Clean Thermal Energy
Heat is the largest energy end-use, accounting for 50% of global final energy consumption, significantly more than electricity (20%) and transport (30%).
Fossil fuels continue to dominate heat supplies, which contribute 40% (13.3 gigatons [Gt]) of global CO2 emissions. About 50% of total heat consumed is used for industrial processes and another 47% is consumed in buildings for space and water heating; the remainder is used in agriculture, primarily for greenhouse heating.
The geothermal heat pumps (water to water) offer the greatest COP among all types of heat pumps but also the greatest installation cost in retrofit applications, and they require radiant floors rather than radiators.
The solar-thermal panels, widely used in the Mediterranean countries, can secure warm water for use during daytime but not after sunset hours or under adverse weather conditions. More importantly, they cannot support the hydronic or fan coil system of a building.
The thermal– photovoltaic systems are utilizing the heat that concentrates within a photovoltaic panel to warm water for use during sunshine but not after sunset hours or under adverse weather conditions. Similarly, they cannot secure the hydronic or fan coil system of a building.
Blue Marble Advanced Thermal Photovoltaic (ATPV) System
Unrestricted production of thermal energy in form of warm water at 60 °C using an innovative thermal panel which is mounted behind a PV panel to absorb its wasted thermal energy (85% of solar radiation) in a closed circuit of glycol.
Disruptive heating technology that utilizes the advantages of a geothermal heat pump to produce thermal energy 24/7 under all weather conditions (down to -20 °C), securing the thermal requirement of a hydronic system (radiators) and warm water for use without underground geothermal installation.
Surplus of renewable electricity on an annual basis.
New category of 100% renewable source to secure the heat energy requirement of buildings without district heat networks, underground installations or radiant floors.