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SolarisKit
A solar thermal collector capable of converting sunlight into hot water for buildings
01.
Identification
The flat-packable solar thermal collector is cheap to manufacture, transport, and install.
SolarisKit is ideally suited to provide hot water for households (showering/bathing, cleaning, laundering clothes etc), business (hotels, ecolodges, pool heating etc), and industry (textiles, aquaculture, paper, etc.). It is a device which can be quickly assembled using simple instruction and used to convert sunlight directly into hot water. It has been designed to provide a new and affordable way to harness solar energy to heat water at up to 50 degrees Celsius, lowering users energy costs and carbon footprint. This technology allows regions all over the world to provide heat while reducing demand on gas and electricity from the grid. For a typical household, our solar heating solution can lower annual carbon emissions by approximately 7000kg over its 10 year lifetime while reducing electricity costs to meet hot water needs by 50-80%.
Sector
Application
Target client profile
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Label Date
June 3, 2020
From
United Kingdom
Maturity stage
Prototype testing in the real world
Looking For
Customers ; Policy makers ; Government officials ; Funding
Sectors - Value chain - Application
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Applications
Design, Power & Produce
Package & Distribute
Use & Efficiency
Valorize & Restore
Value Chain Steps
02.
The environmental benefits
- •A 50% reduction in GHG emissions over the mainstream alternative (an electric hot water tank)
- •Reduces carbon emissions by up to 742kg annually for a single household
03.
The Financial benefits
- •The payback time is reached in 3.5 years
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Company Profile
SolarisKit Ltd
SolarisKit is focused on providing affordable, clean heat via solar energy. We have developed the worlds first flat-packable solar thermal collector. Once assembled, the collector will convert sunlight into heat in the form of hot water.
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Headquarters
Barlow Park, Broughty Ferry, Dundee DD5 3UB, UK
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Networking Partner
The Enterprise Europe Network
The Enterprise Europe Network helps businesses innovate and grow on an international scale. It is the world’s largest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with international ambitions.
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