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Mar 2010, SP announces major US distribution agreement The multi million euro agreement will see the SP501 being deployed in state of the art hot water, heating & air conditioning projects across the US.
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Oct 2009, SP announces 2nd EU funded project in renewables The multi million euro OSGRAM research project in conjunction with the UK Materials Technology Research Institute.
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Aug 2009, SP announces $30M distribution agreement SP makes significant distribution agreement in New Zealand.
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July 2009, SP is Innovative Company of the Year finalist SP is shortlisted as finalist in prestigious awards along with two IBM company's.
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June 2009, SP announces €20M distribution agreement SP makes a significant distribution agreement in Ireland.
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Feb 2009, SP announces most powerful solar thermal collector in the world SP announces it has made a significant performance breakthrough on its 3rd generation thermal collector.
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Solar Basics


Solar Energy
Solar energy is all around us every day. It is not just sunlight but also daylight. We can harvest this energy in many ways: for electricity, hot water, heating, air conditioning and water treatment. Annual solar energy is understood as a constant even though we are familiar with rapidly changing weather patterns. Different solar collectors work in different ways in different climates so you need to understand your own climate conditions. There are solar energy maps available for all regions.
 
Solar Applications

The SP501 solar thermal collector is a major performance breakthrough in thermal energy generation in both blue-sky (sunny) and more challenging cloudy climates. The collector was designed, developed and rigorously tested. This regions climate is noted as being windy, cloudy and wet and provided the biggest challenge to a solar collectors performance. The collector now leads performance in this type of climate and as a result has superior winter performance over any other collector. The SP501 is not like most other solar hot water collectors. It is a Direct Flow Non Metal Transfer (DFNMT) solar hot water collector designed for high water temperatures. This means it can be used for simple all year round domestic hot water systems or for more challenging heating & cooling, air conditioning and water treatment.

 
Installations
The art of installation of solar thermal systems is just that "an art". Regardless of whether it is hot water, central heating or another process heat use, if the installation is not designed correctly, then your system will under perform. Its important that your system design is supported from the manufacturer as only they have the complex tools and design software which will determine an optimum installation. Distributors and Installers should be working hand in hand with the manufacturer of the system. Powerful Solar collectors are a very important part of the system but the flow circuit design, the cylinder, the control algorithm and the flow rate balancing will all determine whether your system is going to impress you. We work very closely with our distributors and installers regardless of where they are. This is why we have the most positive feedback from customers regarding their experience of our systems performance and is why our systems perform well in winter !!!!
 
Delivery/Transport
The SP501 solar thermal collector is not just designed to be a powerful long life collector, it is also designed to be easy and low cost to transport, fully assembled for quick installations and suitable for distribution and drop shipping. These characteristics are breakthroughs for the SP501. As the industry grows, cost to the end user needs to reduce significantly. By optimising the supply chain and the design of the product, we can ensure that the customer gets the best value for money and they are not subsidising damage in transit and unnecessary storage and warehousing costs.
 
Cost
The SP501 solar thermal collector is a major performance breakthrough in thermal energy generation in both blue-sky (sunny) and more challenging cloudy climates. Usually, performance costs more but since we have redesigned many aspects of the manufacturing process, distribution process and the production of heat, we have brought down the payback period significantly. With our long life collectors and high performance, your investment in solar thermal is maximised.
 
Lifespan
The SP501 solar thermal collector is designed for long life. Its DFNMT construction format means that it should last as long as your buildings plumbing system, up to 50 years. The technology used in the SP501 does not use condensers, heatpipes or other components which have low winter performance and lifespan issues.