I am creating a new type of heating system. It uses targetted infrared light to just heat the person in a space rather than heating the whole space. 

This means it will be much more efficient because you never heat anything you don’t need to. But I am getting ahead of myself.

Our new technology is based on three different ways of looking at the world to traditional heating methods.

1. Targetted heating will use less energy than space heating

2. Infrared is the best way of heating a person

3. How fast the person feels warm matters way more than people realise

1. Targetted heating will use less energy than space heating:

We all know the benefits of taking a shower over a bath. Number one, you use less water. Number two, you use less energy to heat that water. And three, it is generally a lot faster to have a shower than a bath. The reason a shower is more efficient is because it is targeted. 

We are using the same logic when it comes to heating.

2. Infrared is the best way of heating a person:

Throughout human history, there have only been 2 ways that humans have stayed warm. Using the heat from the sun directly or trapping warm air around us.

The sun has the advantage that comes from humans evolving in Africa, for millions of years we developed with consistent sun and consistent temperatures meaning that it is the type of heating that humans find most natural. 

However, the sun had three major disadvantages, it can’t be controlled and used only when it was needed, it was dangerous if not managed properly, and as humans spread north and south it became less abundant. 

Air had the advantage of being much more portable and controllable. First through the use of clothes (trapping little pockets of air in the fabric), then through the use of caves and houses, heating up the air, to then keep the person warm, became the obvious choice. 

Air did have some disadvantages though, it requires resources to fight against the only constant in this world, Entropy (the characteristic of energy to spread out). This means, making clothes and making buildings insulated, and if you dare open a window or have a drafty home the money you put into keeping you warm floats away.

But is it possible to get the best out of both options without the downsides?

I have found a way.

Getting rid of the downsides of sunlight:

Safety:

The way that we get the benefits of the sun without the drawbacks is by breaking the sunlight down into its separate parts, and then only using the good bits and discarding the bad. 

Just like an apple. An apple has good bits, the skin and the flesh, and bad bits, the seeds (they contain cyanide, which is poisonous to humans.)

Like an apple, Sunlight can be broken down into 3 parts, Infrared light at 49.4%, Visible light at 42.3%, and Ultraviolet light at 8%. 

The important thing to remember is the difference between

ionising and non-ionising light (also called radiation). Ionising

light is able to break away electrons from atoms causing all

kinds of damage in the process, this is the dangerous part of

sunlight. So, if we remove the ultraviolet part of the light

(the ionising bit), we can make the sunlight safe. 

But why not go one step further? 

Infrared light is the part of the sunlight that transfers heat whereas the visible light isn’t useful for this purpose, so if we get rid of the visible light we can focus on heating.

If you want another assurance that Infrared is completely safe, infrared was discovered in the year 1800 and infrared heaters have been widely used since the 1960’s (though none of them were targeted.)

Control and Abundance:

With modern technology, we are also now able to control infrared light by making it ourselves, meaning we can use it even when the sun isn’t shining or in colder climates.

Getting rid of the downsides of Air:

If we use infrared light, we can then also avoid the downsides of using the air, namely the need to keep the air trapped in one place. This is because Infrared does not require the air to work, in fact, it can travel through a vacuum without issue. This fact reduces the need for insulation, potentially making buildings require fewer resources, and reducing the cost of housing.

One nice little bonus of infrared light is that it is invisible to the human eye. Meaning that you would be heated just the same in a dark room as a lit-up one. 

3. How fast the person feels warm matters way more than people realise

Speed matters. And our system is the fastest on the market. 

We use infrared lamps that can output 100% of their power within fractions of a second. Meaning that you never have to wait for the room to warm up ever again, saving energy. 

Speed means flexibility, and flexibility means reduced waste.

Let me give you a typical example of where this matters.

Say you are waking up on a surprisingly cold morning in September. You get up and think, damn it’s time to start having the heating on. So you go to the thermostat and crank up the heating. The house takes around 30 minutes to warm up properly and by then you only have half an hour until you leave for work. 

You think to yourself, well I don’t want to be that cold when I wake up tomorrow, so you set your heating to come on 30 minutes before you wake up.  

But what would happen if you could turn on the heating and feel warm instantly?

Well, it’s pretty obvious that you wouldn’t need to pre-heat the house and you simply wouldn’t ever have a morning where you’re there shivering, waiting for the house to warm up.

But let’s look at this from an energy use perspective. 

Say you have 5 radiators on, each giving off 5000 BTU (1.4kW), a fairly standard size for a normal house. Say they are at 100% output for 30 mins and then 25% to maintain the temperature for the hour you’re getting ready. This would come out to a total usage of 5.25 kW. 

In comparison, because my heating system targets the individual and heats instantly so doesn’t need to warm the house up, the energy usage for the hour that person is getting up is around 300 - 400 W or 0.3 - 0.4 kW.

As you can see, increasing flexibility directly allows you to decrease waste.

A great analogy of this is if you live above a supermarket. You could go downstairs and get exactly the ingredients that you need when you need them to cook. 

Whereas if you live a 30-minute drive from a supermarket, you would likely do one big shop every week, or even every two weeks, giving a greater chance that you buy food and don’t use it before it needs to be thrown away.

How does the system work?

This is what I have spent the last 3 years working out. 

My technology is patent pending so I can give you the details.

Although I have really enjoyed working out all the technical bits over

the last 3 years, it does get very nerdy, very quickly, so here’s an abridged

version:

My system is built into tiles that go across the ceiling. Each tile has

infrared lamps, a control unit, and sensors. 

These components all work together to see where the person is and then direct 4 separate lamps to turn on. This bathes that area in Infrared light from 4 different directions. 

Because the system can turn on and off (effectively) instantly, this system can cope with the person moving around the space. 

Also because the person is heated from 4 separate sides, they perceive the room to be the same as if it was heated normally. 

I have created a short video to show this above, (please note that in reality the person wouldn’t be illuminated with an orange light. Infrared light is invisible to humans. The orange light is just for demonstration, to show how the system will turn on and off.

Tile with the cover on (above left). Tile with the cover off (above right).

Tiles going across the ceiling with the covers off (below).

The zero-cost way for you to help:

So, we are coming to the end. I hope what I have said so far has made sense and has got you as excited about this opportunity as I am.

If that is the case. 

Or if you are sick of high heating bills. 

Or you are dreading the cost of insulating your building. 

Or you like the idea of instant heating. 

Or you have a damp home due to keeping the windows closed because you’ll freeze otherwise. 

Or you don’t want to burn gas to heat your home anymore. 

Or you have a building that is unable to fit a heat pump.

Or your building could have a heat pump but it would cost tens of thousands.

Or you have a listed property that can’t have major work done.

Or you just think new technologies are cool.

Whatever the reason. I humbly ask you to join the waiting list below. 

There is no obligation to buy the system when it is released but it will secure your place in the front of the queue when it is.

Every person who joins this waiting list will help me when going to investors by showing that people want this technology. So, a massive thank you in advance.

Thank you in advance,

Jonathan Berg

Pirox Founder