Many of us have seen solar power plants of this type, and making primitive versions of these mirror dishes was the goal for some of us, for example this case...
Some of this stuff would be very easy to copy or modify.
The funny thing is, converting to electricity and running a heat pump can be more efficient than simply using the heat, as long as the outside temperature is not too low
Air transfer heat pumps just seem like poor planning to me. Ground or groundwater heat sink is so much better. Some initial expense when building a house but works forever.
Air medium heat pumps:
Let’s heat the house to 70F using 20F air
Let’s cool the house to 70F using 110F air
Groundwater medium heat pumps:
Let’s heat the house to 70F using 60F groundwater when it’s 20F out
Let’s cool the house to 70F using 60F groundwater when it’s 110F out
Forever lol. Those ground installs need to be replaced at least every 20 years with new drilling. Air to water heat pump is way nicer when you have the space.
It’s because the sand is at 600c which would wreak havoc if you had water pumping through the tubing. Air is cheaper to do handle at those temperatures.
The funny thing is, converting to electricity and running a heat pump can be more efficient than simply using the heat, as long as the outside temperature is not too low
Air transfer heat pumps just seem like poor planning to me. Ground or groundwater heat sink is so much better. Some initial expense when building a house but works forever.
Air medium heat pumps: Let’s heat the house to 70F using 20F air Let’s cool the house to 70F using 110F air
Groundwater medium heat pumps: Let’s heat the house to 70F using 60F groundwater when it’s 20F out Let’s cool the house to 70F using 60F groundwater when it’s 110F out
Forever lol. Those ground installs need to be replaced at least every 20 years with new drilling. Air to water heat pump is way nicer when you have the space.
It’s because the sand is at 600c which would wreak havoc if you had water pumping through the tubing. Air is cheaper to do handle at those temperatures.
Yet it’s still more efficient than using the heat directly to heat