Abstract: The energy collector has a housing with a cover which is transparent to vble and thermal radiation. One or more heat collectors are disposed in the interior of the housing. The heat collectors are carried by a pipe through which a heat-transport medium flows. Each of the collectors is assigned a reflector of concave design underneath the respective heat collector. The width of the reflector is significantly greater (e.g. a multiple) than the width of the heat collector. The incident visible and/or thermal radiation is either incident on the front side of the heat collector or it is reflected onto its rear side by the associated reflector. A large portion or all of the rear surface of the collector is covered with photovoltaic elements onto which focused light energy is aimed by the concave reflectors.

Abstract: The system allows selective supply of heat energy to consumers at different temperature levels. A carrier medium heated in at least one heat source such as an environmental collector and a heat pump. An outlet line of the heat source communicates with the inlet of at least one distributor. The distributor has several outlets communicating with flow lines leading to the consumers. The distributor selects the flow line through which the heated carrier medium is to be transported, i.e. which one of the consumers is to be supplied with heat energy.