Solar PV

Solar PV (photovoltaic) takes the form of reflective panels that absorb daylight for conversion to electricity. Linked to the National Grid, a government incentive scheme known as Feed-In Tariffs (FITs), will pay you for every kWh your system produces for a period of 25 years.

Panels can be installed in three ways:

1. On a frame which is attached on top of the tiles on your roof (roof mounted)
2. To your roof in place of roof tiles (integrated)
3. Ground-mounted.

Solar PV panels are different to solar thermal panels that are used to fuel your water heating system. Take a look at our Solar Thermal page for information.

The environmental argument for solar PV is compelling. Solar energy, including solar PV is a pioneering technology that is clean, safe and produces no waste or pollution.

The energy payback (a term used to describe the amount of time it takes to compensate for the energy input of manufacturing the panels) is between one and four years, therefore up to 96% of the energy created won’t be plagued by pollution, greenhouse gases and depletion of resources. *

The world’s resources of fossil fuels are fast running out. Renewable energy may seem like an unconventional choice. We believe it’s the right choice – for security of our energy supply; for our planet; for the generations of our future.

Contact us to see if solar PV is the right choice for you.

* http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/35489.pdf The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.