Solar Flow's unique solution
Solar Flow is an Imperial College London spin-out company that has been formed to develop and commercialize a novel, award-winning solar-panel technology based on a next-generation affordable and high-performance heat and power concept.
The patent-pending Solar Flow panel features a unique spectral-splitting design that sends part of the sunlight that does not produce electricity to heat a fluid, thus avoiding unnecessary heating of the PV cells and maintaining them at cooler temperatures.
Benefits
Low cost non-concentrating design
Max yield/min-area, easy to install flat panels
Higher efficiency than PV, pure Solar Thermal (ST) and conventional PVT
Higher temperatures and electrical conversion efficiencies compared to existing PVT
Awards
Shortlisted for 2018 Energy Institute ‘Innovative Technology’ Award