Solar Hot Water Systems Overwhelmed At The Choices Available

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Solartron Energy Systems Inc., Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada, a developer of solar heating and photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation technology, has designed and developed the SolarBeam Concentrator, an efficient and affordable solar hot water system for commercial and residential applications.

The SolarBeam Concentrator can provide more heat (average 40,000 BTU per hour) than conventional solar hot water systems. The payback period (after rebates) is only six years, compared with 20+ years for conventional flat panel or 15 years for evacuated tube technology.
In September the SolarBeam will qualify for SRCC certification for rebates in the USA.
The SolarBeam Concentrator system is simply the most efficient solar hot water system available. Because it concentrates energy on a focal point using a parabolic mirror, the SolarBeam is 262% more efficient that hot water panels and 98% more efficient than evacuated tube technology. In addition, the SolarBeam concentrator is equipped with a computer-controlled dual-axis tracking system that maximizes solar concentration equivalent to 350 suns, which means more ...
... efficiency throughout the day.

“Solartron Energy Systems Inc. is leading a movement to make solar heating technologies more energy-and cost-efficient by developing concentrated solar power (CSP) technology that utilizes a reflective parabolic mirror to collect solar energy onto a focal point to produce a high amount of heat. Our engineers designed the SolarBeam as a durable, rugged, and most importantly, affordable commercial unit,” says Edward Herniak, founder and CEO of Solartron Energy Systems Inc.

The SolarBeam uses patent-pending technology to provide an average of 10kW of heat per hour throughout the entire day. With only 1 SolarBeam you can make a major impact to reduce green house gas emissions and lessen your dependency on fossil fuels, whether in the form of electricity, natural gas, or oil. Multiple stand-alone systems can generate thousands of kW or BTU required for even the most demanding applications.
The SolarBeam is ideal for all business, commercial and industrial applications. It allows a business to harness the full potential of solar thermal energy to heat buildings and water. It not only helps lower costs, but also reduces the amount of harmful emissions produced. For example, its solar hot water system is perfect for any application that requires a high amount of hot water such as bottling plants, hospitals and greenhouses.
SOLARTRON Energy Systems Inc. have installed two SolarBeam collectors at Sobeys Canada’s Big 8 facility in Stellarton, NS, Canada, and are installing six more to power its heating requirements for making beverages at its plant at 1328 Highway 6 in Amherst, Nova Scotia.

Solartron has installations of SolarBeams at a municipal building, fire station, commercial building, residential homes and a beverage factory.
The SolarBeam is currently being installed in 5 other locations and there are currently 8 distributors around the world since 2010.

SolarBeam’s patent-pending celestial tracking system allows the concentrator to follow the sun at all times and seasons with 100% accuracy. See how the SolarBeam tracks the sun, via this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/solartronenergy. The power mechanism for the solar concentrator is driven by a motor for horizontal tracking and by a heavy-duty actuator for vertical tracking. In applications where the solar hot water system will be installed on a flat roof, a different mounting application is used. The mounting of SolarBeam on the roof is a perfect option for apartment buildings, hotels, offices, grocery stores and retail stores.

The solar hot water system is designed to take advantage of the parabolic curve performance of a reflector which is the most efficient means of collecting solar energy. By utilizing the parabolic curve, the SolarBeam hot water system focuses the sun’s intensity onto the focal point, where the absorber is located. The solar absorber is made of solid aluminum block to maximize the thermal transfer to the poly-glycol fluid. Incredibly, the absorber is very small (10” x 10”) but has the ability to provide an average of 10kW per hour (34,000 BTU).

To learn more about Solartron Energy Systems products and services, contact us at: +1-902-661-2007 or visit www.solartronenergy.com.