Solar Air Heating for Farms and Small Businesses Solar air heat is often one of the most cost competitive solar technologies available in colder climates. Solar energy is converted to air heat for many rural applications including building heating, agricultural crop drying, and dehumidifying. Solar collectors are mounted vertically on south-facing walls to maximize heating-season performance, minimize costs, and maintain building aesthetics. Hot air is delivered indoors through conventional HVAC ducting. n Supplemental solar air heating is highly appropriate for warehouses, machine shops, workshops, agricultural storage buildings, barns, and many other rural buildings n Supplemental solar air heating for agricultural crop drying can help offset costs to the most energy intensive operation of grain farming Brought to you by: Funded by: Get started today at GetSolar.MnCERTs.org
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Solar Air Heating for Farms and Small BusinessesSolar air heat is often one of the most cost competitive solartechnologies available in colder climates.
Solar energy is converted to air heat for many rural applications including building
heating, agricultural crop drying, and dehumidifying. Solar collectors are mounted
vertically on south-facing walls to maximize heating-season performance, minimize
costs, and maintain building aesthetics. Hot air is delivered indoors through
conventional HVAC ducting.
n Supplemental solar air heating is highly appropriate for warehouses, machine shops,
workshops, agricultural storage buildings, barns, and many other rural buildings
n Supplemental solar air heating for agricultural crop drying can help offset costs to
the most energy intensive operation of grain farming
Brought to you by: Funded by:
Get started today at GetSolar.MnCERTs.org
Solar Water Heating for Farms and Small BusinessesSolar water heating is up to 70% efficient in converting the sun’senergy into usable heat.
These systems circulate a non-freezing fluid through solar collectors and a heat
exchanger. Water is routed from the heat exchanger to a conventional water heater
(gas, electric, or propane; tank or tankless) for additional heating. Solar collectors
can be mounted on south-facing roofs, exterior walls, or racks away from a building.
n Fulfill hot water needs for applications such as lodging, restaurants, laundromats,
car washes, manufacturing, agriculture, and educational and healthcare facilities
n Supply hot water for space heating of warehouses, equipment storage areas, and
livestock buildings
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To receive one-on-one assistance with a solar project for your farm or business, contact:n Joel Haskard with the Clean Energy Resource Teams at 612-625-8759 or [email protected]
n Fritz Ebinger with The Minnesota Project at 651-789-3330 or [email protected]
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