Solar Thermal and Solar PV
There are many benefits to be had from installing Solar Water Heating
and other solar technologies such as Solar PV...
Benefits of Solar Water Heating
- Produce up to 1/3 of your hot water
- Reduce CO2 emissions by up to 530kg
- Reduce heating bills by up to £65 p/a
Benefits of Solar PV
- Sell electricity back to the grid
- Reduce CO2 emissions by up to 1 tonne
- Reduce energy bills by up to £200 p/a
- Up to 10% tax-free return-on-investment
- Calculate potential profit with the Solar Guide Solar PV Feed-In Tariff Calculator
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Solar PV Feed-In Tariff Calculator
With the recent launch of the Government's Feed-In Tariff, electricity generating solar photovoltaic (PV) installations are now a viable proposition for domestic households.
With a guaranteed 25 year income installations can pay for themselves in under 10 years, with any revenue generated thereafter being pure tax-free profit.
Whilst it's easy to generalise these figures every installation and circumstance is unique and for that reason it's important to research the viability of Solar PV for your own specific requirement.
Try our neutral and un-biased Solar PV Feed-In Tariff calculator to assess feasibility. If it works for you then please ensure you request quotes from MCS certified installers to benefit from the feed-in tariff.
Solar PV & Solar Water Heating Information
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Solar Panel Grants
Homeowners that generate their own electricity from renewable or low carbon sources such as solar PV panels can receive regular payments from energy suppliers under the new Clean Energy Cash Back scheme, also known as the Feed-in Tariff.
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Solar Water Heating
Solar thermal panels convert the Sun's solar energy into hot water to complement your existing domestic hot water supply. The technology uses evacuated tube or flat-plate collector panels coupled with a twin-coil cylinder normally located within your airing cupboard. A typical installation can supply up to 1/3 of your hot water all year round.
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Solar PV (Electricity generation)
Solar PV technology is an extremely underused technology within the UK which can provide huge cost savings to a domestic household whilst also generating income via the Clean Energy Cashback feed-in tariff by selling back unused energy to your energy supplier.
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Solar Panels
Solar panels come in a variety of different types and technologies all suited to varying situations and requirements. The two main types of panel are differentiated by their output of either electricity (solar PV) or hot water (solar thermal).
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Solar Power
Solar power has been harnessed for many years but only in the least few years has solar technology become economically viable for use in the domestic household. Solar thermal can provide hot water all-year round whilst solar PV can cut up to £200 off your energy bills and provide a passive income via the Government's feed-in tariff.
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August sets new record for monthly solar installations in the UK
By Rob Hull - 1 September 2010

A record number of homeowners had solar PV panels installed last month according to energy regulator Ofgem, smashing the previous highest monthly number. August was the third consecutive month of record-breaking solar installations in the country, but the new record … Continue reading



