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Solar Thermal Collector (STC)
Advantages
*Does not emit any greenhouse gases *Can be extremely cost effective in suitable environments *Many governments have incentives for installation
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Annual Produced EnergyMax
544
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Annual Produced EnergyMin
358
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Application barriers
*Unreliable *Day time dependant
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Class
Renewable Energies
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Description
Solar water heating is the conversion of sunlight into renewable energy for water heating using a solar thermal collector. Solar heating panels are most often part of a water heater, but they can also warm air as part of a home heating system.
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DimensionsMax
203.7/113.7/8.0
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DimensionsMin
201.6/98.5/7.7
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Disadvantages
*Sensitive to environmental conditions *High upfront cost *Diminishing lifetime performance
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Gross Collector AreaMax
2.32
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Gross Collector AreaMin
1.99
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Importance
1
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Investment CostMax
7,176
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Investment CostMin
2,330
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Life ExpectancyMin
25
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Net Aperture AreaMax
2.244
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Net Aperture AreaMin
1.874
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Operating EfficiencyMax
79.9
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Operating EfficiencyMin
75.4
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Operational CostMax
164
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Operational CostMin
113
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Peak PowerMax
1745
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Peak PowerMin
670
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Quantity of ModulesMin
1
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Relevence
3
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Replacement Cost (Carrier Fluid)Min
23.2
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Replacement Cost (Pump)Min
10,4
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Stagnation TemperatureMax
220
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Stagnation TemperatureMin
184
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Tank CapacityMin
200
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WeightMax
53
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WeightMin
33
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Working Pressure of the SystemMax
10
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Working Pressure of the SystemMin
2.5
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Categories
Energy Generation
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Renewable Energies
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Modification date
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28 February 2017 19:34:10
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