The Southern California
Gas Company is currently testing a new solar photovoltaic technology that
produces energy for the building but also serves as an air conditioner at the
same time. Instead of using electricity, or natural gas, the air conditioning
system uses hot water pumped out by the solar PV system.
The dual system was
developed by Cogenra Solar and uses a combination of mirrors and a
computerized tracking system to capture sunlight and focus energy onto an
system of collectors.
The Cogenra system
provides 10 tons of cooling, and serves as an example of how clean energy
technology can be incorporated into traditional infrastructure to save money
and the environment. Read more about this new technology in Nancy Rivera Brooks' article in the LA times.
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