Renewable energy is fast becoming a necessity in many house holds through-out the UK. Rising fuel costs and disruption of supply, combined with a genuine desire by home-owners to reduce their carbon footprint, is resulting in products such as Solar Hot Water. Solar Hot Water is becoming one of the fastest growing renewable energy products available

Our Solar Hot Water System, (often referred to as an Evacuated Tube Solar System, or Solar Thermal Energy) in it simplest form, harnesses the sun’s natural free energy via solar panels located on your roof, transferring the abundant energy into your hot water cylinder for use in your home.

From washing the dishes to having a bath or a shower is something we all take for granted and can’t live without. With our Solar Hot Water System you can rest assured that these daily functions of life will become virtually free!

By reducing your reliance on fossil fuels to heat your hot water, you are not only helping the environment in reducing your carbon footprint, you could be saving up to 70% a year on your hot water bills.

How it works

Solar energy is absorbed by solar collector tubes which are mounted on the roof of your building in a Southerly facing direction. When exposed to sunlight the solar collectors heat up to temperatures significantly above the ambient air temperature, and once they are several degrees warmer than the water in your hot water cylinder, heat will be transferred and pumped into a hot water cylinder via a one piece stainless tube from the roof.

Increasingly signs are coming through from our government, that the best way to reduce CO² from homes is through legislation or taxation.

This basically means that those who cause the most pollution, are those that will be penalised the most through higher fuel taxes, no differently to gas guzzling 4 x 4 cars.

Therefore this raises the question, can you afford not to have solar panels installed?

There are a few reasons why Solar Hot Water is right for you.

  • Help the environment – An average of 18 tonnes of CO² emissions can be saved by using Solar Hot Water throughout the products life cycle.
  • Reduce your bills – Solar energy provides the best of both worlds. You not only reduce your carbon footprint, you can also save up to 70% on your hot water bills which will increase once your pay back period has been reached.
  • Payback periods – By installing a Solar Hot Water in your home, you not only help to improve the environment, you’re also saving money too! Typical pay-back periods obviously vary dependent upon your circumstances, (i.e. the number and orientation of collectors, water consumption etc) but estimates can range from 5 -8 years. As the collector’s function non stop for 12 months a year, you can rest assured it won’t be long until 70% of your yearly hot water requirements are free!
  • Increase the value of your home – Research from the Carbon Trust, shows that up to 6% can be added to the price of a property which benefits from solar energy.
  • Protect against rising fuels prices – Fluctuations in energy and fuel prices are as unpredictable as the weather in the UK. By installing Solar Hot Water you are going a long way towards controlling and fixing your energy bills helping you to plan for the future.

Can you afford not to have it………?