A multi-operational ventilated photovoltaic and solar air collector: application, simulation and initial monitoring feedback

Flat-plate PV-Thermal collectors and systems: A review

“…In the UK, a demonstration project for ventilated PV was carried out at the Brockshill Environment Centre [196,197], containing 37 m 2 of PV combined with 12.5 m 2 of solar air collectors. The system is multi-operational, allowing both preheat of fresh ventilation air and recirculation of air through the PVT/collector area for water heating (used for both space heating and hot water).…”

“…At the Mataro library, a substantial number of the PV modules in the facade show cracks, and also stickers have been pasted over the PV. In addition, Cartmell [197] also reports vandalised PV modules at the Brockshill Environment Centre.…”

Performance evaluation of a hybrid photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) (glass-to-glass) system

“…When thermal energy requirement is integrated with photovoltaic (PV) module, it is referred to as hybrid PV/T system. Hybrid PV/T systems may find applications for: (i) air heating (e.g., [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]) and (ii) water heating (e.g., [9,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]). …”

Hybrid Solar: A Review on Photovoltaic and Thermal Power Integration

“…(1) Works in Europe. In UK, the Brockstill Environment Centre in Leicester opened in 2001 was equipped with a roofmounted PVT/a system [46]. To assess the performance of various operational and control modes, a combined simulation approach was adopted with the use of two popular thermal simulation tools: ESP-r and TRNSYS.…”