On Sunday, September 22, 2013 4:16:56 PM UTC+1, jim wrote:
My south facing tiled bungalow roof needs refurbishment. Does anyone have experience of integral solar pv tiles installed on the sunny side of the roof?
One example of the style under consideration is
http://www.solarcentury.com/uk/c21e/...ar-plain-tile/
ie these panels are installed in place of the tiles - they are NOT the type of pv panel which sits on top of an existing slate/tile roof.

An economic nonstarter.

One option under consideration is to ignore the FIT tariff & simply use the pv tiles to generate watts (via an inverter) to power an extra immersion heater, completely bypssing the house 240V elec supply.

A high price way to get low grade heat

My focus at the moment is in building/installation/durability/engineering aspects etc - NOT economics!
Economics will be considered once one or more feasible options have been established.
TIA for any insights.

Work out the costs for what you get, or do it the quick way and just forget it


NT