One of the first renewable energy alternatives comes from photovoltaic installations. This technology, already consolidated in today’s society, has however a limitation in terms of performance: only 20% of the solar radiation received by a photovoltaic panel is converted into electricity; the remaining 80% is not used.
Amusement Logic is firmly committed to the integration of renewable energies and the most efficient energy solutions in all the projects it develops, be they water parks, campsites, hotels or resorts, shopping centres or theme parks. For this very reason, in the new leisure and tourism projects it develops, and in order to improve the use of solar radiation, the company opts for the use of hybrid solar panels.
This hybrid technology makes it possible to obtain, for the same space, between three and four times more energy than we obtain from conventional photovoltaic panels. This is because hybrid solar panels, also known as PVT (Photovoltaic and Thermal), have the capacity to simultaneously generate electricity and domestic hot water. After all, in the vast majority of Amusement Logic’s leisure and tourism projects, such as water parks, theme parks, campsites, hotels or resorts, or shopping centres, there is a demand for both electricity and domestic hot water.
PVT hybrid solar panels therefore achieve efficiencies of between 75% and 85%. This means that they convert up to 85% of the solar radiation received into energy. This capacity translates into significant savings in both electricity consumption and heating. At the same time, this hybrid technology optimises the space available on roofs.
By Francisco Lozano, MEP engineer in Amusement Logic’s Architecture Dept.
