"Ian Stirling" wrote in message
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michaelangelo7 wrote:
Just come back from Tenerife and it looks like Solar Panels are being
encouraged with a 30% government grant over there.Fair dues,but are
they a prospect in our climate?
Has anyone got any unbiased opinions regarding installing Solar Panels
in UK ?

Are you talking solar pv or solar thermal? Solar pv is the most hyped
dead duck around today, while solar thermal _can_ be made to pay, but
normally doesnt due to inadequate design skill.

Solar-PV can also be made to pay - but probably not in the UK, unless
getting mains electricity or gas would cost tens of thousands.

In sunnier places, possibly

Could someone explain what solar PV means and what solar .thermal means.
For what its worth I saw a solar panel mounted on the roof of a University
in Edinburgh heating a water tank and it was demonstrated to me that even
on a cloudy day the water was warm to feel due to radiation.
Blair