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Spinoff story
Solar Systems
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
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Overview
Domestic solar hot water system produced by Solar One Ltd. benefited from technical expertise provided by a NASA technical support package describing the design and operation of solar heating equipment in NASA Tech House. Company reported that the technical information provided by NASA influenced Solar One's panel design, its selection of a long life panel coating which increases solar collection efficiency and the method for protecting solar collectors from freezing conditions.