1974-2014: Solar Energy Corp. Celebrates 40 Years of Innovation
Ewing, NJ (PRWEB) September 03, 2014 -- Starting from modest beginnings in a small farm building on the outskirts of Princeton, NJ, as a direct response to the 1973 oil crisis, Solar Energy Corporation (SOLEC) established itself as a science-first organization, devoting much of its time and resources to R&D, developing novel solar collector designs, sophisticated solar analysis software and high performance heat reflecting and absorbing coatings.
Since then, it has become the world leader in producing optical coatings for the solar, building, roofing, automotive, aeronautics and manufacturing industries. It has also expanded its production and laboratory capacity by relocating to its own 10,000 sqft solar heated facility in Ewing, NJ. In the 40 years since its incorporation, SOLEC’s coating products have been involved in some notable projects around the globe and beyond, including:
AREVA’s Kogan Creek, Australia, and Rajasthan, India, solar concentrating arrays
The Milagro Gamma Ray Observatory, Los Alamos National Laboratory
The AURA Gemini Telescopes, Mauna Kea, HI, & Cerro Pachon, Chile
The Gran Telescopio Canarias, The Canary Islands
Montreal Canadiens Practice Facility, Complexe Sportif Bell, Montreal Canada
Ford Taurus engine mounts
Boeing APU exhaust ducts
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon space capsule
SOLEC’s SOLKOTE coating is now used to produce over 90% of the solar thermal panels manufactured in the US and is exported to over 30 countries worldwide. Its LO/MIT coating is the flagship spray-applied attic radiant heat barrier paint (IRCCS) in the US market and is currently being tested by the US Army & Air Force for use in tents and other structures to keep soldiers stationed around the globe cooler.
SOLEC’s array of coating technologies benefits a wide variety of markets, providing simple, cost-effective solutions to complex heat transfer problems.
Matthew McNelis, SOLEC-Solar Energy Corp., http://www.solec.org, +1 609-883-7700, [email protected]
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