The system features a vandal-proof dome camera powered by a 180W-peak solar power system, that uses Puurgen’s innovative maximum power point tracker technology to increase solar capture by up to 40%. (Right: Inchgarth Reservoir, Aberdeen)

The  technology used by Puurgen, renewable energy spin-out company from Clyde Space, is similar to that used to power small satellites in space.  The solar-powered CCTV system is completely autonomous and carbon-friendly.  No underground channels need to be dug to power the device and the video feed is transmitted via a 2.4GHz wireless link to a nearby secure digital video recorder.

“We are excited about using renewable energy for important environmental challenges such as fly-tipping and are delighted that Scottish Water value the benefit of such a system”, said Purgen MD, (left) John Charlick, “Scotland receives 60% of the sun incident at the equator, making solar power an attractive proposition for remote, off-grid and wireless systems.”

The company Puurgen, hopes to install similar systems (detail camera right) for local councils throughout the UK to help reduce fly-tipping and other types of crime.
 
Puurgen was formed in  2008 by Charlick and Craig Clark, CEO of Clyde Space. Charlick brings 12 years of engineering and management experience from the wireless communications industry.  Clark, previously head of power at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, has successfully grown Clyde Space to a turnover of £1m in three years of trading as a boot-strapped company, and is a non-executive director of Puurgen.

Puurgen, while continuing to develop solar power solutions, is focusing its power management expertise on fuel cells, where it intend to develop energy optimisation technology for hydrogen fuel cell systems.

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