Project partners

The innovative solar water treatment unit with the SOWΛRLΛ SUN System was developed by Hirschmann Laborgeräte GmbH & Co. KG in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Hirschmann Laborgeräte is a company which is active worldwide in the fields of medical and chemical laboratories, research, and industry. Many years of manufacturing high quality products have enabled Hirschmann Laborgeräte to acquire specialized know-how regarding the possible applications and processing of superior types of glass and plastic. Scientific support for the development came from the DLR in Cologne and at the project center in Lampoldshausen. The solar receiver, the heart of the system, was jointly patented and will be integrated into the complete SOWΛRLΛ SUN system and distributed by the SOWΛRLΛ GmbH.