Greentech Lead U.S: SolarX Energy, a manufacturer of
solar energy solutions, has launched SolarX Hybrid — a total solar
energy solution expected to raise the bar on solar-generated clean
energy by coupling thermal (hot water) production output of over 100,000
BTUs per day with electrical power production of up to 1.0 kilowatt per day.
The new system combines the features of the company’s
patented SolarX-164 parabolic solar thermal collector with
peripherally mounted photovoltaic (PV) panels, which generate electrical power
by instantaneously converting solar radiation into electricity.
SolarX’s unique SunHound tracking device precisely
follows the sun’s position for maximum solar efficiency and output. With its
proprietary tracking system, the Hybrid’s PV panels are capable of increasing
electrical production by more than 25 percent over traditional fixed PV
tracking.
The PV panels produce enough energy to power
the system’s tracking motor, and the excess electric power production can be
used or fed back into the grid.
“The beauty of this system is that massive energy-consuming
(and polluting) enterprises will be able to capture more of the sun’s power
more consistently, more affordably and without any external power source,
thereby increasing their ability to generate clean energy more easily and
reduce their overall energy costs — wherever they operate in the world,”
said company chairman Edward Penson.
The SolarX Hybrid can be scaled to fit site needs,
servicing differing loads, producing steam for manufacturing facilities, solar
cooling for commercial sites, and electrical power to supplement grid load.
Installed along a north-south axis, the system tracks the sun from dawn in the
east to dusk in the west. SolarX products can be seen in action on our website.
“The system permits ultimate flexibility, in that different
sizes and outputs of PV panels can be utilized. As technology in PV
panels evolves, the more advanced panels can be utilized without affecting the
main system,” said chief technology officer David Matalon.
“The proprietary tracking devices controlling the
movement of the system are attached independently to each pair of collectors in
order to ensure maximum efficiency, which is vitally important on partly cloudy
days,” Matalon added. “The SunHound tracking sensor constantly searches for the
brightest point overhead and automatically adjusts the position of the
collectors.”