Photovoltaic-Thermal (PV-T) Systems for Combined Cooling, Heating and Power in Buildings: A Review

Heating and cooling (H/C) represent the largest share of energy consumption worldwide. Buildings are main consumers H/C, while renewable for H/C provision still represents a low percentage, 22.0% in 2019. Hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) systems gaining increasing attention both research applications, as they generate electricity useful heat simultaneously. The relevance potential PV-T collectors their integration into wider evident, but there is lack review articles that address these building applications comprehensive way. This work aims to state-of-the-art well corresponding solar combined cooling, heating power (S-CCHP) provision. novelties this involve comparison with conventional technologies, market summary challenges S-CCHP proposal lines improve cost-competitiveness systems. first section summarises focus findings previous reviews, followed by an overview current development status types collectors. Then, PV-T-based reviewed, systems’ penetration built environment evaluated discussed.