Green Building Forum - Recessed PV panels Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:28:18 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199497#Comment_199497 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199497#Comment_199497 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 08:08:41 +0100 Triassic Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199499#Comment_199499 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199499#Comment_199499 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 08:15:18 +0100 SteamyTea Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199501#Comment_199501 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199501#Comment_199501 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 08:35:51 +0100 PeterStarck Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199520#Comment_199520 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199520#Comment_199520 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:19:03 +0100 Gotanewlife ]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199522#Comment_199522 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199522#Comment_199522 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:17:27 +0100 jamesingram ]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199524#Comment_199524 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199524#Comment_199524 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:36:01 +0100 ferdinand2000
Or am I being antedeluvian?

Ferdinand]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199526#Comment_199526 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199526#Comment_199526 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:49:42 +0100 Triassic Posted By: Gotanewlife perhaps your wife is the sort of woman who would buy a car because she liked its colour!https:///forum114/extensions/Vanillacons/smilies/standard/cry.gif" alt=":cry:" title=":cry:" > She is. As she recently told our architect, houses tend to be designed by men, built by men and consequently tend to be ugly. There is no getting away from the fact PV panels do tend to be ugle! Maybe if they were designed with a nice slate or tile motif on them they would look nicer when installed.]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199529#Comment_199529 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199529#Comment_199529 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 13:28:31 +0100 jamesingram It's just a case of familiarity and you know what that breeds]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199530#Comment_199530 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=199530#Comment_199530 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 13:41:35 +0100 SteamyTea
You can get models that are different 'colours' Some are almost blue, others just about black and some have silver lines in them, some don't. Just look online and find one that you can put up with and then find one to look at properly. Of find a house you like the look of the panels and ask what make they are.]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200333#Comment_200333 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200333#Comment_200333 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 22:31:14 +0100 djh Posted By: GotanewlifeA matt finish would, by definition, be more opaque, and therefore less efficient
I don't think that is correct. Either that or I am being conned mightily when I pay extra for an anti-reflective coating on my specs!


Posted By: jamesingramNot sure why PV panels are any more uglier than tiles .
It's just a case of familiarity and you know what that breeds

I'll second that. Yooman beens do like repetitive patterns though - tiled roofs, brick walls, leaded windows etc.]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200357#Comment_200357 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200357#Comment_200357 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:43:08 +0100 joe90 Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200382#Comment_200382 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200382#Comment_200382 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:54:46 +0100 divorcingjack
Does anyone know whether it is possible to use these to replace the entire roof surface - ie. not having a "border" of tiles/slates/zinc around the edges?]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200387#Comment_200387 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200387#Comment_200387 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:34:49 +0100 jamesingram look at Schuco or others they'll have a solution to suit.
might take a bit of effort as it's not common in the UK
It's an excellent solution to roofing, good repetitive pattern keep those "yooman beens" happy :)
It pay for itself in financial and CO2/energy terms easily in it's life span, what other roof finish does that !

Passivhaus type structures with solar roofs. Buildings that no longer consume but create energy :whorship:

A very simple solution to reduce 30%++ of humans current energy use :hugging:]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200391#Comment_200391 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200391#Comment_200391 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:37:34 +0100 atomicbisf
But seriously I don't think solar panels are ugly. I think the problem is people are just in general too conservative and ready to accept what is the 'norm' simply because it's common. It's noticeable compared with other countries I think, that most in the UK want something 'traditional' even if it's a very poor copy and it seems to be deep rooted (think of all the mock Tudor homes built in the 1930s). People want homes that are brick (or at least look brick, even if they're concrete blocks) with tile roofs (even if they're concrete) and are suspicious of anything else... kind of absurd to be overlapping small slabs of concrete on a wooden framework as the 'norm' to keep off the rain in the 21st century when few commercial or industrial buildings have used this for decades.

Ed]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200393#Comment_200393 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200393#Comment_200393 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:54:45 +0100 divorcingjack I've sent an email to the company mentioned up thread, I'll look at schuco too. Any other suggestions?

Do they work with any panel or is it only certain makes? Any problem with the FIT, or do they not care about the mounting system?]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200433#Comment_200433 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200433#Comment_200433 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:33:54 +0100 jamesingram http://www.schueco.com/web/uk/partner/solarstrom_und_waerme/products/solar_installation_systems/premium_line/in-roof_complete_roof]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200436#Comment_200436 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200436#Comment_200436 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:43:26 +0100 jamesingram http://www.schueco.com/web/uk/partner/solarstrom_und_waerme/products/photovoltaics/premium_pv-module/schueco_montagesystem_mse_500]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200437#Comment_200437 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200437#Comment_200437 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:46:50 +0100 jamesingram Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200488#Comment_200488 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200488#Comment_200488 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:07:30 +0100 djh Posted By: jamesingramMcs require the mounting sys to be registered but I think its a bit vague.
Argh! That sounds like something that may be a gotcha for me. Do you have a link to the rule or a good summary, please?]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200506#Comment_200506 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200506#Comment_200506 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:44:20 +0100 jamesingram Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200509#Comment_200509 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200509#Comment_200509 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:04:49 +0100 jamesingram http://www.microgenerationcertification.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=155
Mcs data base not showing many manufacturers under pitch roof installation kit. The 5 different systems I've used aren't listed ?? They're all in common use though]]> Recessed PV panels https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200710#Comment_200710 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=11883&Focus=200710#Comment_200710 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:19:35 +0100 divorcingjack
Anyone have any knowledge of Viridian Solar? Apparently their Clearline system is registered - according to their twitter feed anyway! Some of the installation photos look pretty slick. They also do matching solar thermal panels, so you can stick them all in the same installation.

http://www.viridiansolar.co.uk/Products_ClearlinePV_Solar_Photovoltaic_Panels.htm

Given this, I'm expecting expensive, but this solar roof would be replacing a zinc covering, so could work out cost neutral.

Any thoughts?]]>