Solar Panels: helping you save money, save CO₂ and do your bit for the environment 

Solar Panels for Hot Water Heating (Solar Thermal) A study by the Energy Savings Trust found that in the 88 properties that they trialled, well-installed and properly used systems could provide around 60% of a household's hot water over a year. This rises considerably during the summer.  Our type of evacuated tube (vacuum tube) solar panel is even used by the British Antarctic Survey for solar water heating! If you like our site please press this button!

Solar Panels for Electricity - (Photovoltaic Solar Panels) Solar panels have been powering our calculators for years.  Now science fiction has come true - you can cover your roof with solar PV panels (photo-voltaic) for an affordable amount, and get a guaranteed return on your investment.  With the current rates of feed-in tariff (FIT) the return on investment on solar electric panels can be as much as 10% per year, much more than you get from your bank!  Pure clean energy from the sun.  No pollution, no burning precious fossil fuels.  Just rising payments for the power that you generate, guaranteed for 25 years.

Cost-effectiveness is our goal.  We pride ourselves on supplying high quality products at very reasonable prices.  With ever-increasing energy prices, the economics of solar photovoltaic and hot water systems are now very compelling - some systems can pay for themselves in 8 years.  We act as importers, wholesalers, and installers.  We import our systems by the container-load direct from the manufacturers.  This cuts out the middle-men and enables us to keep our prices low.

Featured Solar Electric System (For more PV deals check our PV deals page.) Please Contact Us to arrange a survey or consultation.   2kW Grid-Tied Photovoltaic system, installed. £5,150 A 2.0 kilowatt system consisting of 8 x 250W panels covering an area of 14.6 m2 and should generate approximately 1686 kilowatt hours per annum*. Savings on electricity purchase on 1686 units at 13p per unit (50% usage) = £110 FIT payment on 1686 units of electricity at 21p per unit = £354 Export payment (assuming 50%) = £27 Total return = £491 per annum.  First year return as % of capital invested =9.5%    Peak Power Annual kWh FIT income Tot saving Sys Cost First year ROI 2.0kW 1686 £354 £491 £5,150 9.5% Typical system spec: 8 x Yingli Panda 250W Mono Panels,  Power One Aurora PVI2000 Inverter   For other PV deals check our PV Examples page. For Solar Thermal kits check our Solar Thermal Kits page. Contemporary Energy Ltd aims to provide the most competitively priced sustainable energy systems available.  By keeping capital costs to a minimum, we can help to minimize your pay-back times.  The cost of energy generated from sustainable energy systems is now lower than ever.  This, coupled with the increasing price of fossil fuels, means that the payback times for our systems are steadily decreasing.  Hence our systems are increasingly becoming the sensible and economic solution for many requirements.  Site map.

Please email or phone to arrange a FREE, no obligation survey.  Our solar experts will assess how best to upgrade your property to a cost effective solar system.  We will also provide you with a fixed-price quotation for supply and installation.

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