Skyven Wins Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award for Dual-Purpose Solar Panel System
22 Janeiro 2015 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Advanced system blends multiple solar
technologies to produce efficient electricity and hot water
Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE: PRLB), a leading online and
technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer, has presented its next
Cool Idea! Award to Skyven Technologies for its development of an
innovative solar panel system. The manufacturing grant will help
the Texas-based company further advance its Skyven Cogen System
that simultaneously produces energy for both electrical power and
heated water.
Skyven's dual-purpose solar panel system
simultaneously produces energy for both electrical power and heated
water. (Photo credit: Skyven Technologies)
The system integrates three technologies — traditional solar
photovoltaic (PV), advanced concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) and
solar water heating — into a single, multi-tasking solar panel. A
network of panels can be installed on commercial and industrial
rooftops, which then provides companies, hotels, factories and
other large facilities access to more efficient electricity and
water heating.
“The solar industry is growing tremendously,” explains Skyven
founder and Ph.D. Arun Gupta. “It’s expanding by double digits
every year, it is a nearly $15 billion industry in the U.S. alone,
and it is the #2 source of new energy generation in the U.S. after
natural gas.” Much of that is led by increased awareness paired
with the steady decrease of silicon and solar panel costs.
Gupta plans to use the Cool Idea! Award service grant on plastic
and metal parts manufactured by all three of Proto Labs services.
Due to the precise nature of the panels’ mechanical drivetrains, 3D
printed prototypes will be built through Proto Labs’ rapid
stereolithography (SL) process. Panel components will also be CNC
machined and injection molded as Skyven continues to develop the
manufacturability of the system. Gupta and his team are working
towards the completion of their pre-production version by mid-2015
with plans for a full-market launch in 2016.
“Skyven has leveraged existing solar technologies, which have
been heavily researched and proven over the past few decades, to
create a completely new model that builds on each technology’s
strengths,” says Proto Labs founder, Larry Lukis. “The resulting
product is one that brings higher levels of solar efficiencies to a
market that is always looking to reduce its users’ carbon
footprint.”
Since 2011, the Cool Idea! Award has provided more than $750,000
in Proto Labs prototyping and low-volume production services to
entrepreneurs developing new products in the United States and
Europe. Unlike other product awards that recognize products after
they’re in mass production and on store shelves, the Cool Idea!
Award is meant to help innovative ideas come to life. For more
information about the Cool Idea! Award and to apply, visit
www.protolabs.com/coolidea.
About Proto LabsProto Labs (NYSE: PRLB) is an online and
technology-enabled rapid manufacturer of custom parts for
prototyping and low-volume production. By utilizing quick-turn
injection molding, CNC machining and additive manufacturing
processes, Proto Labs can produce parts within days for product
designers and engineers worldwide. Go to www.protolabs.com for more
information about the company and its services.
About Skyven TechnologiesSkyven’s rooftop panels are designed to
lower the cost of green energy for commercial and industrial
facilities. Its patented solar technology combines electricity
generation and water heating into a single panel. The result is
twice the energy output and financial return when compared to other
leading rooftop solar technologies. The Skyven Cogen System is the
first and only zero-emission solution that can compete directly on
the cost of heating water with natural gas, while also surpassing
the electricity generation of traditional solar panels. For more
information, please visit www.skyventechnologies.com.
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