How PV Solar Works
Electricity generation in the UK today is still largely sourced from fossil fuels, which causes the release of harmful gases into the atmosphere – including CO2. The use of solar electricity generation will help to reduce the emission of these gases thereby helping government to meet their binding 2020 emission reduction targets.
We use a system called Photovoltaic (or PV for short), which generates electricity by converting daylight into electricity. The solar panels which are normally located on your roof are comprised of solar cells.Each cell is made from one or two layers of semiconducting material, usually silicon. When light shines on the cell it creates an electric field across the layers. The stronger the sunshine, the more electricity is produced.
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What are Feed-In Tariffs?
Feed-In Tariffs (also known as FITs) are the electricity part of what some people call Clean Energy Cashback, a scheme that pays people for creating their own "green electricity".
The second part of the scheme is the Renewable Heat Incentive, a similar measure for heat.
The tariffs have been introduced by the Government to help increase the level of renewable energy in the UK towards our legally binding target of 15% of total energy from renewables by 2020 (up from under 2% in 2009).
There has never been a better time to buy PV solar.
With interest rates remaining low and the stock markets worldwide still unpredictable and volatile in the aftermath of the global credit crunch it is difficult for people to know where they can safely invest their capital to get a good return on their investment without risking their capital. The UK governments Clean Energy Cashback Scheme is the answer. It provides you with a guaranteed, tax free, index linked income for 25 years and equates to a return on capital of between 8% & 12%. Simply put, there is no better investment vehicle available anywhere else.
The Feed-in Tariff for the generation of electricity using small-scale onsite renewable technology has paid out a total of £182,059 between the time the incentive was launched on April 1 and June 30 according to energy regulator Ofgem.
The Feed-in Tariff allows homeowners, businesses and communities to receive money from the government for every unit of energy they generate through green technologies, and an extra payment is available for any surplus electricity that’s fed back into the grid.
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Solar PV is sophisticated technology and is not “one size fits all”. We therefore come to your home or business premises and conduct a thorough survey of your property. We will then provide you with a written quotation and a SAP calculation which will confirm the amount of electricity the installation we recommend would generate.
There is no charge for this service and you are under no obligation to proceed with any quotation we provide
