Comment on solar PV → heat pump → water heater; direct, no A/C or intermediate components. Practical? Feasible?
GBU_28@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Why not thermal solar panels wired to a water heater? Seems to be the least energy transfers, each of which incura efficiency loses
BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
Yes, thermal solar panels would be way more appropriate.
While trying to gain a few % through the transformation process OP is not addressing the elephant in the room: PV panels turn around 20% of the sun energy into electricity, thermal panels turn around 80% of the same energy into heat, They are way more efficient.