UK company Naked Energy is creating a partnership with Italian energy service company X3Energy that will distribute its solar thermal and photovoltaic thermal (PVT) products across Northern Italy.

Naked Energy’s Virtu range is a hybrid solar collector combining solar photovoltaics (PV) and solar thermal technology, to generate both electricity and heat from a single solar collector.

The system will help to future-proof the energy needs of Italy’s manufacturing sector. Hotels, food and beverage producers and the textile industry will also benefit, with the offering granting them access to solar energy - in particular the provision of low cost, low carbon heat for manufacturing and other thermal processes.

Naked Energy’s VirtuPVT collector combines solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal technology to generate both electricity and heat from a single collector with a unique modular design.

Giovanni Baroni, CEO X3Energy, said: “We’re excited to add Naked Energy’s cutting-edge solar thermal products to our roster of clean technology. As Italy begins to scale up its green energy efforts, it’s crucial that we recognise the importance of decarbonising heat. Being able to offer businesses Virtu is a huge step in the right direction.”

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