kyocera announces solar modules for toyota Boats
kyocera Solar of Scottsdale, Ariz., is now supplying solar modules to be installed in toyota recreational boats. Buyers of boats made by toyota and select other manufacturers will have the option
of supplementing their battery power with kyocera’s 60-watt, 17. 5 percent efficient, photovoltaic
(Pv) module. Because a mobile solar array endures significantly greater shock, vibration and wind
than a stationary array, kyocera says it has vigorously tested the new product to ensure its reliability. this is kyocera’s second collaboration with toyota — in may 2009, they began supplying the
optional solar modules now available in the toyota Prius. kyocerasolar.com
Butler offers rubber umbilical
for Water heaters
Butler Sun Solutions offers a new flexible
umbilical composed of two three-eighths-
inch interior diameter rubber hoses meet-
ing SAe J20r3 d2 Heater Hose rating (- 40˚C
to 125˚C; - 40˚f to 257˚f), combined with a
three-conductor power cable, all enclosed
in an Armaflex insulating jacket. this SAe
tubing is rated for systems with a 16-psi
pressure limit and is not rated for bladder
expansion tank systems running 75 psi that
can reach maximum antifreeze tempera-
tures of 182˚C ( 60˚f).
butlersunsolutions.com
soloPower enters flex-cigs market
SoloPower has launched a line of CigS-based,
thin-film, lightweight, flexible Sfx1-i photovoltaic
modules. Sfx1-i modules are manufactured in
San Jose, Calif., using a low-cost, roll-to-roll electroplating process. the 80-watt strip weighs just
5 lb ( 2. 3 kg), the 170-watt version weighs 8 lb ( 3. 6
kg) and the 260-watt module weighs 13 lb ( 6 kg).
solopower.com
