A thermodynamic solar panel is a type of air source heat pump.
[citation needed] In the UK, thermodynamic solar panels cannot be used to claim the Renewable Heat Incentive.
[citation needed] This showed a Coefficient of performance of 2.8 or 2.9 (depending on tank volume).
[3] In the UK, the first independent test is under-way at Narec Distributed Energy.
[4] As with the Carnot cycle, the achievable efficiency is strongly dependent on the temperatures on both side of the system.