Sunplate

Sunplate's patent pending opaque cover technology will revolutionize the $29 billion global solar water heating industry.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Clean Technology
  • Location Orlando, FL, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded April 2014
  • Employees 4
  • Website sunplatesolar.com

Company Summary

Our product is a new solar water heating collector technology. We solve the solar water heating industry’s biggest problems in China, India and other emerging markets: poor reliability and no after-sale service. Sunplates are more significantly durable than the fragile, mass-produced Chinese evacuated tube collectors that currently dominate the $29 billion global solar water heating market.

Team

  • Jeff Prutsman
    CEO

    Co-invented technology. Key roles in two solar contracting startups that each grew to multimillion dollar sales. Did due diligence for first utility-scale solar power system in India for IFC / World Bank. Solar water heating R&D work for NASA. BSBA, University of Florida.

  • John Prutsman
    VP / Technology

    Invented technology. Created installation / service department for world’s largest solar heating contractor during 1980s-90s. Introduced FAFCO low cost plastic solar water heating system to national dealer network.

  • Dilip Mirchandani
    VP / Asia Licensing

    Importing / purchasing and national account sales in India for GE, Diasonics, Olympus, Picker International. BS, Electrical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.

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