Save Big With Solar Heating

Solar heating systems consist of various applications including radiant heating (hot water powered baseboard or in-floor radiant heat) or forced air space heating (integrates into existing forced-air duct system).

The high performance evacuated tube collector systems that SPP offers can support either of these systems, we provide systems for retrofitting solar space heating into an existing  air duct system or into a radiant floor/baseboard system.

There are several ways a solar space heating system can be implemented, including either using a solar heating-only system or a combined heating and cooling solar HVAC system (commercial buildings only, using an absorption machine).

The SPP solar space heating products on this page deal with solar space heating-only applications using an existing forced-air heating or air conditioning duct system and radiant floor or baseboard systems, and are focused on single family residential applications. The SPP solar space heating systems can also be easily engineered to support multi-tenant dwellings or commercial office applications.

The goal of a solar space heating system is usually not to replace the legacy (existing) system, but rather, to keep it from being used a very large percentage of the time. Solar space heating systems are typically designed to provide anywhere between 65% and 95% of heating requirements.

Choose the type of existing system you need to integrate with solar heating:

Why use solar heating?

With the rising cost of fuel, whether it be propane, natural gas, oil or electricity, it is simply becoming too expensive to rely on our traditional methods of providing the residential and commercial luxury of warm toasty interior heat. With our current worldwide demands on oil, it simply isn't logical to continue utilizing a resource that is of a finite amount. As quantities of this resource dwindle, prices will continue to increase at an alarming rate, resulting in an energy nightmare. There is no hope in sight for a reduction in our energy costs. Not only is their little hope for reduced energy costs, the fossil fuels we have been burning for decades have had obvious negative impacts on our ecosystem. It is time that we take a step back and look to alternative energy sources, that are both clean and more cost effective, for fueling many of the luxuries we have grown so accustomed to over time.

At SPP, it is our pleasure to help you broaden your horizons by helping you learn more and take action based upon how extremely cost-effective and environmentally friendly solar heating can be. Solar heating is the perfect application of solar technologies. Instead of burning costly fuels to provide your home or office with heat year-round, use the over abundant heat energy brought to Earth by the sun's rays. There has been a huge trend of both companies and households changing to become more eco-friendly in regards to greenhouse gas and excess carbon emissions. Not only is one of our solar heating systems an excellent way to reduce your current heating costs, it is a huge step closer to becoming a more “green” individual or company. The energy created from our line of solar heaters is completely clean and almost entirely free.

Currently, our solar space heating systems are available for both commercial and residential use. They have both radiant floor heating and traditional air duct applications. Imagine, being able to efficiently heat your entire house by harnessing the energy of the sun. You will not only be drastically reducing your dependence on foreign energy sources, you will be doing your part to help reduce our carbon footprint as a human race and saving money.

One of the wonderful qualities of our evacuated tube solar collectors, the thermal collectors that fuel our solar heating systems, is that they are able to perform well even under less that optimal conditions. Even in conditions where the outside temperature is well below zero, our solar heating systems will provide your home with the solar heat you need. This means, even in extremely cold and snowy regions such as Alaska and much of Canada, you can still utilize solar energy to provide your home with heat. The round nature of the tubes in our angled thermal collectors prevents snow from building up and blocking the systems ability to take in light. There have even been tests performed in which steel ball bearings have been dropped on these evacuated tubes to simulate hail, which the tubes still stood up against, remaining undamaged.

Keep in mind, solar heating is not the only application of solar powered technologies. We also provide full domestic and commercial solar hot water solutions,  and a SPP Pool Heating product in which you use solar energy to warm water for your pool to extend your swimming season. Solar energy can also be used, through use of our absorption chillers, to provide air conditioning solutions for commercial use. Solar Panels Plus offers a line of solar HVAC systems, but they are currently only available for commercial applications. Be sure and contact us today for more information on our solar heating systems that produce clean and cheap heating for your home or office.