PV Panels, Solar Thermal & Batteries

Solar PV panels contain cells that convert daylight into direct current (DC) electricity. An inverter converts this to alternating current (AC), which can be used by appliances in your home or business.

The electricity you generate is used on site first, reducing what you need to buy from the grid. If the panels produce more than you are using, the surplus can charge a battery, if you have one, or be exported to the grid. When the panels are producing less than you need, the grid supplies the difference.

A complete system includes the panels, inverter, mounting equipment, cables and electrical protection. Thermatech designs and installs both in-roof and on-roof solar PV systems. We can also include battery storage, allowing you to use more of the electricity you generate later in the day. Solar PV can be installed alongside a heat pump, with the system designed around your building and how you use electricity.

A battery can store electricity from solar PV panels for use later, such as in the evening when the panels are producing less. It can also be charged from the grid.

Some customers install a battery without solar panels or a heat pump. Depending on their electricity supplier and tariff, they can charge it when electricity is cheaper and use the stored power when prices are higher. Whether this saves money depends on the tariff, how much electricity the home uses and the cost of the system.

We install Sunsynk battery and hybrid inverter systems. We size each installation around how the property uses electricity and explain what the system can realistically do before recommending a setup.