Touted as a quantum leap in insulation, a new nanotechnology from US-based company Aspen Aerogels set to revolutionise Australian transport industries, has arrived in Australia.
Up to eight times more efficient than traditional insulation, Aspen Aerogel is a clean, green insulation nanotechnology which each year saves global industry millions of dollars in installation and operational costs while saving the environment from millions of tonnes of carbon emissions.
First developed in 1931, Aerogel is more than 90% air, making it a highly effective insulator with the lowest thermal conductivity of any solid.
US-based company Aspen Aerogels has since advanced the material into extremely strong, flexible and light weight products which can be fit to a huge variety of applications and have gained recognition as the world’s best insulators.
General Manager for Aerogels Western Australia Wilton Plaistowe says Aspen Aerogels is a major leap forward in insulation not only because of its superior performance and environmental profile, but because it has such a wide range of insulation applications from buildings to boats, shoes to spaceships.
“Being extremely thin and flexible, Aspen Aerogels allow for retrofitting of existing infrastructure and cover a temperature range from -270°C to 650°C," Plaistowe says.
“It’s also very long lasting with a life of 50 years, and it’s 100% recyclable with very low embodied carbon. This adds up to sizeable energy cost savings across a number of platforms, which is not only good for business but good for the environment.”
According to Dr Martin Belusko from the Sustainable Energy Centre at the University of South Australia Aspen Aerogels has twice the insulating performance of polystyrene and outperforms the leading polyurethanes insulation products.
A key disadvantage of existing insulation is that it significantly degrades with time or water ingress. Aspen Aerogels do not degrade with age and are not damaged by water”.
Aerogels Australia will officially launch its Aspen Aerogels products to the West Australian market on Wednesday 6 May 2009 at 10.30 am at the Duxton Hotel in Perth.
About Aerogels Australia
Aerogels Australia owns the rights to market, sell and distribute Aerogel products in Australia. The Aerogel technology is owned by US-based Aspen Aerogels.
Aerogel insulation blankets are thin flexible, and durable - providing superior thermal insulating properties in a space-saving, easy-to-use form.
Companies worldwide are conserving energy and improving their own products with the revolutionary aerogel insulation.
Aerogels’ three key products cover the entire service temperature range from -270°C to 650 degrees C constant use temperatures:
- Cryogel™ low Temp applications
- Spaceloft™ Medium Temperature
- Pyrogel® High Temperature
More information: Wilton Plaistowe on 0400 315 611 or wa@aerogels.com.au
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