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Applications of Solar Thermal Technologies in the Built Environment

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Solar radiation reaching the Earth surface is the most abundant renewable energy. Solar energy can be harnessed in two types of technologies: Solar Photovoltaics (PV) and Solar Thermal. This chapter deals with the applications of solar thermal technologies in the built environment. The applications presented are electricity generation, hot water production, product drying, cooking, clean water production, space heating, space cooling and refrigeration. Fundamental principles and recent developments and trends of these applications are presented and discussed.

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  1. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Group, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia

    Lu Aye & Amitha Jayalath

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  1. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Atul Sharma

  2. Division of Sciences and Humanities, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Amritanshu Shukla

  3. Melbourne School of Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Lu Aye

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Aye, L., Jayalath, A. (2018). Applications of Solar Thermal Technologies in the Built Environment. In: Sharma, A., Shukla, A., Aye, L. (eds) Low Carbon Energy Supply. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7326-7_1

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