Happy CHAPS

Great stuff, this sunshine. CHAPS (Combined Heat and Power Solar) uses lots of it to both heat water and produce electricity from the same unit. It's still in test mode, already operational at a residential complex at ANU in Canberra ACT, but just wait until some entrepreneur takes this Aussie idea and runs with it. It's a system to convert solar radiation to both electrical energy and heat energy at the same time, and uses parabolic trough mirrors to concentrate the solar radiation. I saw a model at GREX and spoke to some very astute young Uni dudes. If you want to contact them yourself, contact the Centre for Sustainable Energy ANU Canberra, ACT Australia.