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    • Steve Holliday, chief executive of National Grid told the Times newspaper that Britain could face regular blackouts within seven years if the Government does not intervene to prevent an energy gap that will be created by future power station closures. The warning came after Ofgem, the energy industry regulator, said it was to consider fresh incentives to encourage the development of renewable energy schemes in Britain.
Worried about planning Permission?

Residential - From the 6th April 2008 homeowners will be able to install Solar Panels on their property without the need for planning permission as long as the following is adhered to:-

1) Roof mounted panels must not protude more than 200mm from the roof slope
2) Freestanding panels must not exceed 4 meters above ground level

See here for more details.

Commercial - In most cases this is yes however, a phone call to your local planning department will confirm the exact requirements. We can provide this as a service if required.

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Solar Hot Water Controllers.

This is the 'brain' of your system. It monitors the temperature of the water at the top and bottom of the Thermal Store(or hot water tank) as well as at the solar panel and then uses these readings to determine when to start and stop heating the water. It can also be configured to heat swimming pools or hot tubs when there is a full tank of hot water.

Temperature Difference Controller

Temperature Difference ControllerThis controller allows great flexibility in setup and control of solar systems - it can be used for a single solar panel system with or without variable pump speed control, swimming pools, with heat dumps or switching conventional heating systems, it can be used with two pump East/West twin solar panel systems.

The Controller has a high definition screen allowing moving graphics, and three temperature readings to be displayed simultaneously. It is able to address three temperature sensor inputs and has two relay outputs, including one 'electronic' relay which can provide variable speed control for pumps. The display indicates the total heat gain to date (kWh) and also, when the pump is running, it will display the rate of heat gain (W).

Price £149.99 + VAT.

Note :- VAT rate will be 5% on installations or 17.5% for supply only.

 

Schuco Solo Controller

Schuco Solo ControllerDesigned for basic solar systems the Solo controller can manage a single set of panels to a single heat store.

Its integrated LCD display allows the viewing of system parameters and current system temperatures along with heat metering.

Price £205.18 + VAT.

Note :- VAT rate will be 5% on installations or 17.5% for supply only.

Schuco Duo Controller

Schuco Duo ControllerThe Duo is designed for more complex systems where control of multiple sets of panels (East-West configurations) or control of multiple heating requirements (i.e. hot water and swimming pool) is required.

This control unit has 3 relay outputs, 4 sensor inputs and 3 mode and programming buttons. It has a total of 17 system configurations available.

Price £344.59 + VAT.

Note :- VAT rate will be 5% on installations or 17.5% for supply only.