09.11.2026 18:30
Selamettin Yılmaz, a retired master carpenter in the Domaniç district of Kütahya, has received a patent from the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office for a system he developed about 10 years ago that integrates solar energy into an existing heating boiler. Yılmaz, who said he comfortably heats his wooden house with the system that automatically shuts off the boiler when there is sunlight, is considering moving to production.
Selamettin Yılmaz, a retired master carpenter in the Domaniç district of KÜTAHYA, received a patent for the hot water integration system from solar energy to the heating boiler, which he first installed in 2017.
Selamettin Yılmaz, who works as a carpenter and farmer in the Domaniç district, developed a hot water integration system from solar energy to the heating boiler about 10 years ago. After developing and testing this system, Yılmaz applied to the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office when he obtained successful results. Following the examinations, the solar-powered heating system developed by Yılmaz was entitled to receive a patent. Yılmaz also received a utility model certificate for the “Solar Energy Brick Heat Storage System.”
IT TURNS OFF THE BOILER WHEN THE SUN IS OUT
Expressing that receiving a patent for the system he had been working on for 10 years was a great happiness for him, Yılmaz said, “I had a project I had been working on for 10 years. I developed a heating system that provides savings by integrating solar energy into the existing boiler. We succeeded and received our certificates. Our system can easily be integrated externally into existing boilers. When the sun is out, it automatically turns off the boiler and continues heating. When the sun is insufficient, it puts the existing boiler back into operation. I integrated the system we developed with solar energy into this boiler and operated it in 2017. We used it at that time and achieved quite successful results. Although our building is wooden, we could easily heat it with the system we developed.”
THE GOAL IS TO MOVE TO PRODUCTION
Stating that the system he developed aimed to provide not only economic savings but also environmental benefits, Yılmaz noted that more widespread use of solar energy could contribute to reducing carbon emissions and lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
Yılmaz added that after receiving the patent and utility model certificates, he was considering moving to the production stage.