Cut your electricity bills: sunlight is free, so once you’ve paid for the initial installation your electricity costs will be reduced for over 25years
Will it work for me?
Solar PV can be easily incorporated into most houses,by answering a few simple questions, you will soon be able to see whether your roof has the potential to accommodate a Cleaner Air Solutions PV system.
Have you a roof which faces in a southerly direction?
If the answer is yes you’re off to a good start. The orientation of the roof is one of the key elements to maximising your investment. The closer to facing south it is, the more electricity the system will produce
Is there space on the roof?
There’s no need to measure it, we’ll do that for you, just have a look at its shape and features and you’ll soon get a feel as to what will fit. But don’t worry if it looks a little awkward because of the shape or dormer windows getting in the way, the size of the system may be limited but our design team are well versed in maximising the space available. Quite simply, the larger the space, the bigger the system and the better the return.
Finally……Is your chosen roof clear from shade?
Shading the panels from the sun will reduce the amount of electricity the system will produce. This may be caused by tall trees or other buildings adjacent to yours. Don’t worry about features such as chimneys or dormer windows, our surveyors will assess their effect when they visit.
If you answered yes to the questions above then your roof is probably suitable.
What’s the Next Step?
If the tax free financial returns are attractive and your roof seems suitable then its time to get a quote specific to you.
At Cleaner Air Solutions we follow a 3 step process:
- Free, No Obligation Desktop Survey
- Property Survey
- Final Quotation
How Does a Solar Panel Convert Light to Electricity?
Similar to Photosynthesis, where plants use sunlight for growth, Photovoltaics work when light hits the silicon in a PV cell. A cell consists of 2 thin layers of silicon each being ‘doped’ using positive and negative elements’. These are ‘excited’ when the sun’s rays hit, resulting in a flow of electrons which produces electricity.
The electricity flows to an inverter which converts it from Direct Current (DC) to Alternating Current (AC) and carries on into your buildings electricity system. The electricity generated by your system supplies power to your building. If during the day you generate more electricity than you use, this excess will flow back to the grid.
Europe currently represents the largest Solar PV market in the world, but even here the deployment of renewable technologies has barely scratched the surface of the potential.
