The Senergy Polymer Solar Thermal Panel
Senergy have developed a novel polymer solar thermal panel that will drive down the cost of delivering hot water to residential, commercial and industrial properties. The panel is manufactured from a patent-pending polymer material that enables lower cost, enhanced durability and lower carbon footprint than other products on the market.
Why Polymers?
Polymers are traditionally very poor conductors of heat which is why materials like aluminium and copper that conduct heat well are widely used in solar thermal collectors. However, through 6 years of R&D, particularly in collaboration with the International Institute for Nanocomposites Manufacturing (IINM) at University of Warwick, Senergy have developed a high thermal conductivity polymer that means the performance of our panel is comparative to that of traditional metallic panels. This means that mass manufacturing is now possible, leading to a lower cost product that delivers lower cost heating to the consumer. With ever increasing prices of commodity metals, this cost benefit will increase in coming years.
Senergy’s patent pending polymers will provide exceptional durability over the lifetime of a solar thermal panel but what is really interesting is the carbon impact: Polymers provide an excellent opportunity to reduce the carbon impact of panels. Traditional metal materials have a huge environmental impact so the use of polymers can considerably reduce this. For this reason, Senergy use polymers in high impact areas such as the absorber but are practical enough to realise that metal components have their place also, such as in connections.
high performance
High thermal conductivity polymer performs comparatively to metal panels
Aesthetic and easily installation into heating systems
low carbon heating
Polymers offer the ability to reduce carbon in production
Expected product life of 25 years means maximal return on production impact
Connected
Connected into smart building physical and digital structure
Performance monitoring and optimization through cloud-based data and apps for the user