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What are Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors and How do They Work?

SunMaxx Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors are built with series of clear glass, vacuum sealed tubes with a special selective coating that allows solar radiation to pass through from the outside and traps it inside. This 360 degree collector design is the key principle advantage of Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors – it allows for great absorption earlier and later in the...

What Is The Difference Between Flat Plates And Evacuated Tube Collectors?

What is the difference between Flat Plates and Evacuated Tube Collectors?While both types of collectors capture the suns energy and convert it to hot water each have there own advantages.Evacuated Tube Collectors are best used in northern climates where freezing can occur and can be utilized in areas where temperatures drop down to -60°F. Evacuated Tubes are are extremely...

SunMaxx Solars ThermoPower VHP 30 Evacuated Tubes at the Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center

In September of 2009 SunMaxx Solar was pleased to be selected to provide the evacuated tubes for the Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center on the Cornell University Campus. Under the direction of M/E Engineering, who were responsible for the mechanical design, the welcome center used 8 ThermoPower-VHP30 evacuated tubes from SunMaxx Solar on the roof of the Welcome Center. “The...

SunMaxx Solar Receives New CSA Certifications

Binghamton, NY May 24, 2011 - SunMaxx Solar is very proud to share some good news!Our SunMaxx Evacuated tube collectors ThermoPower 10, 20, 25, 30 and our Flat Plate collectors TitanPower Plus-SU2 and AL2 just received the new rated CSA certifications.At SunMaxx Solar, we aim to build a sustainable future for our global community. In today’s energy consuming world, we...

How do I decide between Flat plate and Evacuated tube?

This will be a debate well in to the future. For an more in-depth review please watch this Click here to watch this 1/2 hour webinar. Your decision should be based primarily on the following considerations:1- Temperature demand- What is you existing application? EVT's will outperform FP's at higher temp load. 2- Climate location- In a general sense, flat plates have...