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In a project managed by its Commercial Projects subsidiary Seiso, Solimpeks is currently installing a 500kWp plant in the south of Turkey. The plant is expected to open in early May.

The booming town of Burdur is the venue of the biggest on-roof PV installation the country has ever seen. The modules will cover the factory building of Mercan Mermer (translated into English as ‘Coral Marble’), a high profile commercial stone maker. 

2,120 Panasonic HIT N235 modules have been delivered to the site and are now in the process of being mounted. With the module’s high efficiency and excellent behavioural characteristics in hot climates, the system is expected to generate a peak 500kW of clean, emission free electricity to be used in the factory’s production process, and give an estimated annual output of 900,000kWh.  Using the high end Panasonic brand HIT panels is consistent with the client’s priority of offsetting most of its energy requirements.

For inverters, Seiso is using 18 x Power One TRIO-27.6-TL. More ‘Turkish Firsts’ are in the project, including a bespoke mounting kit and roof attachment hooks, both designed by Seiso.

This project represents an exciting evolution for both Solimpeks and the Turkish PV market. For Turkey, it’s a big step towards showing that it has the capability to compete on a global scale in the world’s fastest growing major industry. For Solimpeks and its Seiso brand, becoming an official Panasonic HIT distributor is a decisive step towards diversification and an extension of the quality that Solimpeks customers have come to expect.

Solimpeks has been in the solar industry for nearly 35 years and is one of the world’s leading OEM manufacturers of Solar Thermal collectors, produces the most economic Thermosiphon system available and is home to the most advanced commercially viable Hybrid PV-Thermal solar panel in the world.

Media contact
Georgie Ling
georgie.ling@solimpeks.com.au
+61 2 9338 6000 

Great trip to the Hunter Region yesterday to visit a commercial swimming pool site we’re pitching for…like too many commercial pools in Australia, they’ve had some low quality solutions to pool heating supplied previously and as a result are left with huge energy and maintenance bills. Hopefully our Hybrid PV-Thermal panels will provide a long term solution to heat the pool and power the centre.

The temperature in Sydney will reach 32 degrees today. If you have solar PV on your roof, the panels could reach up to 72 degrees. As solar PV performance degrades the hotter it gets, your panels could lose about 25% of their power today. If you installed Solimpeks Australia’s Hybrid PV-Thermal instead, your panels could be running at a much more efficient 45 degrees, not only reducing that degradation to 10% but also heating your pool and taking care of domestic hot water requirements.

Just a thought…

We’re going to be running a competition for a Not For Profit organisation to win a fully installed Solimpeks Australia Hybrid PV-Thermal solar system. Visit Facebook.com/SolimpeksAus where ten very deserving charities are listed, click on your choice for their chance to enter the comp.

Solimpeks Australia has featured in the latest edition of ReNew magazine. In their Products section they highlight the ability of our Hybrid PV-Thermal (PV-T) solar panels to generate enhanced PV and Thermal energy in the same unit. Our Hybrid range is the first accredited and commercially viable Hybrid solar in Australia – we genuinely believe that Hybrid solar is the ‘next big thing’ in this great renewable energy industry, hopefully it soon becomes the norm rather than the exception. A big thank you to ReNew for picking up this story – we’re very proud that you’ve recognised us.

The Solimpeks Hybrid PV-Thermal (PV-T) solar panel has been developed to maximise performance (up to 15% more than standard PV), making it an enhanced PV panel which is also capable of producing hot water. This is perfect for customers who don’t have a lot of roof space but want to lower their energy bills.

An Australian house with 16m2 of available North facing roof area can use our PV-T panels to produce the equivalent annual output of 18.4m2 of standard PV. Those same panels will offset approximately the same amount of thermal energy as 4m2 of standard solar thermal panels. Using separate PV plus solar thermal would therefore require about 40% more roof space to get the same energy savings as a Solimpeks Australia Hybrid PV-T system.

Give us a call today on +61 2 9338 6000 (or drop us an email at contact@solimpeks.com.au) to find out how you can join the revolution. And don’t forget to Like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SolimpeksAus) to keep up with the latest developments in Hybrid solar.

Solimpeks Australia’s Hybrid PV-Thermal (PV-T) solar panels can power your house at the same time as heating your pool and providing a hot, steamy shower.

Because this unique technology has PV (for electricity) and Thermal (for hot water) in one sleek unit, you get the best of both worlds – at the same time…

There is no other hybrid panel in the world that does PV and Thermal as well as Solimpeks Australia’s, and no other hybrid panel accredited in Australia at all.

Give us a call today on +61 2 9338 6000 (or drop us an email at contact@solimpeks.com.au) to find out how you can join the revolution. And don’t forget to Like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SolimpeksAus) to keep up with the latest developments in Hybrid solar.

Last week we let you know about some of the Myths & Facts around Hybrid PV-T solar technology, specifically relating to the Solimpeks range.

Solimpeks Australia’s Hybrid PV-T solar panels combine Photovoltaic for electricity, and Thermal for hot water, in one sleek unit.  They are the most advanced, commercially viable Hybrid PV-T panel on the market, and the only one available for residential, commercial and light industrial use in Australia.

Below we’ve listed all the Myths & Facts posted last week.  Call us on +61 2 9338 6000 if you’d like to know more about this ground breaking technology.

Myth: Water and electricity shouldn’t be combined

Fact: Solimpeks Australia’s Hybrid PV-T solar panel provides solar Thermal and solar PV in one collector

Myth: Hybrid PV-T solar technology is still in testing phase

Fact: Solimpeks Australia’s Hybrid PV-T is available, right here, right now

Myth: Hybrid PV-T solar technology is prohibitively expensive

Fact: Solimpeks Australia’s Hybrid PV-T solar panels can cost less than the equivalent PV and Thermal set up

Myth: Hybrid PV-T solar panels are only good for commercial use

Fact: Solimpeks Australia’s Hybrid PV-T solar panels can be highly effective in residential, commercial and light industrial applications

Myth: Hybrid PV-T solar hasn’t solved it’s own conundrum of being either too Thermal bias, or too PV bias

Fact: Solimpeks Australia’s Hybrid PV-T has done just that with a (great looking) flat plate collector range; PowerVolt and PowerTherm

Myth: Hybrid PV-T solar is awkward, ugly and bulky

Fact: Solimpeks Australia’s Hybrid PV-T range are sleek, flat plate collectors that take less space than the equivalent PV & Thermal set up

We’re going to be running a competition to win a Hybrid PV-T solar system, open to Not For Profit organisations.  Hybrid PV-T solar combines Photovoltaic for electricity, and Thermal for hot water, in one sleek unit.  This European made product is Australia’s first commercially viable and accredited Hybrid solar panel.

To be eligible, you must be a Not For Profit organisation with a base in Australia, and you must have Facebook page. The winner will receive a fully optimised and installed Solimpeks Australia Hybrid PV-T solar system.

So if you think your footy club, or maybe SLSC deserves a chance to win, or maybe a charity that you support, get in touch with us on 02 9338 6000 or contact@solimpeks.com.au

Please pass this onto any friends and family you think might be interested by Liking us on Facebook (Solimpeks Australia) and sharing the post.

In a major step towards a greener Australia, the government launched the Solar Cities initiative in 2004 at a cost of $75 million. A number of solar energy projects have been implemented into seven cities with expected completion in 2013. The aims of the program are to deliver the following:

• Integrating the use of low-emission supply technologies.
• Increased energy efficiency.
• Enhanced awareness of solar energy.
• Inform future environmental policies.

Extensive data will be collected to understand whether the logistics of rolling out such programs across Australia would have long-term benefits.

Adelaide: Initiatives include skyscrapers with solar-powered signage and the world’s first electric solar-powered bus network.

Alice Springs: Alice Solar City has the largest concentration of solar energy of all the Solar Cities, with 1.5 megawatts of generation capacity across more than 300 homes and businesses.

Blacktown: The commercialisation of Endeavour Energy’s Thermoswitch pool timer, which switches off pool pumps early in the morning and at night, reduced peak by over 20 per cent.

Central Victoria: Two 300kW solar parks, as well as energy generation across schools, hospitals and community centres, form the Central Victoria Solar City project.

Central Victoria: A blueprint for a pilot carbon neutral project is being developed to see a cogeneration plant installed at the Fawkner Centre.

Perth: Perth Zoo, the Central Institute of Technology and Midland Foundry are involved in the implementation of sustainable energy solutions.

Townsville: Two apartment complexes designed in accordance with sustainable tropical design principles are being monitored to better understand energy consumption.

Solimpeks supports the enhancement and development of low carbon emitting initiatives across Australia. Even if you don’t live in one of the seven Solar Cities, you can reduce your footprint – and save money – by investing in solar energy for your home or business.

To find out more about solar energy, contact Solimpeks today.

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