professor ezri tarazi at the bezalel academy of art and design and head of tarazi studio has just sent us the test results of israel-based energy company zenithsolar's 3rd generation 'solar z20', a combined heat and power system which utilizes semi-parabolic optical mirror collectors to convert solar energyfor both electrical and hot water use. the 3rd generation units were installed in kibbutz yavne in central israel and have broken the world record as the most efficient system in the field at 72%. previous to the latest product upgrade, the first 16 demonstration units installed in kibbutz yavne provided sufficient hot water and electricity to the community.the 'solar z20' is now enabling the community to produce and sell electricity back to the national grid and provide hot water for 220 community residents.
via designboom
