End User / Homeowner

Solar thermal technology has been used in this country for over 20 years, the market is especially developed in other European countries such as Germany and Austria. In its most simplest form solar thermal uses the energy contained in the solar radiation that we receive from the sun everyday and turns it into heat that we use primarily for heating hot water. 

Advances in solar thermal collector design mean that there have been huge improvements in the efficiency of the units and coupled with increased demand and availability has meant that system prices have fallen in the last few years. In the UK the Government has identified solar thermal as one of the technologies that it would like to promote in helping us cut our greenhouse gas emissions and meet the self-imposed legally binding targets that have been set as a nation for 2020 and 2050.

This section allows you to find out how solar thermal works, its advantages, how to buy it and the incentives that are availble to assist your purchase.