Latest Solar thermal collector Stories
FARMINGTON, Conn., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- While low prices for PV technology have led to increasing installations, these prices are also likely to lead to lower quality technology and installations, possibly resulting in a backlash against solar power, perhaps globally. Average PV module selling prices at the first point of sale declined from $3.50 per watt in 2007 to $1.09 per watt in the first quarter of 2012, even as the PV industry grew from just over 3,000 MWp of annual...
EBERSTALZELL, Austria, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Master Energiesysteme GmbH (www.sun-master.at), the leading manufacturer of solar thermal collectors in Austria (Europe) will present another top product innovation at Intersolar North America in San Francisco. Following the presentation of the new solar collector using a bionic absorber at Intersolar Europe in Munich, Sun Master will now reveal the next development in solar thermal technology and present a new collector...
NEW YORK, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Matalon Energy, creator of the innovative Parabolic Solar Thermal Collectors announced the appointment of Scott Kling to the position of CEO. Effective immediately, Mr. Kling will be responsible for providing the vision, leadership and management necessary to bring the rapidly expanding business to an even larger audience. "My goal is to transform Matalon Energy into a global leader in solar energy services," said Mr. Kling. "Solar thermal...
WAKEFIELD, England, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingspan Renewables Ecobuild 2012 (ExCeL, London) Stand(s):N2440, N2750 20-22 March 2012 Reflecting its market-leading position as the ultimate Renewables solutions provider, Kingspan will be launching a host of state-of-the-art new technologies at Ecobuild 2012, whilst exhibiting the full spectrum of its extensive product and services portfolio. For the first time ever, it will be unveiling...
ST. VEIT, Austria, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- KIOTO Clear Energy is the parent company of GREENoneTEC in Austria. GREENoneTEC is a manufacturer of high-quality solar thermal collectors and related mounting systems. The company supplies 100% of its products as customer-specific OEM versions to key manufacturers of heating systems and specialists and distributors of solar systems. Large-scale industrial production ensures consistently high product quality, optimal use of resources, and...
SANKT VEIT AN DER GLAN, Austria, July 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FK9000 Tray Collector: The high-end collector FK9000 convinces with its clear and appealing design and innovative mounting system. The GREENoneTEC tray collectors in the FK 9000 series are manufactured on one of the most modern and fastest robotic production lines in the world with a unique quality control system in place. At the FK 9000 assembly line, glueing is the exclusive joining technique - a specially developed...
Using minute graphite particles 1000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, mechanical engineers at Arizona State University hope to boost the efficiency"”and profitability"”of solar power plants.Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels are popping up more and more on rooftops, but they're not necessarily the best solar power solution. "The big limitation of PV panels is that they can use only a fraction of the sunlight that hits them, and the rest just turns into heat, which actually...
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- When homeowners demand a "greener" option in residential water heaters, that's the new Cirrex Solar Thermal Water Heating System from A. O. Smith. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100713/CL33930 ) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100713/CL33930 ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100616/CL21677LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100616/CL21677LOGO ) Up to 70 percent of the energy needed for a...
WASHINGTON and DUBLIN, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- In a major expansion of its global market presence, Ireland-based Surface Power, a leading designer and manufacturer of solar thermal products, today announced a strategic partnership agreement to expand into the multi-billion dollar solar heating and solar air-conditioning market with Solar Energy Initiatives, headquartered in Florida. The collaboration will focus on the sale and distribution of Surface Power's SP501 solar thermal collector...
The article "Power of the Future'' (Sept 6) had nothing viable to offer the urban householder now or in the future, and yet solar hot water/solar thermal was completely omitted. We learned that a table-tennis- table-sized photo voltaic (PV) collector costs $13,000, and it would take a few to make a dent in the power bill. My home-built solar thermal collector has been seriously impacting on our power bill since March 1992, so much so that our electricity is tariffed at the low-user rate....
