The Absolicon Hybrid Solar PV Solar Thermal Parabolic Unit X10 with Sun Tracking

The X10 is a solar collector that simultaneously generates the two most used forms of energy in the daily life: heat and electricity. This is possible as it combines a photovoltaic panel and a solar thermal collector in the same module.

It consists of a cylinder-parabolic reflector that concentrates the light of the sun ten times onto the receiver. It is equipped with the latest generation of photovoltaic technology and a solar tracking system. For the tracking special electrical custom-designed high quality linear actuators are used. The objective is to automatically turn the X10 so that the sunlight always is focused onto the cells.

Source: Solar Thermal Magazine