This is a solar panel designed to produce both electricity and heat simultaneously. It has a top layer that generates electricity from sunlight, and a bottom layer that collects heat from the sunlight that passes through. A transparent, insulating layer sits between them to keep the electricity-generating layer cooler, improving its efficiency. The panel also includes a special layer that can be switched to either send more light to the heat collector or reflect it back to the electricity generator, depending on what's needed.
Why it matters: Since 2020, advancements in electrochromic materials and their control systems may have made dynamic spectrum splitting more efficient and cost-effective for integrated PVT panels, improving overall energy yield.
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