| ▲ | willvarfar 2 days ago | |
Ground-source heat pumps are really common in the nordic countries. Could an PV system energise an existing GSHP steel bore and warm up the earth and rock a bit around the bore? This heat would then be tapped in the winter. | ||
| ▲ | bartco 2 days ago | parent [-] | |
There are simpler solutions using thermal solar panels which don't require converting solar energy into electricity first: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266711312... | ||