About Solar

An average household puts 428kg of CO2 from using gas to over a 1000kg of CO2 from using electricity into the atmosphere each year from hot water heating. Solar energy is free, produces no CO2 emissions and the technology is efficient and well developed.

Fair Energy installs solar hot water systems that provide up to 70% of annual hot water requirements. In summer this is estimated to be 95% and in winter the solar system will pre-heat incoming cold water to provide up to 25% of hot water needs. The table below shows the annual useful solar contribution from a collector in London.

 

The panels we install are designed for northern European climates and offer the following benefits:

• Up to 70% of annual hot water requirements
• Rapid transfer of energy into heat
• Hot water produced in cold, windy or humid weather
• Maintenance free
• Excellent build quality
• 25 years manufacturing solar hot water systems

Solar hot water systems are simple in operation with few moving parts. A
temperature sensor on the panel tells the solar controller when there is heat available
and the controller runs the pump to move the heat to the hot water
cylinder. Systems are maintenance free with no moving parts to wear out.