Where is PV’s place in the Zero Carbon home?

• Confusion in the marketplace• Carbon: The new language• First Step: Energy efficiency • The Final Mile: carbon from electricity• Photovoltaics Explained• A simple building product: PV tiles• A marketable feature for homes• A lasting solution to Zero Carbon

Confused?

Part 2A L – Conservation of Fuel and Power

Displacing 1kWh of grid electricity saves nearly 3 times more CO2 than displacing 1kWh of gas

•Target: Achieving carbon reduction at the lowest cost

•Future: Cost per kg of carbon saved & ROI for you and customer

Carbon: The New Language

First Step: Energy Efficiency

Part 2A L Improves thermal efficiency

The Final Mile: Carbon from Electricity

Benefits• Simple to install• No specialist subcontractors required

• Unobtrusive• No regular maintenance• Can be integrated into the fabric of the building• Predictable, consistent yield• 25 year guarantee (typical), 40-60 year life

PV Explained

Requirements• South-facing aspect

• Non shaded site BRE OFFSITE 2007

‘C21e’: Replaces conventional roofing tiles with monocrystalline PV

Gleeson Homes, Sheffield, 2006

A simple building product: PV tiles

Interlocking tile designed specifically for the UK

“The provision of C21e and C21t solar tiles has made this project superbly original, and we anticipate significant consumer demand as a result.”

VHB Director comments on a large scale housing development in construction - Croydon.

“Our research has shown that more people would like to customise their St James home with Solar Hot Water and Photovoltaic cells more than any other environmental or energy saving feature”

Gerry McCormack, St James New Homes

A marketable feature for homes

FT, 21st Oct 2006Guardian, 11th September 2006

• Couple with energy efficiency

• Maximum carbon reduction

• Tried and tested technology

• Simple to install

• “Fit and Forget”: Low maintenance & highly reliable

• Ideal for urban environment

• Lifelong building material

• Additional revenue from generation

A lasting solution to Zero Carbon