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PV's Place in the Zero Carbon Home

Explore the confusion in the marketplace regarding carbon reduction and discover PV as a lasting solution with maximum carbon reduction at the lowest cost. Learn about the benefits of PV tiles and their integration into the fabric of buildings.

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PV's Place in the Zero Carbon Home

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  1. 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

  2. Confused?

  3. Carbon: The New Language • Target: Achieving carbon reduction at the lowest cost • Future: Cost per kg of carbon saved & ROI for you and customer Part 2A L – Conservation of Fuel and Power Displacing 1kWh of grid electricity saves nearly 3 times more CO2than displacing 1kWh of gas

  4. First Step: Energy Efficiency Part 2A L Improves thermal efficiency

  5. The Final Mile: Carbon from Electricity

  6. PV Explained 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 Requirements • South-facing aspect • Non shaded site BRE OFFSITE 2007

  7. A simple building product: PV tiles ‘C21e’: Replaces conventional roofing tiles with monocrystalline PV Interlocking tile designed specifically for the UK Gleeson Homes, Sheffield, 2006

  8. A marketable feature for homes “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 “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.

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

  10. A lasting solution to Zero Carbon • 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

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