Utilization of solar energy is always one of the meaningful research areas. But most researches are about one or two utilization aspects, such as for cooling, heating, heat storage, power generation, water uptaking, and so on. Is there any completed or ongoing research about the integrated utilization of solar energy to combine all these applications into one whole system?
It is not that wise to to combine all these applications into one whole system. Flexibility brings the opportunity, together with challenge and limitation. Think about that the solar heat could fully realize one technology but it cannot be used for the similar amount output by using other applications at the same time. Also the demands should be considered at the very beginning. If no heat and cooling demand, electricity could be a solution.
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