Company Overview

Since 1985 Matrix Energy Inc. has offered innovative solutions for remote power and air treatment applications utilizing solar, wind, and hybrid power sources. Matrix is eastern Canada's largest suppliers of alternative energy and remote power systems.

Marketing

Photovoltaic division:

Matrix supplies, installs and provides training for photovoltaic, wind and solar thermal systems for remote lighting, telecommunications, rural electrification and water pumping applications utilizing the latest Canadian and international technology. Current products include Siemens, Solarex, and Kyocera photovoltaic modules; Rutland Southwest; and Bergey World wind turbines; SCI, Bobier and Connect Energy controllers;

Zomeworks battery enclosures; XANTREX (TRACE, Statpower)and Stabylex inverters; Grundfos and CAP water pumps; Matrix outdoor lighting systems.

Solar Thermal division:

This division accounts for over 50% of our sales annually focussing on applications which incorporate Solarwall, a remarkable Canadian solar air heating system for crop drying in tropical climates and space heating and ventilation for industrial and commercial use in cold climates such as Canada.

Considerable marketing effort is and will continue to be expended within the eastern Canada and export markets. Our export market to date accounts for approximately 20% of annual sales catering to various photovoltaic applications on an RFP/Q basis, mainly in the Caribbean. In 1998 Matrix embarked upon a proactive targeted marketing program to increase export sales within its photovoltaic division.

AFFILIATIONS Matrix maintains its corporate membership with CanSIA, SESCI, ISES, and the nergie Solaire Qubec. Well known in Eastern Canada, Matrix utilizes and receives extensive press coverage in trade journals, niche market magazines and government publications.

Environmental Profile

Additional Keywords:

renewable energy; Photovoltaic; P V; Wind turbines; Wind generators; micro hydro; micro hydroelectric turbines; twelve volt; energy efficient; energy efficiency; modules; arrays; photovoltaic battery; battery; lead acid; sealed; gel batteries; inverters; controllers; regulators; water pumps; submersible pumps; refrigeration; light emitting diodes; LED; self contained power; autonomous power; sealed batteries; alternative energy; inverters; chargers; battery chargers; converters; Solar; fresh air heating; ventilation; solar air heating; solar crop drying; sign lighting; low pressure sodium; lights; thermoelectric generators; SCADA; Siemens; Trace; Photowatt; SCI; Specialty Concepts; SOLTEK; Southwest; LVM, Rutland; Pulse; Deka; GNB; Trojan; Surrette; Platypus; Statpower; Kyocera; BP Solar; Astropower; thin film; amorphous; monocrystalline; polycrystalline; solar cells.

Matrix uses a combination of direct sales and strategic alliances for non- Canadian marketing.

Exports include: Caribbean - Cuba, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos, Trinidad & Tobago, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Africa - Benin, Togo, Cameroon, Morocco, Ghana, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, South & Central America - Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela.

Client Sectors Include: telecommunications, agriculture, medical, municipalities, transportation, emergency relief, recreation, remote/rural electrification.

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Additional Details

Legal Name: Matrix Energy Inc.

Number of Employees: 5

Total Sales ($CDN): $100,000 - $200,000

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Products

• Batteries

  Matrix supplies a variety of flooded, AGM, and GEL batteries for UPS and remote power supplies.

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• Dc Lighting Systems

  Matrix offers a variety of low pressure sodium, LED and fluorescent lighting packages and components for security, street, architectural, sign and traffic lighting.

• Dc/Dc Converters

  Matrix offers a wide range of standard and custom DC-DC converters up to 48 VDC for telecommunications and other applications.

• Environmental Products And Services

  Matrix specializes in providing envrionmentally sound solutions for remote power applications utilizing solar, wind, generators and hybrid power combinations. Our Air Treatment group offers solar thermal based, energy efficient solutions providing industrial ventilation and/or make- up air for cold climate use; and solar hot air crop drying for developing nations.

• Inverters

  Matrix offers a extensive line of modified and pure sine wave inverters for applications ranging from telecommunications to UPS systems, RV, remote home, and mobile.

• Photovoltaic (solar Electric) Power Modules And Equipment.

  Matrix offers a full line of photovoltaic (solar electric) power modules and equipment; systems engineering and design, and turnkey installation. Specific examples include projects for medical applications (lighting, refrigeration, water pumping); security applications such as lighting using LED (light emitting diodes), low pressure sodium lamps; telecommunications and telemetry applications providing remote power for radio and microwave communications, SCADA systems; and solar air heating systems for economic and pollution free fruit, vegetable, and herb drying. Complete technical assistance, system design, project management.

  SOLARWALL is a Canadian product designed for a variety of uses in a variety of climate conditions. It is an energy efficient alternative to conventional exterior wall cladding and ventilation systems, resembling and costing as little as standard metal cladding. For ventilation air applications one square foot of Solarwall(TM) generates 300 Btu and will produce up to 8 CFM of air at up to 27oC over ambient temperatures during the heating season. Solarwall systems not only produce heat, but also recapture heat lost through the building walls and destratify hot ceiling air thus reducing heat losses via the roof. For crop drying applications one square foot of Solarwall(TM) generates 300 Btu and is designed to produce from 1 - 3 CFM/sqft of Solarwall area at up to 35oC over ambient temperatures making this system ideal for economically drying a very wide variety of produce.

• Self-contd Gen Sets & Lighting Outfits Nes

  Matrix offers stand alone inverter/battery combinations for uninterruptable power supply applications of up to 5 kw.

• Solar (photovoltaic) Modules

  Matrix offers a variety of solar and photovoltaic modules from 5 to 150 W for residential, commericial and industrial applications such as remote power, telecommunications, building integrated, water pumping, traffic etc.

• Solar Equipment, Electric Conversion

  Matrix offers a full range of solar equipment and systems for residential, commercial and industrial applications.

• Solar/Wind Electrical Systems

  Monocrystalline, polycrystalline and amorphous photovoltaic (solar) modules for standalone or grid-intertie and building integrated applications. Wind turbines systems, design and components for residential, commercial and insdutrial applications.

• Wind Turbines

  Matrix offers a full range of wind turbines from 100 W to 10 kW. We also can provide full engineering support from site surveying to complete system installation.

NAICS Categories

• 416110 Electrical Wiring and Construction Supplies Wholesaler-Distributors
• 417230 Industrial Machinery, Equipment and Supplies Wholesaler-Distributors
• 417320 Electronic Components, Navigational and Communications Equipment and Supplies Wholesaler-Distributors
• 417990 All Other Machinery, Equipment and Supplies Wholesaler-Distributors

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