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Munro Distributing Company expands into solar heating

Munro Distributing Company will design and install systems using SunTrac solar thermal panels

Massachusetts-based distributor Munro Distributing Company, Inc., is expanding its line of energy efficiency, renewable and electrical products to include solar thermal systems.

The company already offers a variety of photovoltaic solar energy components including modules, racking systems and inverters, and will now begin to design and supply residential and commercial solar hot water systems using solar thermal panels from Colorado firm SunTrac.

Solar thermal panels are used to generate solar energy into thermal energy, or heat. SunTrac’s solar hot water panels are designed to be an alternative to evacuated tube collectors for commercial and industrial customers who require hot water between 140°F and 250°F.

“By extending our services into the solar hot water industry, we are providing our customers with an additional avenue to hedge escalating energy costs while promoting sustainability,” said Glenn Maltais, director of Munro’s Solar Division.

“We can now assist our customers in implementing solar hot water systems, further defining our focus on advancing the objectives of energy conscious entities large and small – by helping them save energy and money, while reducing their carbon footprint,” explained Mr Maltais.

Munro said SunTrac Solar, Inc. is the only American manufacturer of high temperature Solar Thermal panels capable of reaching residential and commercial temperature demands.

The patented system has morphed the best of parabolic and flat plate collector concepts into a highly efficient design.

Through the use of internally mounted self tracking parabolic troughs SunTrac is capable of capturing over 70% of the
available solar energy and can heat water up to 250 degrees providing a lower cost per BTU than other product on the market.

Munro, which has locations throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey and California, will be hosting a solar thermal technology and installation seminar to teach those who are interested about the technology and how it can help them save energy.

Dates and times are detailed on the company’s website.