Passive Solar Roof Tiles

Through one of its partners, American Solar, Capital Sun offers a revolutionary solar heating system that uses simple tile roofing technology to create a large solar collector, at low cost. Solar energy passes through the system's translucent tiles and heats underlying dark colored metal absorber plates. When the absorber plate becomes heated, the heat is transferred to a layer of air that moves beneath the tiles. The heated air is then used for any heating need.

This system provides inexpensive solar energy and a weather tight roof for commercial buildings. Since the American Solar system is integrated with the building, customers avoid the expense of a separate roof.

These roof tiles provide the durability and aesthetics of traditional slate tile systems.  Customers can also install the system on rack mounts at ground level, on any flat roof, or even on the side of a building.

American Solar's thermal tile system can provide lower cost heat than fossil fuel- and electricity-based heating sources. The system uses well known, low-cost slate and tile roofing techniques, which permit the company to install systems for about half of the cost of traditional solar collectors.

The tiles come in a variety of aesthetics (classic slate, shingles, diamond, raised tile, or Spanish tile), solar performance, insulating value, weight, and cost to customize the look and heating performance of a building.