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Solar Thermal Collectors

Prize-Winning Solar-Powered Houses from the Solar Decathlon
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Hot water for heating and cooling
Photo courtesy Kaye Evans-Lutterodt/Solar Decathlon
A "fence" of 120 evacuated tube solar thermal collectors frame the courtyard of a solar house. Hot water from the collectors was used to heat and cool the house. The house and fence were designed by students from the University of Cincinnati.
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