B. Eng. Kurt SchOle, (FH) Thorsten Siems,

(FH) Yan Schmitt

Kollektorfabrik
K. Schule & T. Siems GbR
WaidmattenstraBe 6
Germany, 79232 March-Buchheim
E-Mail: info@kollektorfabrik. de

Phone: +49 (7665) 9471521 Fax: +49 (7665) 9329796

Abstract

There are several good reasons to cover the future energy demand as much as possible with renewables. In future, energy (oil, gas, wood etc.) will become more and more expensive. More than ever, it is important to have a safe supply of the energy for cooling / heating or for industrial processes. Therefore also more solar thermal collectors will be necessary in the future. Solar thermal systems need a solar collector that guarantees an intrinsically safe operation. Solar air collectors can guarantee that. Solar thermal air systems are particularly important for solar cooling, since many countries in the world do have electricity shortages in summer. The solar thermal industry is striving to cope with the fast-growing energy demand for heating. The sector has to deal with the rules of the open market. Their solutions have to be visible, sustainable, reliable and at the end, they have to be cost efficient. Kollektorfabrik has developed a new solar air collector, which meets these requirements.

Keywords: solar air collector, solar fraction, stagnation, process heat