclusions will also be drawn that will help you to understand which of these methods and equipment will be the most suitable.

Back to news