Installing a Solar PV and/or Battery storage system to your property has become one of the most popular home improvements due to the fact that you can reduce your monthly electricity bill, reduce your property’s environmental impact and there is a potential to actually get paid for the electricity that you produce.
We are dedicated to offering Cornwall’s highest quality and most renewable solar installations.
How do we aim to achieve this? Not only do we offer the highest level of quality with all of our installations, to NICEIC and MCS standards, but we also aim to supply you with products from suppliers who manufacture ethically and with minimal environmental impact wherever possible. Let us tell you a little bit more about this below.
The Products that we install must:
This is the energy used to produce something and then transport it.
Suppliers are chosen based on:
‘Sustainably designed, sustainably made’. The products are 100% assembled in Austria where 100% of their electricity is provided through renewable sources. As a business they are dedicated to supplying the best quality and most sustainable solar products on the market. You can find more on their sustainability policy by following this link https://www.fronius.com/en/solar-energy/about-us/sustainability
REC panels have low carbon footprint, quick energy payback time and are easy to re-cycle at end of life. The REC production facility in Singapore has ISO14001 certification and includes a large solar PV system for on-site energy generation, with around 3,000 kWp of rooftop solar PV installed, generating around 3,500 Mwh of clean solar energy per year. Thanks to continuously implementing new measures, REC was able to reduce specific energy consumption since 2020
by 40% to 90MWh per MW of produced solar panels in 2022. See more –
https://www.recgroup.com/en/sustainable-production-sustainable-products
REC have completed an initial review of all suppliers and there is no use of any polysilicon or other material from XUAR in REC’s supply chain.
Meyer Burger’s philosophy of integrated production of solar cells and solar modules, makes sustainability their number one priority with a commitment to reducing CO2 emissions, limiting energy and water consumption and promoting waste recycling. In 2020, 16402 MWh of electricity was produced with their own PV systems.
Manufacturing is based in Germany goods and services are mainly procured from local manufacturers and European suppliers. Read more here https://www.meyerburger.com/en/sustainability
Meyer Burger are a Swiss company, manufacturing in Germany and source their raw materials from Europe where possible, such as Wacker, Norwegian Crystals and Norsun. They further state that the balance of their polysilicon comes from South Korea.
The main reasons for this are because you’ll be less reliant on the national grid for your electricity needs due to producing electricity on site via your solar panels, this electricity can be used right away or stored in a battery to use later.
If you go down the battery storage route (Which is optional and can be added at a later date) you’ll also be able to charge your battery storage unit during off peak hours from the national grid. For example, Octopus Energy are currently offering this service between 11:30 and 5:30 am at a rate of 7 pence per unit. Please note you will need a smart meter and EV Charger to access this rate.
Solar energy is also a renewable source of energy, therefore reducing the carbon footprint of your home.
Solar Panels – Photovoltaic (PV) modules, often referred to as solar panels consist of a number of semiconductor PV cells connected together. They convert light energy into direct current (DC) electrical energy.
Current and power output varies with both the size of panel and light level up to peak output in full bright sun.
PV modules are connected to your home or business premises through an inverter to either power your property, to charge batteries or to send power back to the national grid. Sending excess power back to the grid will allow you to claim the Smart Export Guarantee.
Solar Inverter’s – Inverters convert DC (direct current) electricity generated by wind turbines, photovoltaic modules or stored in batteries into 230V 50Hz AC (alternating current) power required to run conventional appliances and for connection to the grid.
Battery storage is at the heart of self-consumption as it will allow you to make better use of your Solar PV system by better balancing the outgoing solar electricity and what you are buying from the national grid. This is because the excess electricity that is produced by your solar system will be stored in your battery rather than sending it back into the National Grid and buying it back later in the day.
Use more of your own solar power, draw less energy from the grid and save on costs.
With a storage unit, you gain independence from rising electricity prices.
A photovoltaic system produces electricity during the day when the sun is shining. In a typical household, however, the electricity demand is highest in the morning and evening hours. This is precisely when little or no electricity is being produced.
In order to use as much solar power as possible instead of expensive electricity from the public grid, you can either postpone your energy consumption until the sun is shining, or store solar energy for later.
Did you know that most photovoltaic systems are automatically disconnected from the grid and switched off during a grid power cut?
However, with an emergency-capable hybrid inverter, a battery storage system and a grid switching device, the PV system also runs when it is disconnected from the grid, and you can continue to supply yourself with your own energy during a power outage.
This combination has once again achieved top rankings at the Energy Storage Inspection 2024. The Energy Storage Inspection is carried out annually by HTW Berlin and is considered Europe’s most important study on the efficiency of PV storage systems. As part of this inspection, the duo made a great impression for the fifth time in a row thanks to their exceptional efficiency.
There is no doubt that Electric vehicles are the future, they’re already becoming massively popular and much more affordable, mainly due to their low carbon footprint and the extortionate cost of fuel.
Due to increased demand from our customers, we are now also offering the installation of ev chargers to both the domestic and commercial markets. This can be a one-off installation or alongside a much larger project such as a new build.
How long does it take to install? The installation usually takes between ½ a day and 1 day.
How much does an EV Charger cost? This is dependent on the difficulty of the installation but usually costs between £950 and £1450. This includes the supply and the installation of the charging unit.
Solar Heating Controllers enables PV power to be used for hot water or other electrical space heating via diverting excess Solar electricity to the immersion on your hot water cylinder.
How does solar pv work? Once your solar panels have been installed, they are linked to the fuseboard inside your property. When the sun is shining, your solar panels are producing electricity, this power is then used to power your home. It really is that simple.
How long does the installation take?
On average we find that 3-4 days is how long the installation will take from start to finish.
What does the Solar PV installation involve?
This will start with a site visit where we will discuss your needs and the layout of your property and tailor the installation to suit these requirements.
Once this has been agreed, we will book for the scaffolding to be erected the week before our electricians are due to start on site.
Next, depending on your roof covering, either our electricians or our roofing contractor will attend site to install the roof hooks, these hooks are screwed into your roof construction and are what your solar system will be fixed to, the next step is to install the rails and mount the solar panels onto them. This is the completion of the ‘on roof’ works.
Now the ‘internal’ electrical installation will begin, this is where our electricians will connect your solar system into the fuse board within your property. This involes running cables from the solar panels on your roof to the inverter and battery storage unit, which will generally be located inside your property either in the garage, loft or an unused cupboard. The inverter is then linked into your fuse board, much like the National Grid, which will allow you to power your home from your solar panels.
Finally, the system will be commissioned and we will issue you your MCS certificate, NICEIC certificate and notify the DNO of your installation.
Recent reports have raised the concern that many UK solar projects and some of the world’s biggest solar companies use silicon that originates in China’s oppressed Xinjiang region, with a high possibility that forced labour has been used in its production.This is particularly prevalent within Solar Panel manufacturing. The solar panels that we supply have no link to XUAR or Uyghur region within China.
See Sheffield Hallam University report: In Broad Daylight
Over the years we have gained a vast amount of experience in our industry, having worked on many different projects from the restoration of Grade 1 listed properties to modern new builds and everything in between. This allows us to offer our customers the most comprehensive service in Cornwall.
We offer our Solar & Electrical services throughout Cornwall. Please get in touch and one of the Simon Annear team will get back to you as soon as possible.
Address:
Unit 2b Trevisome Park, Chiverton Cross, Truro, Cornwall TR4 8UN
E: barry@electricalcornwall.co.uk
E: lewis@heatingcornwall.co.uk
P: 01872 271953
© 2024 Simon Annear Solar & Electrical. Trading as Simon Annear Electrical – Company No 12104022
