World Renewable Energy Congress [WREN] ConferenceRenewable Energy for
Sustainable Development in the Asia Pacific Region
Fremantle, Australia, February 04 - 08 2007
The Technical Tour II
Visit at Solahart Industries Pty Ltd. International Head Office:
Design, manufacturing and marketing of solar water heating systems.
http://www.solahart.com.au/
Solahart Industries Pty Ltd. was founded in 1901 in Perth, WA, the company has secured its position as on of the world leaders in solar water heaters, represented in over 80 countries.
Here we could see some 'state of the art' manufacturing processes and the skills of the Solahart production team which involves a wide range of activities including sheet metal fabrication, welding, shot blasting, enamelling, plating testing and packaging.
My comment: the whole production process seemed very energy intensive. Most of the mechanical works here where done at a level as it was at the beginning of the industrial century. It looked more like mechanical engineering than like the production of consumer goods, which solar water heating systems have to be in the near future.
Co-Sponsors
Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE)
International Organisation for Biotechnology & Bioengineering (IOBB)
Organised by Murdoch University’s Environmental Technology Centre
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