August 22, 2005—Solar Direct and TCT Solar have announced they are jointly developing and planning to offer a new commercial solution, code-named “Azteca,” that will help pave the way for volume purchases of solar water heating (SWH) solutions.
Azteca will link Solar Direct’s value-added engineering expertise with TCT Solar’s ProgressivTube technology. With this joint venture, Solar Direct and TCT Solar aim to make SWH more accessible to large-scale commercial and industrial projects, such as multi-unit residential and hot water intensive industries (e.g. Hospitality, Agricultural, and Food Processing), the companies say.
Azteca is designed to answer the specialized needs of commercial customers whose multi-unit SWH systems require: (1) high reliability, supporting up to 24/7 application use, (2) the solar energy use can be measured in equivalent electrical kw-hrs and (3) the equipment is supported by commercial-grade customer service.
The new product solution is slated for availability to select customers for early access during the 4th quarter of calendar year 2005, with full roll-out in 2006.
For more information, visit the Solar Direct Web and TCT Solar Web sites.
